Biography:
Dr. Agata Chudzik earned her M.Sc. in Biology from Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland, where she later worked in the Department of Biochemistry. She subsequently joined Dr. Greg Stanisz’s research group at the Medical University of Lublin, completing her Ph.D. in 2023, and then becoming an assistant professor. She undertook a six-month postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Miami, and in early 2025 joined the Sunnybrook Research Institute, fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, as a postdoctoral fellow. Her research focuses on neurobiology, particularly the microbiome–gut–brain axis, chronic stress, and glioblastoma biology, with a strong emphasis on advanced MRI techniques.
Title : Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation modulates hippocampal glutamate–glutamine levels and brain activation in a rat model of chronic stress