Dr. Katarzyna Walczewska-Szewc

Contact: Institute of Physics, Nicolaus Copernicus University
Grudziadzka 5, 87-100 Toruń, Poland
E-mail: kszewc@fizyka.umk.pl Phone: +48 56 611 3346
Office: 573
Scientific Interests: Potassium channels and their dynamics, photo-switchable drugs, protein-protein and protein-ligand interactions, enhanced sampling techniques, advanced Monte-Carlo techniques to interpret FRET experiments in various geometries and configurations.

Scientific Career

Since 2020: Assistant Professor at the Institute of Physics NCU (Toruń, Poland).
2018-2020: Postdoc Researcher at the Institute of Physics NCU (Toruń, Poland).
2012-2015: Researcher at the Research School of Biology, Division of Biomedical Science and Biochemistry Australian National University, Australia, the group of Prof. Ben Corry.

2010-2015: PhD in Physical Sciences at the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Gdańsk University (Gdańsk, Poland).
2012-2015: PhD in Biomedical Science and Biochemistry at the Research School of Biology, Australian National University (Canberra, Australia).
Thesis: Interpreting Resonance Energy Transfer Experiments with Monte-Carlo and Molecular Dynamics Simulations
2004-2009: MSc in Astronomy at the Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics, NCU (Toruń, Poland).
Thesis: [Correlation between the X-ray and gamma-ray emission of HBL type blazars ]

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