Maja is pursuing her Master’s degree in Biotechnology at the Adam Mickiewicz University. During her studies, she was involved in researching the mechanisms of insulin folding in the pathogenesis of diabetes. The studies were conducted in the Stem Cell Laboratory, AMU under the supervision of Prof. Małgorzata Borowiak. As a part of a grant project, ID-UB 118 Study@research (Inicjatywa Doskonałości – Uczelnia Badawcza, AMU) Maja is also involved in characterization of the early stages of differentiation process of pancreatic cells with the OVOL2 gene knockout. Within the context of Polonez Bis project, Maja will perform differentiation of iPSCs and pancreatic cells obtained from patients with atypical diabetes using microscopic imaging and preliminary functional analyses.