Personalised Medicine Unit

Clinical Research Centre

Research and clinical studies

We conduct clinical and research studies in obesity and diabetes, as well as other metabolic diseases – from modern therapies, through genetics and precision medicine, to long-term follow-up of patients.

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Patient during a consultation at the Clinical Research Centre

News

August 2026Dzień Dobry TVN

Metabolic chambers on “Dzień Dobry TVN”

The metabolic chambers at the MUB Clinical Research Support Centre were visited by the “Dzień Dobry TVN” crew. They are the first chambers of their kind in Poland and among roughly twenty of this class worldwide. They host patient studies on metabolic diseases – diabetes and obesity.

“The results are very interesting,” Prof. Adam Krętowski, MUB Vice-Rector for digital medicine and clinical research, told journalist Sylwia Cizla. More on the metabolic chambers coming soon on TVN.

The “Dzień Dobry TVN” crew in a metabolic chamber
March 2026Clinical Research Support Centre

Studies in the metabolic chambers have begun

In March 2026, two metabolic chambers were officially opened at the MUB Clinical Research Support Centre – the first research infrastructure of this kind in Poland. They are sealed rooms in which a participant's energy expenditure and metabolism are measured with great precision.

The first measurements are already under way in the chambers, as part of the Unit's ongoing research projects – including studies on diabetes, obesity and the effectiveness of new therapies.

Opening of the metabolic chambers at the MUB Clinical Research Support Centre
November 2025GAROS project

Thank you for taking part in the GAROS project

The Clinical Research Centre team sincerely thanks all patients who took part in the GAROS project. Thanks to your commitment and trust, we gathered an impressive amount of data – 1,100 patients took part in the study.

We are beginning a detailed analysis of the results, which will help us better understand key aspects of health and develop more effective diagnostic and therapeutic methods. We also remind you about follow-up visits – an important part of monitoring the project and your health.

GAROS project
May 202526th PTD Congress, Kraków

The CRC team at the Polish Diabetes Association Congress

The MUB Clinical Research Centre team took part in the 26th Congress of the Polish Diabetes Association (8–10 May 2025, Kraków). In the Basic Science and Genetics section, Prof. Michał Ciborowski spoke about individualising physical activity as part of precision therapy in type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome (on behalf of Prof. Adam Krętowski), while Dr Łukasz Szczerbiński presented modern precision-medicine approaches to preventing and treating type 2 diabetes.

During the short oral-presentation session, Dr Maciej Szabłowski presented preliminary results from the GAROS study – on the effect of short-term semaglutide treatment on glucose variability (CGM) in patients with prediabetes and obesity.

The CRC team at the 26th Congress of the Polish Diabetes Association
A nurse taking a blood sample from a study participant

From the patient
to molecular analysis

We have a clinical area designed for working with patients – our own blood-collection points, a procedure room, an anthropometric analysis lab with body-composition analysers and a densitometer, and an exercise-testing lab. We also run an Analytical Laboratory performing immunochemical, biochemical, radioisotope and molecular-biology assays.

Our facilities

More about scientific collaboration

Leadership and team leaders

prof. dr hab. n. med. Adam Jacek Krętowski

Head of the Clinical Research Centre

prof. dr hab. n. med. Adam Jacek Krętowski

Specialist in diabetology, endocrinology and internal medicine, Rector of the Medical University of Bialystok. He heads the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Internal Medicine and acts as head of the Clinical Research Centre. He was awarded the title of professor in 2006; in 2005–2007 he was a Visiting Associate Professor at the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes (University of Colorado, Denver).

Initiator of MUB's strategic research investments – including the Clinical Research Centre and the molecular-imaging and bioinformatics laboratories – supporting the development of genomics, biobanking, personalised medicine and artificial intelligence.

Selected publications

Full list of publications on Google Scholar ↗ Meet the whole team

Team leaders

dr Łukasz Szczerbiński

Team leader · Personalised Medicine Unit

dr Łukasz Szczerbiński

Affiliated with the Department of Endocrinology and the MUB Clinical Research Centre. He specialises in genetics and precision medicine in type 2 diabetes – studying how genetic variants may determine the response to the treatment used. He conducts research in collaboration with, among others, Harvard Medical School and the National Institutes of Health in the USA.

Selected publications
Full list of publications on Google Scholar ↗
prof. Steen Larsen

Head of the Metabolism Research Group

prof. Steen Larsen

Author of over 100 publications (including Diabetologia, Nature Communications, Acta Physiologica). His work focuses on integrative human physiology and the effect of exercise, diet and pharmacotherapy on metabolism and mitochondrial function.

Selected publications
Full list of publications in Scopus ↗

Research team

An interdisciplinary team of physicians, study coordinators, scientists and data analysts carrying out the Clinical Research Centre's projects.

Clinical group

  • mgr Anna Citko-Rojewska

    mgr Anna Citko-Rojewska

    Team manager · Research Coordinator · laboratory diagnostician

    Oversees the conduct of scientific and clinical studies and coordinates the work of the scientific and clinical staff.

  • mgr Paulina Szafran

    mgr Paulina Szafran

    Team manager · Research Coordinator · laboratory diagnostician

    Prepares and oversees study protocols and is responsible for the flow and integration of clinical data, including in commercial projects.

  • mgr farm. Anna Wysocka

    mgr farm. Anna Wysocka

    Clinical Research Coordinator

    Clinical Research Support Centre, Medical University of Bialystok

    Supports the conduct of research projects at the CRC and in the University Hospital clinics, ensuring their compliance with standards.

  • mgr inż. Maciej Hryń

    mgr inż. Maciej Hryń

    Clinical Research Coordinator

    Clinical Research Support Centre, Medical University of Bialystok

    Coordinates commercial studies and maintains ongoing cooperation with the research team.

  • mgr Iwona Tomaszewska

    mgr Iwona Tomaszewska

    Clinical Research Coordinator

    Supports the coordination team – she is responsible for labelling and shipping samples and handling their results in commercial studies.

  • mgr inż. Aleksandra Sadowska

    mgr inż. Aleksandra Sadowska

    Study-participant support specialist

    Registers patients and manages enrolment for scientific and clinical studies.

  • mgr Agata Mroczkowska

    mgr Agata Mroczkowska

    Participant administrative-support specialist

    Registers patients, collects interview data and organises and archives documentation.

  • lek. Bartosz Pomichter

    lek. Bartosz Pomichter

    Physician in specialty training in endocrinology

    Takes part in clinical care and in conducting the team’s studies.

  • lek. Maciej Szabłowski

    lek. Maciej Szabłowski

    Physician in specialty training in endocrinology

    Takes part in clinical care and in conducting the team’s studies.

  • mgr plg. Iwona Waszkiewicz

    mgr plg. Iwona Waszkiewicz

    Nursing specialist

    Is responsible for the correct collection and initial processing of biological material obtained from patients.

  • mgr plg. Agnieszka Cyuńczyk

    mgr plg. Agnieszka Cyuńczyk

    Nursing specialist, diabetes educator

    Is responsible for the correct collection and initial processing of biological material obtained from patients.

Scientific group

  • mgr Agata Szklaruk

    mgr Agata Szklaruk

    Biologist, dietitian

    Designs part of the nutrition studies and analyses nutritional, statistical and energy-requirement data.

  • mgr Weronika Karpowicz

    mgr Weronika Karpowicz

    Laboratory technician, chemist

    Coordinates the shipment of blood samples to the hospital diagnostic laboratory and oversees the flow of results. She also integrates patient data with databases and performs anthropometric measurements.

  • mgr inż. Adam Paszko

    mgr inż. Adam Paszko

    PhD student, researcher

    Carries out molecular and biochemical analyses of samples, mitochondrial analyses and the analysis of metabolic data.

  • dr Aleksandra Golonko

    dr Aleksandra Golonko

    Metabolism research group

    Collects and analyses data on the body’s energy expenditure.

  • dr Gladys Wojciechowska

    dr Gladys Wojciechowska

    Researcher, scientist

    Works on predicting type 2 diabetes remission after sleeve gastrectomy using clinical data, microRNA and machine learning.

  • mgr Dominika Dobiecka

    mgr Dominika Dobiecka

    Dietitian, PhD student, Chair of the Doctoral Forum of Medical Universities

    Serves as Chair of the Doctoral Forum of Medical Universities.

Data analysis and integration group

  • mgr inż. Konrad Kozłowski

    mgr inż. Konrad Kozłowski

    IT Lead

    Digital Medicine Centre, Medical University of Bialystok

    He heads the Laboratory of the Faculty of Computer Science at Bialystok University of Technology and is also the IT team leader at the Regional Digital Medicine Centre of the Medical University of Bialystok. He manages IT and digital-medicine projects.

  • dr hab. Wojciech Kwedlo

    dr hab. Wojciech Kwedlo

    Data analysis and mining, artificial-intelligence methods

    Digital Medicine Centre, Medical University of Bialystok

    Designs solutions supporting the processing, organisation and analysis of large data sets.

  • mgr Adrian Janucik

    mgr Adrian Janucik

    Biostatistics and databases specialist

    Digital Medicine Centre, Medical University of Bialystok

    Is responsible for analysing and integrating data acquired during studies.

  • mgr Zofia Urbaniak

    mgr Zofia Urbaniak

    Biostatistician, data analyst

    Digital Medicine Centre, Medical University of Bialystok

    Prepares and statistically analyses data collected within the projects.

  • lic. Gabriela Górska

    lic. Gabriela Górska

    Biostatistician, data analyst

    Digital Medicine Centre, Medical University of Bialystok

    Prepares and statistically analyses data collected within the projects.

  • lic. Dawid Kośko

    lic. Dawid Kośko

    Biostatistician

    Digital Medicine Centre, Medical University of Bialystok

    Statistically processes and interprets the results obtained during studies.

  • mgr inż. Izabela Kartowicz-Stolarska

    Information systems and networks specialist

    Digital Medicine Centre, Medical University of Bialystok

    Designs and maintains IT solutions supporting the team’s research.

  • inż. Mateusz Bondarczuk

    Server and cluster infrastructure administrator

    Digital Medicine Centre, Medical University of Bialystok

    Manages computing resources, system and data security, backups and IT continuity.

  • dr Daniel Reska

    Biomedical image analysis and processing

    Digital Medicine Centre, Medical University of Bialystok

    Works on parallel and distributed computing; he heads the Computer Science Laboratory at the Faculty of Computer Science, Bialystok University of Technology.

Jagiellonia Białystok player during tests at the Clinical Research Centre

Collaboration
with Jagiellonia Białystok

We work closely with the Jagiellonia Białystok football club. The players undergo regular, comprehensive testing with us – from laboratory blood analyses, through post-exercise spirometry, to exercise tests.

The Clinical Research Centre in the media

2026

Puls Medycyny

Publication in “Nature Medicine” on the genetics of obesity treatment

An international study involving Dr Łukasz Szczerbiński showed that genetic factors have only a minor effect on the effectiveness of obesity treatment – both with GLP-1 drugs and with bariatric surgery.

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24–25.03.2026

Nauka w Polsce · ABM · TVP · Poranny · Forum Akademickie

Poland's first metabolic chambers

Two metabolic chambers have been launched at the MUB Clinical Research Support Centre – the country's first research infrastructure of this kind. They enable very precise measurement of energy metabolism, supporting research on diabetes, obesity and the effectiveness of new therapies. The investment (about PLN 7.5 million) was co-funded by the Medical Research Agency from NRRP funds.

Nauka w Polsce ↗ ABM ↗ Poranny ↗ TVP ↗ Forum Akademickie ↗

27.10.2024

Polskie Radio Białystok

Over 6,000 participants in the “Stop Diabetes” project

Over 6,000 people have already joined the PolReD registry. Participants receive a full set of free tests – including abdominal MRI, energy-expenditure measurement and an exercise test.

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11.01.2023

Radio Akadera

Recruitment for a research project for people with obesity

The Clinical Research Centre invited people aged 18–65 with a high BMI and abnormal glucose to take part in a project studying modern obesity treatment.

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27.09.2022

Polskie Radio Białystok

A project for people with obesity and prediabetes

The Clinical Research Centre began a three-month study for obese patients with prediabetes.

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23.11.2021

Polskie Radio Białystok

Launch of the “Stop Diabetes! PolReD” project

The Medical University of Bialystok invited patients with diabetes to free tests as part of the Polish Diabetes Registry – one of the Unit's pillars.

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