On July 3–4, 2025, we organized the workshop “PNA and Peptides for Antibacterial Applications”. The event is a part of the project “Advanced Photoluminescent Platform for Bacterial Treatment”, co-funded by the SEED4EU+ program. The project brought together scientists from three European universities: the University of Warsaw, the University of Milan, and Charles University in Prague.
Thank you all for joining us in Warsaw!
The conference season in full swing!
On 19 June 2025, our senior researcher Monika Wojciechowska gave an oral presentation titled “Stapled membrane-targeting peptides as antibacterials: efforts towards overcoming the resistance crisis” during the Symposium of the Faculty of Chemistry and the Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw. The event was organized as part of the POB I initiative (Priority Research Area I – Science for the Planet) under the Excellence Initiative – Research University (IDUB) program.
Moreover, she presented the results of her research at the 19th Congress of the Polish Biophysical Society in Warsaw, June 23-26. Congratulations on her excellent presentation and scientific contribution!
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On Saturday, June 14, 2025, Foundation for Polish Science held a gala at the Royal Castle in Warsaw and Piotr Chyży received the diploma as the laureate of the START program. Congratulations! Photos from this event are available.
A new student, Tolga, joined our team to work on designing new antibacterial peptides during his 3-month scholarship. Welcome!
Mateusz, our post-doctoral researcher, received a MINIATURA grant for his project on PNA-siderophore conjugates to combat Yersinia enterocolitica. More about the project here.
Our PhD student, Piotr Chyży, was awarded by the Foundation of Polish Science (FNP) in the START programme for the most successful young scientists!
More information can be found here.
Congratulations!
A new video outlining our main research interests has been released! To learn more about our current projects and scientific goals, check out the video on LinkedIn or Facebook.
A new post-doctoral researcher, Emil, joined our team to work on the development of new antibacterial agents in the SONATA BIS project.
Welcome!
A PhD Student from our Team, Piotr Chyży, received an award for his poster entitled “How a single-point mutation rearranges the association path of neomycin to N1 riboswitch and changes its activity” presented at the CECAM Workshop in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Congratulations!
Our team member Julia Macyszyn successfully defended her PhD thesis on antimicrobial peptides at the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw.
Congratulations!
Our Team Leader prof. Joanna Trylska was awarded in the NAWA Bekker programme!
During her fellowship at Rikagaku Kenkyūsho (RIKEN) in Tokyo, Japan, prof. Trylska will investigate the mechanisms of interactions between antibacterial peptides and bacterial membranes using simulation methods.
More informations here.
Congratulations!
Prof. Trylska and Dr. Wojciechowska, together with their collaborators, have received funding from the SEED4EU+ program for the project “Advanced photoluminescent platform for bacterial treatment”.
This project brings together scientists from three European universities – the University of Warsaw, the University of Milan, and Charles University – to support innovative research to create an effective platform for novel antibacterial agents based on compounds with antimicrobial properties: luminescent platinum complexes and peptide nucleic acids.
Congratulations to all involved – exciting work lies ahead!
A new PhD Student Helena joined our team to work on the SONATA BIS project. Welcome!
Our team member Joanna Miszkiewicz successfully defended her PhD thesis at the Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw. Congratulations!
We are looking for a post-doc in chemical/biological sciences to work on a project on antimicrobial peptides. More information about the offer can be found here.
For further details please contact: m.wojciechowska@cent.uw.edu.pl
A new post-doctoral researcher Mateusz joined our team to work on the OPUS project.
Welcome!