Jakub graduated from the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom with a First Class Degree, the highest possible classification. He is now beginning a PhD at Yale University in New Haven, USA, supported by a grant from the Gruber Foundation, awarded to the university’s highest-ranked doctoral applicants.
He will join the Biochemistry, Quantitative Biology, Biophysics and Structural Biology programme, where he plans to use cryogenic electron microscopy to study the three-dimensional structures of proteins.
During his undergraduate studies, he worked on three long-term research projects, completed internships at the University of Cambridge and Rockefeller University, co-authored two scientific publications, and served as president of the Integrated Science Society.