1. Personal information:

Date of birth: April 3, 1955

Marital status: married, 2 sons

2. Education:

1980:                           M.D. degree, Medical University of Lodz, Medical Faculty, (diploma cum laudae)

1983:                           Ph.D. degree, Medical University of Lodz, Medical Faculty, (diploma cum laudae)

1986:                           Board certification Neurology

1988:                            Habilitation degree, Medical University of Lodz, Medical Faculty

1993:                            Professorship in Neurology

3. Employment history including current position(s):

Current position: Professor of Neurology and Chair of of Neurology, Medical Faculty, University of Warmia and Mazury, Warszawska Street 30, 10-082 Olsztyn, Poland; Phone: +48-89-5245687; e-mail: kselmaj@gmail.com

1980-2017:                   Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Neuroimmunology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland

1984-1985                    British Council Fellow, Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, London, UK (Prof. C. Rose) and Kennedy Institute (Prof. M. Feldman)

1987-1988:                   Visiting scientist Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA

1989-1993:                   Advanced postdoctoral fellowship at Department of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA (in the laboratories of Prof. Cedric S. Raine and Prof. Celia Brosnan)

1993-1995                    Visiting As. Professor, Albert Einstein Of Medicine, New York, USA

1995-1996                    Visiting scientist, Laboratory of Neuroimmunology, Melbourne University, Australia (Prof. C. Bernard)               

from 2018                     Chair of Neurology, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland

4. Institutional responsibilities:

Chair of of Neurology, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland, Director Center of Neurology, Lodz, Poland

5. Recent approved research projects:

from 2017                    National Science Centre Poland grant OPUS 2016/23/B/NZ6/02541 pt. „ Long non-coding RNA signature and function in autoimmune demyelination”, principal investigator

from 2016                    National Science Centre Poland grant OPUS 2015/19/B/NZ6/02834 pt. „Identification of the molecular pathways controlling development of the pathogenic and non-pathogenic T helper lymphocytes during autoimmune demyelination” principal investigator

2012-2017                    National Science Centre Poland grant Maestro 2012/04/A/NZ6/00423 „New mechanisms of the autoimmune demyelination dependent on noncoding RNA”, project leader

2014-2018                    National Science Centre Poland grant Opus 2013/11/B/NZ6/02055 “Heat shoch protein 70 role in the generation and function of the microRNA – in the context of the autoimmune demyelination”; principal investigator

2016-now                     ERA.NET grant NCBR/ERA.NET „Time dependent remote alternations after injury to nervous system (TRAINS) – partner leader

6. Supervision of junior researchers at graduate and postgraduate level:

Ph.D. thesis supervisions:

Lukasz Jasek PhD defense 2000);  Agnieszka Ciach PhD defense 2001 (cum laudae); Maciej Jurynczk, PhD defense 2004 (cum laudae); Iwona Karlińska PhD defense 2005, Agnieszka Machlańska 2004 PhD defense 2004 and 28 other PhD studies supervisions

Junior researchers grants supervison:

2015-now                     National Science Centre Poland grant PRELUDIUM supervisor (Monika Grudziecka PhD as a project leader) grant supervision

2016-now                     National Science Centre Poland grant PRELUDIUM supervisor (Anna Zurawska PhD as a project leader) grant supervision

2002-2003                    Polish Ministry of Science junior grant supervisor (Agnieszka Machlanska MD) grant supervision

2000-2003                    Polish Ministry of Science (Maciej Juryńczyk) PhD as a project leader)

                                   grant supervisor (MD, PhD as a project leader)

1998-2001                    Polish Ministry of Science (Agnieszka Ciach PhD as a project leader) grant supervision

7. Teaching activities (summary information):

from 1980: clinical neurological practical course, seminars and lectures for medical students, Polish division and English Division, Medical University of Lodz (till 2017) and University of Warmia and Masury (from 2018).          

8. Memberships in panels, boards, etc., and individual scientific reviewing activities:

1993-now                     Editorial board member Journal of Neuroimmunology

1990-now                     Editorial Board member, Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery

1999-2006                    Editorial Board member, European Journal of Neurology

1996-now                     Editorial board member Archivum Immunologiae at Therapiae Experimentalis

2015-now                     Editorial board member  Journal of MS and other demyelinating disorders   

1985-1990                    British Society for Immunology                         

1988-now                     International Society for Neuroimmunology        

1988 -now                    World Federation of Neurology                          

9. Active memberships in scientific societies, fellowships in renowned academies:

1998-2004                    European Federation of Neurology Vice President

2004-2010                    Member of Scientific Committee EFNS  

2008-2011                    Polish Neurological Society – President

2006-2009:                   Member of Executive Board of European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis

2018-now                     reelected member of Executive Board of ECTRIMS

2009-2012:                   Member of European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis Council

2009 - now:                  Member of Editorial Board of “Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery”

1993-now                     Member of Editorial Board of Journal of Neuroimmunology

2004-2009                    Member of Editorial Board of European Journal of Neurology

2004-now                     Member of Executive Committee of European Charcot Foundation

10. Prizes, awards, fellowships:

2016:                           Medical University of Lodz Rector Scientific Team Award 1st Degree Scientific Award

2015:                           Polish Academy of Sciences Award Medical Division Award

2013:                           Polish Neuroscience Society award for the best Polish scientific publication in 2012 (Jerzy Konorski Award)

2009:                           Polish Ministry of Health and Social Care Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievements (team award)

2005:                           Polish Ministry of Health and Social Care Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievements

2004:                           Scientific Award of the International Society of Neuroimmunology

2004:                           Polish Ministry of Health and Social Care Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievements

2004:                           Polish Academy of Sciences Award – Sniadecki Award

2003:                            Polish Neurological Society Award (J. Babinski Award)

1999:                           Polish Ministry of Health and Social Care Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievements            

1980:    „Primus Inter Pares” Foundation Award for outstanding scientific achievements during medical studies