Wroclaw Medical University | Poland
Kamil Rodak is a PhD student in the Doctoral School at Wrocław Medical University, currently affiliated with the Department of Laboratory Diagnostics, following a Master’s degree in Medical Analytics completed. Professionally, he has served as Embryologist at INVICTA Fertility Clinic, preceded by roles as Junior Laboratory Diagnostics Assistant at INVICTA and at Diagnostyka S.A. His research includes being Principal Investigator for the ongoing NCN Preludium 22 grant study “GC-MS/MS analysis of selected PUFA in seminal plasma …” and earlier projects on aluminum neurotoxicity, Alzheimer’s disease modelling, and effects of caffeine on prolactin and oxidative stress. Among his recognitions are the Ludwik Hirszfeld Scholarship, nomination for Scientist of the Future, and laureate of the 20th Wrocław Magnolia competition. According to ResearchGate, he has authored 6 publications, which have accrued 121 citations to date, yielding an h-index of 3.
Featured Publications:
Rodak, K., Kokot, I., Mazurek, S., Piwowar, A., Sokolik, R., Kacperczyk, M., Szostak, R., Cuprych, P., Korman, L., & Kratz, E. M. (2024). Comparative profiling of serum biomarkers and ATR-FTIR spectroscopy for differential diagnosis of patients with rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis – a pilot study. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 311, 124654.
Płaczkowska, S., Rodak, K., Kmieciak, A., Gilowska, I., & Kratz, E. M. (2024). Exploring correlations: Human seminal plasma and blood serum biochemistry in relation to semen quality. PLOS ONE, 19(6), e0305861.
Rodak, K., Bęben, D., Birska, M., Siwiela, O., Kokot, I., Moreira, H., Radajewska, A., Szyjka, A., & Kratz, E. M. (2024). Evaluating the neuroprotective potential of caffeinated coffee in the context of aluminum-induced neurotoxicity: Insights from a PC12 cell culture model. Antioxidants, 13(3), 342.
Rodak, K., & Kratz, E. M. (2023). PUFAs and their derivatives as emerging players in diagnostics and treatment of male fertility disorders. Pharmaceuticals, 16(5), 723.
Rodak, K., Kokot, I., Kryla, A., Kratz, E. M., & Ciobica, A. (2022). The examination of the influence of caffeinated coffee consumption on the concentrations of serum prolactin and selected parameters of the oxidative-antioxidant balance in young adults: A preliminary report. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, 2022, 1735204.
Rodak, K., & Kratz, E. M. (2021). Caffeine as a factor influencing the functioning of the human body – friend or foe? Nutrients, 13(9), 3088.