Dr. Karolina Mikulska-Rumińska

Contact: Institute of Physics, Nicolaus Copernicus University
Grudziadzka 5, 87-100 Toruń, Poland
E-mail: karolamik@fizyka.umk.pl
Phone: +48 56 611 2490
Office: 482
Scientific Interests: Protein structure and dynamics (molecular dynamics), protein-protein and protein-lipid interactions (molecular docking), elastic network models, allostery, atomic force microscopy and nanomechanics.

Scientific Career

Since 2019: Assistant Professor at the Institute of Physics NCU (Toruń, Poland).
2016-2018: Postdoctoral Associate in the group of Prof. Ivet Bahar, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, USA).
2013-2019: Research Assistant at the Institute of Physics NCU (Toruń, Poland).
2013-2014: PhD Researcher in the group of Prof. Giovanni Dietler, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland).
2012: Intern In Silico Laboratory, R&D department in pharmaceutical company ADAMED (Warshaw, Poland).

2009-2014: PhD in Biophysics (honors) at the Institue of Physics NCU (Toruń, Poland).
Thesis: Namomechnics of neuronal cell adhesion molecules - studies with steered molecular dynamics and single molecule force spectroscopy
2007-2009: MSc in Medical Physics at the Institue of Physics NCU (Toruń, Poland).
2004-2007: BSc in Medical Physics and Computer Applications at the Institue of Physics NCU (Toruń, Poland).

Skiing, music (singing, playing the guitar), cooking