Keywords
Fields of Research (FoR)
Cancer cell biology, Animal developmental and reproductive biology, Animal growth and developmentSEO tags
Biography
Krystyna's research evolves around the mammary gland, where she hopes to discover how the epithelium and its adjacent stroma interact via calcium-induced signals to promote mammary development at both embryonic and cancerous stages. To study this, Krystyna employs the use of genetically modified animal models and complex 3D cell systems coupled with advanced 3D volumetric microscopy imaging.
My Grants
2023-2028: NHMRC...view more
Krystyna's research evolves around the mammary gland, where she hopes to discover how the epithelium and its adjacent stroma interact via calcium-induced signals to promote mammary development at both embryonic and cancerous stages. To study this, Krystyna employs the use of genetically modified animal models and complex 3D cell systems coupled with advanced 3D volumetric microscopy imaging.
My Grants
2023-2028: NHMRC Emerging Leadership Level 1 Investigator Grant [CIA]
2023-2025 (declined): Cancer Institute NSW Early Career Fellowship [CIA]
2025: 'The Illuminators' virtual microscopy exhibition for UNSW Diversity Fest 2025 (The Illuminators: Scope for Change | Equity, Diversity & Inclusion - UNSW Sydney) [CI]
2023: UNSW Cancer Theme EMCR Seed Grant [CIB]
2023: 'The Illuminators' virtual microscopy exhibition for UNSW Diversity Fest 2023 (The Illuminators: Scope for Change | Equity, Diversity & Inclusion - UNSW Sydney) [CI]
2021: 'The Illuminators' virtual microscopy exhibition for UNSW Diversity Fest 2021 (The Illuminators: Scope for Change | Equity, Diversity & Inclusion - UNSW Sydney) [CIA]
My Awards
2025
- Best Image Award for the 2025 ANZSCDB NSW Symposium
- Nominated for UNSW Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Values in Action - Builds Collaboration
- Nominated for UNSW Faculty of Medicine and Health Values in Action - Diversity Award (team)
2023
- Nikon Award for best 10-minute oral presentation (SBMS Research Symposium)
- UNSW Faculty of Medicine and Health Values in Action - Diversity Award (team)
2022
- Cover image for BBA Molecular Cell Research
- Postdoctoral Travel Award (SBMS, UNSW)
- Travel Fellowship Award for Junior Researchers (European Calcium Society)
- Drabikowski Award for best talk by an early career researcher and for showing promise as an emerging leader (16th International Meeting of the European Calcium Society)
- UNSW SBMS Young Researcher of the Year Award
2021
- Dean's Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence
- People’s Choice Award for Favourite Video in ‘The Illuminators’ microscopy exhibition (as part of Diversity Fest 2021; The Illuminators: Scope for Change | Equity Diversity & Inclusion - UNSW Sydney)
- First place in the Live Cell Imaging Category of the LMA/VIA 2021 Image Competition (LMA and VIA 2021 Image Competition Winners – Live Cell Category – Australian Microscopy and Microanalysis Society)
- Best Image Award for the 2021 ANZSCDB microscopy imaging competition (2021 Image Award — ANZSCDB)
2017-2020
- Lions Medical Research Foundation Inc Supplementary Scholarship
- Research Training Program Stipend
2020
- Basic Science Young Investigator Award finalist (GESA Annual Scientific Meeting)
2019
- Merck Business and Enterprise Prize (13th Annual Florey Postgraduate Conference)
2018
- Adelaide Graduate Centre Research Travel Scholarship
2016
- Jemima Lendrum Honours Grant
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Biology Group Honours Scholarship
2014
- Summer Research Scholarship
My Research Supervision
Currently supervising
2025 - onwards
- PhD candidate Macrina Milani Capialbi (Aarhus University, co-supervisor)
2026
- Honours student Ishita Tayal (UNSW, primary supervisor)
- Honours student Narjis Badami (UNSW, co-supervisor)
2024
- Honours student Maliha Aynn Aslam Dossani (UNSW, primary supervisor, First Class)
- Honours student Haoyi Han (UNSW, co-supervisor, First-Class)
2022
- Honours student Oscar Chen (UNSW, co-supervisor, Second Class)
Contact
ORCID as entered in ROS
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6518-5443