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Database of potential advisors

chemical sciences

  

Name and surname

Department

 

E-mail address

 Proposed research area

discipline: chemical sciences

Dr hab. inż. Anna Białk-Bielińska, prof. UG

Department of Environmental Analysis

anna.bialk-bielinska@ug.edu.pl

 

Emerging contaminants in the environment

Analytical method development and application

Ecotoxicity and risk assessment of chemicals

Dr hab. Magda Caban, prof. UG

Department of Environmental Analysis

magda.caban@ug.edu.pl

 

Analysis of new environmental pollutants (pharmaceuticals, perfluorinated compounds, pesticides, search for new pollutants)

Biomarkers of the impact of pollutants on aquatic organisms

Analytics using mass spectrometry in environmental technology

Cyanobacteria in ecotoxicology

Prof. dr hab. Sergey Samsonov

Department of Theoretical Chemistry

sergey.samsonov@ug.edu.pl

 

Modeling protein-carbohydrate interactions (molecular docking, molecular dynamics, free energy calculations)

Prof. dr hab. Piotr Skurski

Department of Theoretical Chemistry

piotr.skurski@ug.edu.pl

 

Electronic structure of molecular anions

Theoretical investigation of chemical reaction mechanisms

Design of novel molecules with predefined physicochemical properties

Prof. dr hab. Janusz Rak

Department of Physical Chemistry

janusz.rak@ug.edu.pl

 

Radiation chemistry

Photochemistry

In vitro studies (cellular studies)

Computational chemistry

Dr hab. Marek Gołębiowski, prof. UG

Department of Environmental Analysis

marek.golebiowski@ug.edu.pl

 

Qualitative and quantitative analysis of natural compounds (insects, plants and fungi)

Analysis of environmental pollutants

Application of gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC/MS) and headspace solid phase microextraction (HS-SPME)

Analysis of volatile organic compounds from insects, fungi and plants (including essential oils)

Dr hab. Elżbieta Jankowska, prof. UG

Department of Biomedical Chemistry

elzbieta.jankowska@ug.edu.pl

 

PROteolysis TArgeting Chimeras (PROTACs) intended to knock down excessive amyloidogenic proteins

 

Prof. dr hab. inż. Adriana Zaleska-Medynska

Department of Environmental Analysis

adriana.zaleska-medynska@ug.edu.pl

Heterogeneous photocatalysis (photodegradation, H2 photogeneration, CO2 photoconversion)Radiation chemistry

Water purification and wastewater treatment

Synthesis and characterization of functional nanomaterials

Gas sorption

Prof. dr hab. Adriana Mika

Department of Environmental Analysis

adriana.mika@ug.edu.pl

 

Lipidomics and metabolomics

Biochemistry

Biomarkers in cancer and metabolic diseases

Cellular research

Application of mass spectrometry in medical research

Dr hab. Paweł Niedziałkowski, prof. UG

Department of Analytical Chemistry

pawel.niedzialkowski@ug.edu.pl

 

Functionalization of the electrodes in order to obtain biosensors for the detection of medical analytes and bioanalytes

Synthesis and modification of nanomaterials to obtain biosensors

Development and characterization of novel conductive materials for sensing and biosensing properties

Application of 3D printing technology to obtain biosensing systems for the detection of selected analytes

Dr hab. Dariusz Wyrzykowski, prof. UG

Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry

dariusz.wyrzykowski@ug.edu.pl

 

Synthesis, structural studies and physicochemical and biological properties of coordination compounds of d-block metal ions

Investigation of the structure–activity relationship of complex compounds

Thermodynamic and structural aspects of interactions between low-molecular-weight compounds and biomolecules

 

Prof. dr hab. Iwona Anusiewicz

Department of Theoretical Chemistry

iwona.anusiewicz@ug.edu.pl

 

Electronic structure modeling

 

Dr hab. Agnieszka Chylewska, prof. UG

Department of Biomedical Chemistry

agnieszka.chylewska@ug.edu.pl

 

Synthesis and Characterization of d-Block Metal Complexes with Bioactive Ligands in the Context of Metallopharmaceutical Design and Development

Investigation of Biosensor Interactions Based on d-Block Metal Coordination Compounds with Biomolecules: Deoxyribonucleic Acids (DNA, RNA), Proteins (BSA, HSA), and Enzymes (CA)

Physicochemical Characterization of Novel Pyrazine Derivatives with Therapeutic Potential

Application of Spectroscopic Methods in the Analysis of Equilibrium Reactions Involving Coordination Compounds of Transition Metal Ions

Prof. dr hab. Mariusz Makowski

Department of Biomedical Chemistry

mariusz.makowski@ug.edu.pl

 

Searching for new bioactive coordination compounds of transition metal ions with organic ligands (e.g., sulfonamide, azine, imidazole derivatives, etc.) using experimental methods and computational techniques

 

Dr hab. Rafał Ślusarz

Department of Organic Chemistry

rafal.slusarz@ug.edu.pl

 

Molecular dynamics/dynamics of interactions in protein and glycoprotein systems

Analysis of interactions and comparison of interaction energetics using semi-empirical methods

Parameterization of non-standard fragments of structures to semi-empirical force fields and their use in determining the dynamics of new structures; analysis of conformational changes of new bioactive systems

Dr hab. Alicja Boryło, prof. UG

Department of Environmental Chemistry and Radiochemistry

alicja.borylo@ug.edu.pl

 

Natural radionuclides in the environment

Radioactive disequlibrium between isotopes in environmental samples

Radiactive doses from nuclide ingestion and inhalation in the human body  

 

Prof. dr hab. Zbigniew Kaczyński

Department of Biomedical Chemistry

zbigniew.kaczynski@ug.edu.pl

 

Structural studies of glycans (polysaccharides and oligosaccharides) and glycoconjugates (compounds of glycans with lipids, peptides, etc.) that are components of the cell walls of bacterial pathogens of humans, animals, and plants

Structural studies of glycans, glycoconjugates, and other classes of compounds isolated from plants and fungi

Dr hab. Piotr Mucha, prof. UG

Department of Molecular Biochemistry

piotr.mucha@ug.edu.pl

 

Characteristics of RNA-peptide/protein interactions

Analysis of plant metabolites (especially alkaloids) using capillary electrophoresis

Dr hab. Agnieszka Żylicz-Stachula, prof. UG

Department of Molecular Biotechnology

agnieszka.zylicz-stachula@ug.edu.pl

Molecular biology of thermophilic bacteriophages

Interactions of bacteriophage proteins with thermophilic bacterial defense systems

Design of nanobiomaterials based on virus-like particles (VLPs)

Design of bionanomaterials based on recombinant bacteriophages

Dr hab. Artur Sikorski, prof. UG

Department of Physical Chemistry

artur.sikorski@ug.edu.pl

 

Preparation, physicochemical properties, and crystallographic studies of multicomponent crystals involving active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs)

Prof. dr hab. Beata Liberek

Department of Organic Chemistry

beata.liberek@ug.edu.pl

 

Synthesis and further transformations of glycosides of natural compounds

Synthesis of glycosylated antimicrobial peptides (gAMPs)

Application of NMR for structural analysis of sugar compounds

Antimicrobial and anticancer studies

Dr hab. Karol Krzymiński, prof. UG

Department of Physical Chemistry

karol.krzyminski@ug.edu.pl

 

Organic synthesis (Heterocyclic compounds, Polymers)

Chromatography (HPLC, LC, TLC, Flash, Semi-Prep.)

Emission spectroscopy (Chemiluminescence, Fluorescence)

Molecular spectroscopy (NMR, HR MS, FT-IR, other)

Dr hab. Emilia Sikorska, prof. UG

Department of Organic Chemistry

emilia.sikorska@ug.edu.pl

 

Antimicrobial and structural studies of stable metabolites of human defensins

Conformational studies of peptides using spectroscopic and molecular modeling methods

Structural and biochemical aspects of self-aggregation of biologically relevant peptides

Peptide-Based Drug Delivery Systems

Prof. dr hab. Ewa Siedlecka Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry ewa.siedlecka@ug.edu.pl

Development and application of electrochemical micropollutant removal methods

Development and application of photocatalytic micropollutant removal methods

Search for new methods for effective drug residue removal

Influence of composting conditions on the quality of the obtained product

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