Magdalena Czubala
Cardiff University
Welsh Crucible 2025
Magdalena completed BSc Hons in Infectious diseases at the University of Edinburgh. In 2016 she successfully passed her PhD viva at Cardiff University, where she was researching molecular biology of HIV-1 infection. Recently, Magdalena completed her BBSRC Discovery Fellowship in school of Medicine, Cardiff University, focusing her scientific research on the immune cell communication axis. While running successful research program, she pioneered a software solution, now available in 20 countries, and methodology to enable researchers to share surplus animals and animal tissues within their institution. Now as a Share-it project lead, Magdalena collaborates with international Universities, ethics bodies, industry partners and animal repositories to create international ethical, practical and legal frameworks for animal tissue sharing and to further optimise software solutions. She would be particularly interested to meet researchers with experience in influencing policies and working with media.