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Katarzyna Owczarek

Katarzyna Owczarek (Kosowicz)
PhD Student
Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology
E-mail: katarzyna.kosowicz [AT] uj.edu.pl

Research interests

  • Virus entry

Supervisor(s)

prof Krzysztof Pyrc

Grants And Awards
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    • 2018. NCN Preludium. Analysis of human coronavirus OC43 and Zika virus internalization routes in cells. Inhibition of the early steps of infection by intracellular pH tuning. PI: K Owczarek.

    1. Owczarek K, Chykunova Y, Jassoy C, Maksym B, Rajfur Z, Pyrc K. (2019) Zika virus: mapping and reprogramming the entry. (2019). Cell Communication and Signaling. 17(1):41.
    2. Szczepanski A, Owczarek K, Bzowska K, Gula K, Drebot I, Ochman M, Maksym B, Rajfur Z, Mitchell JA, Pyrc K. (2019) Canine Respiratory Coronavirus, Bovine Coronavirus and Human Coronavirus OC43: Receptors and attachment factors. Viruses. 11(4). pii: E328.
    3. Szczepanski A, Owczarek K, Milewska A, Baster Z, Rajfur Z, Mitchell J, Pyrc K. (2018) Canine respiratory coronavirus employs caveolin-1-mediated pathway for internalization to HRT-18G cells. Veterinary Research. 49:55
    4. Owczarek K, Szczepanski A, Milewska A, Baster Z, Rajfur Z, Sarna M, Pyrc K. (2018) Early events during human coronavirus OC43 entry to the cell. Scientific Reports. 8(1):7124.
    5. A Milewska, P Nowak, K Owczarek, A Szczepanski, M Zarebski, A Hoang-Bujnowicz, K Berniak, J Wojarski, S Zeglen, Z Baster, Z Rajfur, K Pyrc (2017) Entry of human coronavirus NL63 to the cell. Journal of Virology. 92(3). pii: e01933-17.
    6. Milewska A, Kaminski K, Ciejka J, Kosowicz K, Zeglen S, Wojarski J, Nowakowska M, Szczubialka K¥, Pyrc K¥ (2016) HTCC: broad range inhibitor of coronavirus entry. PLoS One. 11(6):e0156552.