Contact

kinga.baberowska@pwr.edu.pl 
A-2, room 305a 

Research

I am a PhD student in Chemical Sciences at Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, with a strong academic background in biotechnology and a specialized focus on fragrance chemistry. My research bridges synthetic organic chemistry and microbiology, with an emphasis on the design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of fragrance compounds - particularly their toxicity, antimicrobial potential, and possible therapeutic uses.

My work combines multi-stage chemical synthesis with biological screening, using both human cell lines and microbial models, to evaluate the functional and sensory properties of novel aromatic molecules. I am especially interested in natural derivatives and analogs of phenolic compounds, and how structural modifications influence their olfactory and bioactive properties.

I was awarded a Minigrant during the 2nd edition of the Doctoral School’s funding program at Wrocław University of Science and Technology, which facilitated the advancement of my independent research in this area.

I am also actively involved in international collaborations, primarily through the Erasmus+ program, conducting short-term research stays at the University of Niš in Serbia, where I’ve expanded my work in aroma chemistry and innovative fragrance design.

Education and research internships

2022 - present PhD Student in Chemical Sciences, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Chemical Biology and Bioimaging, Wrocław, Poland. Toxicity of natural and synthetic fragrances to microorganisms and human cells.

2021 - 2022 MSc in Biotechnology (specialization: environmental biotechnology), Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland, The effect of natural fragrance raw materials on the inhibition of the growth of gram-positive bacteria of the species Kocuria, Staphylococcus, and Propionibacterium

2017 - 2021 Eng. in Biotechnology, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland, Smac/DIABLO protein analogs as antagonists of inhibitor of apoptosis proteins with potential anti-tumor activity.

10/ 2024 – PhD Student Internship (Erasmus+ exchange), University of Niš, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, Niš, Serbia. Multi-stage synthesis and characterization of novel fragrance compounds

3-4/2024 - PhD Student Internship (Erasmus+ exchange), University of Niš, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, Niš, Serbia. Aroma chemistry: crafting innovative fragrances through synthesis

Publications and patents

Strub DJ, Surowiak AK, Baberowska K, Živković Stošić MZ, Radulović N. Ester derivatives of phenolic acids, method of their production and their use as fragrances and antifungal agents (original: Estrowe pochodne kwasów fenolowych, sposób ich wytwarzania oraz ich zastosowanie jako środków zapachowych oraz środków przeciwgrzybicznych). Patent Application No. P.451578, 3/2025

Bacińska Z, Baberowska K, Surowiak AK,  Balcerzak L, Strub DJ. Exploring the Antimicrobial Properties of 99 Natural Flavour and Fragrance Raw Materials against Pathogenic Bacteria: A Comparative Study with Antibiotics. Plants, 12, 21, 3777, 1-17. (2023), DOI: 10.3390/plants12213777

Conferences

Baberowska K, Surowiak AK, Živković Stošić MZ, Radulović N, Strub DJ, Lily of the valley odorants: synthesis and potential applications - preliminary results. 54th International Symposium on Essential Oils, Balatonalmádi, Hungary , 9/2024

Baberowska K, Surowiak AK, Strub DJ,  Fragrance compounds - synthesis, evaluation, and potential applications, Interdisciplinary Doctoral Symposium : PhD Camp 2024, Przesieka, 6/2024

Baberowska K, Surowiak AK, Strub DJ, Transformation and antimicrobial activity of natural and volatile phenolic compounds and their derivatives, 53rd International Symposium on Essential Oils, Milazzo, 9/2023

Baberowska K, Surowiak AK, Strub DJ, Antimicrobial potential of lily alcohol oxa-derivatives with fragrance properties, ChemBiotIC, Chemistry & Biotechnology International Conference, Wrocław, 6/2023

Baberowska K, Surowiak AK, Strub DJ, Potencjał przeciwdrobnoustrojowy związków fenolowych i ich pochodnych o właściwościach zapachowych, XIX Ogólnopolskie Seminarium dla Doktorantów i Studentów „Na pograniczu chemii i biologii”, Trzebieszowice, 6/2023

Baberowska K, Surowiak AK, Strub DJ, The effect of natural fragrances on the inhibition of the growth of bacteria of Staphylococcus, 52nd International Symposium on Essential Oils “ISEO 2022”, Wrocław, 9/2022

Baberowska K, Balcerzak L, The effect of essential oils, absolutes, and concrete on the inhibition of the growth of gram-positive bacteria of the species Kocuria and Propionibacterium, agroBiotechnology For Better Future conference, Wrocław, 3/2022