Dr. Łukasz Pepłowski

Contact: Institute of Physics, Nicolaus Copernicus University
Grudziadzka 5, 87-100 Toruń, Poland
E-mail: drpepe@fizyka.umk.pl
Phone: +48 56 611 2490
Office: 482
Scientific Interests: Protein structure and dynamics (molecular dynamics - MD) in particular MD of non-standard enzymes and receptors; non-starndard MD protocols (SMD, LES, …); MD with photoactive ligands; protein-ligand docking; modeling of enzymes and receptors thermostability and activity; Quantum calculations (DFT, HF);

Scientific Career

Since 2009: Assistant Professor at the Institute of Physics NCU (Toruń, Poland).
2008-2009: Research Assistant at the Institute of Physics NCU (Toruń, Poland).
2019: Visiting Professor School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University (Wuxi, China).
2018: Visiting Professor School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University (Wuxi, China).
2018: Visit at University of Tsukuba, Center for Computational Sciences / Molecular Microbial Bioengineering (Tsukuba, Japan).
2017: Visit at School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University (Wuxi, China).
2016: Visit at School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University (Wuxi, China).
2011: Postdoc at R&D department of ADAMED SA pharmaceutical company (Warsaw, Poland)

2004-2008: PhD in Physics at the Faculty of Physics Astronomy and Informatics, NCU (Toruń, Poland).
Thesis: Molecular dynamics and Bioinformatics Study of enzymatic reactions mechanism – nitrile hydratase case
1999-2004: MSc in Computer Physics at the Faculty of Physics Astronomy and Informatics, NCU (Toruń, Poland).

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