Kamil Demski

I am a plant biotechnologist, biochemist and molecular biologist with a strong focus on lipid metabolism and the engineering of industrially relevant fatty acids into oilseed crops. My research interests include the molecular mechanisms of lipid droplet biology, unusual fatty acid synthesis, and the mobilization of storage lipids during seed germination. I currently work on producing exogenous wax esters in industrial crop seeds. A central aspect of my work concerns synthetic biology in model systems like Nicotiana benthamiana and crop plants such as Camelina sativa. Ultimately, my goal is to develop sustainable plant-based platforms for producing high-value lipids with industrial applications and high societal relevance.

1. Klińska-Bąchor S., Mancewicz J., Demski K., Kędzierska S., Banaś A. (2025) LPEAT2 variant-specific mutations affects Camelina sativa phenotype under standard and temperature stress conditions, Industrial Crops and Products 230: 121083, doi: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.121083

2. Klińska-Bąchor S., Demski K., Gong Y., Banaś A. (2024) Metabolic engineering of omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in plants using different ∆6- and ∆5-desaturases co-expressed with LPCAT from the marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum, Scientific Reports 14: 9512, doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-60141-3

3. Klińska-Bąchor S., Demski K., Gong Y., Banaś A. (2024) Biochemical characterization of acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase2 from the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum and its potential effect on LC-PUFAs biosynthesis in planta, BMC Plant Biology 24: 309, doi: 10.1186/s12870-024-05014-7

4. Klińska-Bąchor S., Kędzierska S., Demski K., Banaś A. (2023) Phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase1-overexpression stimulates lipid turnover, oil production and fitness in cold-grown plants, BMC Plant Biology 23: 370, doi: 10.1186/s12870-023-04379-5

5. Demski K., Ding B.-J., Wang H.-L., Tran T.N.T., Durret T.P., Lager I., Löfstedt C., Hofvander P. (2022) Manufacturing Specialized Wax Esters in Plants, Metabolic Engineering 72: 391-402, doi: 10.1016/j.ymben.2022.05.005 (first and corresponding author)

6. Demski K., Jeppson S., Stymne S., Lager I. (2022) Phosphatidylcholine:diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase’s unique regulation of castor bean oil quality, Plant Physiology 189: 2001-2014, doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiac209

7. Demski K., Jeppson S., Stymne S., Lager I. (2021) Camelina sativa phosphatidylcholine:diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase-catalyzed interconversion does not discriminate between substrates, LIPIDS 56(6): 591-602, doi: 10.1002/lipd.12322

8. Klińska S., Demski K., Jasieniecka-Gazarkiewicz K., Banaś A. (2021) LPEATs Tailor Plant Phospholipid Composition through Adjusting Substrate Preferences to Temperature, International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22(15):8137, doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22158137 (corresponding author)

9. Jasieniecka-Gazarkiewicz K., Demski K., Gidda S.K., Klińska S., Niedojadło J., Lager I., Carlsson A.S., Minina E.A., Mullen R.T., Bozhkov P.V., Stymne S., Banaś A. (2021) Subcellular Localization of Acyl-CoA: Lysophosphatidylethanolamine Acyltransferases (LPEATs) and the Effects of Knocking-Out and Overexpression of Their Genes on Autophagy Markers Level and Life Span of A. thaliana, International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22(6):3006, doi: 10.3390/ijms22063006

10. Demski K., Łosiewska A., Jasieniecka-Gazarkiewicz K., Klińska S., Banaś A. (2020) Phospholipid:Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase1 Overexpression Delays Senescence and Enhances Post-heat and Cold Exposure Fitness, Frontiers in Plant Science 11: 611897, doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.611897 (first and corresponding author)

11. Jeppson S., Mattisson H., Demski K., Lager I. (2020) A predicted transmembrane region in plant diacylglycerol acyltransferase 2 regulates specificity toward very-long-chain acyl-CoAs, The Journal of Biological Chemistry 295 (45): 15398-15406, doi: 10.1074/jbc.RA120.013755

12. Klińska S., Jasieniecka-Gazarkiewicz K., Demski K., Banaś A. (2020) Editing of phosphatidic acid and phosphatidylethanolamine by acyl‑CoA: lysophospholipid acyltransferases in developing Camelina sativa seeds, Planta 252: 4, doi: 10.1007/s00425-020-03408-z

13. Jeppson S., Demski K., Carlsson A.S., Zhu L-H., Banaś A., Stymne S., Lager I. (2019) Crambe hispanica Subsp. abyssinica Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase Specificities Towards Diacylglycerols and Acyl-CoA Reveal Combinatorial Effects That Greatly Affect Enzymatic Activity and Specificity, Frontiers in Plant Science 10: 1442, doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01442 (equal contribution with the first author)

14. Demski K., Jeppson S., Lager I., Misztak A., Jasieniecka-Gazarkiewicz K., Waleron M., Stymne S., Banaś A. (2019) Isoforms of Acyl-CoA:Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase2 Differ Substantially in Their Specificities toward Erucic Acid, Plant Physiology 181: 1468-1479, doi: 10.1104/pp.19.01129 (first and corresponding author)

15. Jasieniecka-Gazarkiewicz K., Demski K., Lager I., Stymne S., Banaś A. (2015) Possible Role of Different Yeast and Plant Lysophospholipid:Acyl-CoA Acyltransferases (LPLATs) in Acyl Remodelling of Phospholipids, LIPIDS 51(1): 15-23, doi: 10.1007/s11745-015-4102-0

16. Furmanek T., Demski K., Banaś W., Haslam R., Napier J., Stymne S., Banaś A. (2014) The utilization of acyl- CoA and the involvement of PDAT and DGAT in the biosynthesis of erucic acid rich triacylglycerols in crambe seed oil, LIPIDS 49(4): 65-75, doi: 10.1007/s11745-014-3886-7 (equal contribution with the first author)

1. Plant Growth and Development, graduate laboratory course, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2023-present, 38 hours

2. Plant Metabolism lecture in Plant’s Chemistry and Biochemistry, undergraduate course lecture, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2022-present, 9 hours

3. How to write and publish a scientific paper, PhD course, seminar leader, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2022-2023, 15 hours

4. Biomolecules. Biochemistry, undergraduate online course, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of University of Gdańsk and Medical University of Gdańsk, 2020, 60 hours

5. Biochemical and Biophysical Basis of Plant Development, undergraduate laboratory course, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of University of Gdańsk and Medical University of Gdańsk, 2019, 90 hours

6. Student Rotational Laboratory Practice, undergraduate students group supervision, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of University of Gdańsk and Medical University of Gdańsk, 2015, 2019, 45 hours

7. Microbiology, undergraduate laboratory course, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of University of Gdańsk and Medical University of Gdańsk, 2013-2018, 225 hours

Supervised Persons

1. Fang Ruan, Master’s student main supervision 2025-present, Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

2. Anna Johansson, Master’s student main supervision 2025, Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

3. Axel Erlansson, Master’s student co-supervision 2025, Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

4. Jenny Tyllström, Master’s student co-supervision 2025, Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

5. Ke Xu, Master’s student co-supervision 2024-2025, Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

6. Chinnu Ann Jaison, PhD student co-supervision 2023-present, Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

7. Sara Kędzierska, visiting PhD student main supervision 2024-2025, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of University of Gdańsk and Medical University of Gdańsk

8. Marta Saldat, visiting PhD student co-supervision 2023-2024, Centre for Modern Interdisciplinary Technologies, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń

9. Judy Quach, Master’s student co-supervision 2022-2023, Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

10. Sylwia Klińska, visiting postdoctoral researcher main supervision 2022, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of University of Gdańsk and Medical University of Gdańsk

11. Annika Malmgren, visiting Master’s student main supervision 2022, Department of Chemistry, Lund University

12. Felicia Edman, Bachelor’s student co-supervision 2022, Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

13. Nahed Gasim, Master’s student co-supervision 2021-2022, Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

14. Anna Łosiewska, PhD student co-supervision 2018-2020, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of University of Gdańsk and Medical University of Gdańsk

15. Justyna Rygelska, Master’s student co-supervision 2015-2016, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of University of Gdańsk and Medical University of Gdańsk

2025-02-12 – 2025-05-06 Educating for Critical Thinking and Criticality, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

2021-09-08 – 2021-11-18 Course in Doctoral Supervision, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

2021-01-26 – 2021-03-24 Teaching in Higher Education, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences