Date of birth: April 3, 1955
Marital status: married, 2 sons
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
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
Chair of of Neurology, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland, Director Center of Neurology, Lodz, Poland
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
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
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).
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
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
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