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CURRICULUM VITAE
Name:
Address:
Kostrzewska Anna Maria
Department of Biophysics, Medical University of
Bialystok, Mickiewicza 2A, 15-089 Bialystok, Poland
Date of birth: Sept. 22, 1942
Place of birth:
Wilków, Poland
Email:
akost@amb.edu.pl
Education:
1967 – Master of physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics , University of Warsaw,
Warsaw, Poland
1975 – Ph. D, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
Dissertation: Changes of impedance of smooth muscles caused by mechanical deformations
1993 – Dr hab. (post doctorial scientific degree), Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok,
Poland
Dissertation: The in vitro response of human nonpregnant myometrium to compounds
modulating cell membrane permeability.
2002 – Professor (post doctorial scientific title)
Employment history:
1965 – 1968 Teacher of physics, High School, Radom, Poland
1968 – 1987 Assistant lecturer, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University
of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
1987 – 1989 Senior assistant lecturer, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical
University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
1989 – 1993 Assistant professor, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University
of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
1993 – 1994 Associate professor, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical
University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
1994 – Associate professor, Head of the Department of Biophysics, Medical
University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
2002 – Professor, Head of the Department of Biophysics, Medical University of
Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
Publications:
(2000 -2006)
1. Kostrzewska A., Modzelewska B., Batra S: Source of calcium for contractile
responses of large and small human intramyometrial arteries. Hum. Reprod., 2000, 15,
1927 – 1931
2. Kostrzewska A., Modzelewska B.: Rola tlenku azotu w regulacji skurczu mi••ni.
(Role of NO in regulation of smooth muscle contractions) Current Topics in
Biophysics, 2001, 25, 13-18;
3. Modzelewska B., Kleszczewski T., Kostrzewska A.: The effect of a selective
inhibition of potassium channels on the relaxation induced by nitric oxide in the
human pregnant myometrium. Cell. Molec. Biol. Lett., 2003, 8, 69 – 75

4. Kleszczewski T., Modzelewska B., Bal W., Sipowicz M., Kostrzewska A.: Cu(II)
complexation potentiates arginine vasopressin action on nonpregnant human
myometrium in vitro., Contraception, 2003, 67, 477 – 483
5. Modzelewska B, Kostrzewska A, Sipowicz M, Kleszczewski T, Batra S.: Apamin
inhibits NO-induced relaxation of the spontaneous contractile activity of the
myometrium from non-pregnant women. Reprod Biol Endocrinol, 2003, 1, 1- 8
6. Buzun L., Kleszczewski T., Kostrzewska A., Lisowski P., Oleksza P., Jackowski R.,
P•dzi•ska A., Hirnle T.: Influence of low molecular weight heparin preparations on
human internal thoracic artery contraction., Eur. J. Cardio-thoracic Surgery, 2004, 26,
951-955
7. Kleszczewska, E., Buzun, L., Kleszczewski, T., Kostrzewska, A., Jackowski, R.,
Wojtulewska, W.: Ocena poziomu kadmu w ludzkiej •yle odpiszczelowej wielkiej
u•ytej w rewaskularyzacji mi••nia sercowego. Przegl•d Lekarski, 2004, 61: 1119-
1121
8. Modzelewska B., Kostrzewska A.: The influence of methylene blue on the
spontaneous contractity of the non-pregnant human myometrium and on the
myometrial response to DEA/NO., Cell. Molec. Biol. Lett., 2005, 10, 389-400
Books:
1. Anna Kostrzewska: Biofizyka tkanki mi••niowej. (Biophysics of muscle tissue); In
Biofizyka. Podr•cznik dla studentów (Biophysics. Handbook for students), ed. Feliks
Jaroszyk. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Lekarskie PZWL 2001, 375-388
2. Zenon Stanis•aw Mnich, Anna Kostrzewska, Ewa Czy•ewska.: Podstawy fizyczne i
biofizyczne elektroterapii. (Physical and biophysical basics of electrotherapy) In:
Rehabilitacja medyczna. (Rehabilitation) T.1 ed. Andrzej Kwolek. Wroc•aw: Urban &
Partner 2003. s. 111-146
Scholarships:
Scholarship for the research work at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Lunds
University Hospital granted by Swedish Institute – 1992, 2001
1981 – Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Göteborg
Special interests:
Mechanisms involved in regulation of smooth muscle contractility, biophysics of membrane
transport
Awards and Honors:
For research achievements: the Gold Cross of Merit, 2001
Award of the Ministry of Health, 1992
Rector Award, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok,
Poland , 2004, 2001, 1999, 1998, 1995, 1994, 1991

For didactic achievements:
Rector Award, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland , 2006, 2005, 2004, 2002
Memberships:
Commission on Evaluation of the Teaching Staff, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
Commission on Muscles Physiology of the Committee on Physiological Sciences, Polish
Academy of Sciences: 1994 – 1996, 2000 – 2002, 2003 - 2006
Council on the Teaching Program, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok,
Poland, 1999 - 2005
Fellowships:
The Polish Biophysical Society
The Polish Society of Medical Physics