Prof. Wojciech Kamysz
Academic teacher, chemist, professor of pharmaceutical sciences, Medical University of Gdańsk
He obtained his habilitation degree at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the Medical University of Gdańsk (2008). Since 2017, professor of pharmaceutical sciences. After graduating, he started his professional career at the Medical University of Gdańsk, where he was employed at the Department of Physical Chemistry as an assistant and then an assistant professor. Since 2018, he has been the chairman of the Gdańsk Branch of the Polish Chemical Society. From September 2020, dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy for the 2020-2024 term. For 17 years, he has been the owner of Lipopham.pl, which currently produces laboratory equipment.
Scientific activity of Professor Kamysz focuses on the design and synthesis of peptides with antimicrobial activity. The research issues are closely related to the problem of antibiotic resistance and the search for alternatives in the treatment of bacterial and fungal infections.
His interests also include developing peptide synthesis methodology. He is the author or co-author of approximately 200 original and reviews(IF about 730, index H=37), gave over 50 lectures, and supervised approximately 100 master's students
and 9 PhD students. Co-author of over 20 patents / inventions / industrial designs.
Participant of panels and reviewer at the National Center for Science (NCN), National Center for Research and Development (NCBiR), Ministry of Science and Higher Education and in the InnoDoktorant program.
The Professor's commitment to scientific work has been recognized with awards, including: Scholarship from the Foundation for Polish Science (2004), Scientific Award from the Polpharma Foundation (2005), Polityka's Scholarship (2005), Award from the Gdańsk Scientific Society (2006), Scholarship from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education for Outstanding Young Scientists (2010). Awarded with the Bronze Cross of Merit (2015). For years, he has been awarded the Team Award of the Rector of MUG.
In his free time, he processes laboratory glass and designs technical solutions to facilitate work in the laboratory.
