Ania Wieczorek’s work in the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa has two areas of focus; administering science education to the public and working in her Molecular Ecology Lab. Dr. Ania Wieczorek provides science outreach education, specifically focusing on the role of agriculture in daily life, to a wide range of people in the community. Her most notable outreach component is the GENE-ius Day Program. Her molecular Ecology Lab concentrates on conservation and the management of invasive species through the application of DNA technology. Dr. Ania Wieczorekhas served as the Interim Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs in the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources from the 2017 – 2023 academic year. She has also served as the Interim Dean and Director for CTAHR from 2022 – 2024. 

Dr. Ania Wieczorek provides science information to Hawaiʻiʻs adult community in the forms of workshops, talks, and informational handouts. However, the primary outreach focus is directing the GENE-ius Day Program at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, which provides K-12 STEM education to a vast number of children in the community. Working with both adults and children in Hawaii, Professor Wieczorek recognized that there is a need for increased knowledge and awareness regarding science, especially genetics. It is important to her that individuals are equipped with this knowledge so that they can better understand and make decisions about science-related issues.

In addition, Professor Wieczorek’s research interests are broad and include addressing agricultural problems, such as invasive species management and risk assessment for genetically modified crops, environmental conservation, population genetics, and evolutionary biology. She addresses issues in these areas by molecular biology technology. She also has a strong interest in using molecular techniques to address basic and applied ecological problems. Her research work includes both aspects, viz., problems of agricultural importance, combined with a basic study of the population genetics of groups of important invasive plants.