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She was born in Szamotuły, Poland. She gained both her MSc (1996) and PhD (2002) degrees at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland. She studying for her PhD under the supervision of Professor Wanda Radecka-Paryzek. Since 2002 she works as an Assistant Professor at the Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. In January 2019 she obtained her habilitation degree. Her research interests involve: supramolecular and coordination chemistry, synthesis and characterization of metal ion complexes with Schiff base ligands. Current research includes the synthesis and testing of biological, catalytic, luminescent properties of new complexes. One of her is favorite activities is skiing, in her free time she likes reading book. She is married with two children.




E-mail address:  izap@amu.edu.pl

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She has defended her PhD thesis entitled “Multi-faceted study of the properties of new d-electron metal complexes” at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań under supervision of Prof. Violetta Patroniak in February 2017. In 2012 she obtained MSc diploma with a thesis “New self-assembling complexes of d- and f-electron metal ions with Schiff bases” in the same research group. Before, in 2010, she did her BSc degree in the Laboratory of the Sythesis and Structure of Organic Compounds leaded by Professor Henryk Koroniak and it concerned “Synthesis of cathepsin c inhibitor”. During her scientific carrier she had an internship in the Strategy & Innovation Laboratory in Procter & Gamble Innovaation Center in Brussels, Belgium (16/02 – 15/06/2012), and became a part of the group of Professor Jean-Marie Lehn at Laboratory of Supramolecular Chemistry at the Institut de Science et d'Ingénierie Supramoléculaires in Strasbourg, France (30/09/2015 – 31/03/2016; 01/10 – 31/12/2016). Her scientific interest focuses on the synthesis and evaluation of new supramolecular systems that are able to selectively bind to DNA helix with a special emphasis put on helicates.

E-mail address: martafik@amu.edu.pl

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She received her M.Sc. degree from the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań at Faculty of Chemistry. Doctor of medical science in discipline of pharmacy, her Ph.D. entitled „Synthesis and physicochemical characterization of amino and diazepinoporphyrazines with potential biological activity” was defended at the Medical University in Poznan, under the supervision of Prof. Tomasz Gośliński. During her PhD studies she had an internship at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, prof. Joachim Kohn lab. After she recived her PhD degree she worked at Selvita company (custom chemistry department) as Synthesis Specialist. Upon adventure in industry she came back to academia and worked as PostDoc at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan. Recently her research interests focus on design and synthesis of photoactive materials based on gold nanoparcticles and Zinc complexes and are related to her project SONATINA: „Gold nanoparticles functionalized with zinc(II) dipyrromethene and azadipyrromethene complexes as new approach in photodynamic therapy”. 

E-mail address: ewelina.wieczorek-szweda@amu.edu.pl

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Dr. Nahir Vadra Garcia received her PhD in chemistry from the University of Buenos Aires in December 2020. Her thesis, entitled "Liquid crystals and gels based on supramolecules and macromolecules containing functionalized triphenylenes," focused on supramolecular chemistry and liquid crystals. She then completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Institute of Chemistry, Physics of Materials, Environment and Energy-CONICET in Argentina, working with the Molecular Magnetism group. In 2021, she completed a seven-month internship with Professor Violetta Patroniak at Adam Mickiewicz University. Currently, she is working as a principal investigator on her SONATINA project, which is entitled "Rational design of multi-functional liquid crystals for stimuli-responsive materials containing polyoxometalates."

E-mail address: Nahir.garcia@amu.edu.pl

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Adam received his M.Sc. degree from the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland, and is working in the same institution toward his Ph.D. entitled „Novel self-assembling metallosupramolecular networks” under the supervision of Prof. Violetta Patroniak. His scientific excellence was recognized and awarded by numerous prizes and distinctions, the most important being: (i) the laureate of the first edition of the “Diamond Grant” programme; (ii) beneficient of PRELUDIUM and (III) ETIUDA grants funded by the National Science Centre in Poland. He also undertook three-month interships in the groups of: Prof. Marcel Mayor (INT-KIT), Prof. Giuseppe Consiglio (Università degli Studi di Catania) and Prof. Paolo Samorì (ISIS-UdS). His current research interests focus on the design and synthesis of functional (metallo)supramolecular architectures with a particular emphasis on biological, (electro)catalytic, and magnetic properties.Putting science aside, he is an enthusiast of hiking, good books and anything connected with food.
 

E-mail address: adam.gorczynski@amu.edu.pl

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He was born in 1995 in Poznań, Poland. He started forensic chemistry studies in 2014 at Faculty of Chemistry of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. In February 2015 he joined the Prof. Violetta Patroniak research group. In 2024, he defended his doctoral thesis entitled “Synthesis of new supramolecular architectures of d- and f-electron metal ions with magnetic properties”. His research interests include d- and f-electron Schiff base complexes with single ion magnets behavior and optical monitoring of the temperature and pressure. He has received scholarships from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education three times. He is also a member of Scientific Association of Chemists of Adam Mickiewicz University. He is a fan of old motorization and with Trabant every summer he travels to a meeting of sympathizers of the brand Trabant. He also is interested in upholstery and renovations of armchairs from 70s and 80s.

E-mail address: dawid12326@gmail.com 

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In 2015, she began her studies at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan and in January 2016 she joined to the research group of Prof. Violetta Patroniak. She received her MSc degree in 2020, carrying out a project related to copper complexes and their biomimetic properties. She is currently working on her PhD titled “Multicore supramolecular architectures as multitasking systems”. During her academic career, she completed a three-month and a second two-week research internship, both in Supramolecular Science and Engineering Institute (Strasbourg, France). For her scientific achievements, Daria was awarded the UAM Foundation Scholarship for doctoral students and the Scholarship of the Minister of Science and Higher Education. Recently, her research has focused on the design and synthesis of complexes capable of forming a self-assembled monolayer on the surface of a gold electrode, creating a sensor for neurotransmitter sensing. The research is related to the PRELUDIUM project “New complexes of transition metals capable of modifying the gold electrode as systems for the selective detection of neurotransmitters”. In her leisure she enjoys books and traveling.

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In 2016, she began studying chemistry at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. In 2018 she joined to the research group of Prof. Violetta Patroniak. In 2019 she completed her Bachelor’s project entitled: “Synthesis of the new N4S-donor ligand and its complex compounds with Cu(I), Zn(II), Co(II), Fe(II) ions. Interactions with nucleic acids”. In 2021 she received her Master of Science degree from the same university. Part of the research for her master's thesis titled: “Vacuum-filtered solution-processed MoS2 flakes for flexible thin-film vapor sensors” was conducted during an internship at the Nanochemistry Lab led by Prof. Paolo Samorì at the Institut de Science et d'Ingénierie Supramoléculaires (ISIS), University of Strasbourg, under the supervision of Dr. Artur Ciesielski. In 2021, she began her doctoral studies at the Doctoral School of Exact Sciences of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań under the supervision of Prof. Violetta Patroniak and Dr. Marta Fik-Jaskółka. In 2022, she received the France Excellence scholarship for a cotutelle doctoral program and joined Prof. Paolo Samorì’s group at the University of Strasbourg, where Dr. Artur Ciesielski is her supervisor. Her current research focuses on synthesizing Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and exploring their use as electrochemical sensors for biologically active compounds.

E-mail address: martyna.manka@amu.edu.pl

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Dominika joined Professor Violetta Patroniak research group in 2017, where she completed both her bachelor's and master’s theses. Her research interests focus on supramolecular chemistry particularly the synthesis and characterization of metal-based architectures, especially lanthanide macrocyclic complexes and investigations into their multifunctional properties. Her research experience includes roles as PhD contractor on grants from the National Science Centre (NCN), such as the SONATA research grant entitled “Multifunctional character of macrocyclic copper(II) complexes – insights into atom transfer radical polymerisation (ATRP) and molecular nanomagnetism (NMM)” - since 2021, and more recently in the SONATINA research grant entitled “Rational design of multifunctional liquid crystals for stimuli-responsive materials containing polyoxometalates” since 2024.

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He defended his M.Sc. thesis entitled "Synthesis of modified polyaza macrocycles as DNA tetrad binding agents", written under the supervision of Prof. Violetta Patroniak and Dr. Marta Fik-Jaskółka, at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań in June 2024. During his graduate studies, he did an internship at the Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging in Naples, Italy, under the supervision of Dr. Giovanni Roviello. In March 2024, he was awarded the Scholarship of the Minister of Science and Higher Education for his significant scientific achievements. His research interests focus on the synthesis of macrocyclic complexes and studying their interactions with various DNA secondary structures. He also likes reading books, learning foreign languages, baking sweets and hiking.

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Agnieszka began her chemistry studies at Adam Mickiewicz University in 2021. During her undergraduate studies, she worked on non-centrosymmetric metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with potential applications as luminescent thermometers. Currently, she is broadening her research interests to include machine learning. In her free time, she enjoys playing bridge, doing jigsaw puzzles, and reading books.

In 2021, she began her studies at Adam Mickiewicz Univerisity in Poznań, Faculty of Chemistry. She defended her Bachelor’s project entitled „Synthesis, characterization and complexing properties of new aza-dipyrromethene ligands”. In 2024 she began master’s studies in Adam Mickiewicz University in chemical analytics and will be continued her master’s thesis with dipyrromethene ligands, which can be potential photosensitizers in photodynamic therapy.

In 2021, he began his studies at the faculty of chemistry at the Adam Mickiewicz University. He is interested in research of complex compounds involving lanthanide ions. Currently, his research activities under the supervision of Prof. Izabela Pospieszna-Markiewicz and Dr Ewelina Wieczorek-Szweda include also catalytic studies aimed at modifying the bromine substituent in aza-dipyromethene structures to develop compounds with potential applications in photodynamic therapy. He is also enjoys in music, astrology, tarot and games.


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He was born in 2003 in Bydgoszcz. Since 2022, he has been studying Chemistry at the Adam Mickiewicz University, where he is currently a Bachelor student. In November 2022, he joined the research group of Prof. Violetta Patroniak. In 2023, he became a laureate of the ADVANCEDBestStudentGRANT mini-grant. His hobbies include weightlifting, martial arts, running, and hiking.

Born in 2003 in Sulęcin. Since 2022, he has been studying chemistry at the Adam Mickiewicz University, where he is currently pursuing his bachelor's degree. At the end of 2022, he joined Professor Violetta Patroniak's research group, where he worked on the synthesis of POM materials and their structural-spectroscopic analysis. In his free time he is interested in fishing, cooking, music and football.

Former Group Members

Assoc. Prof. Monika Wałęsa-Chorab

(former Ph.D. 2012) She was born in Krotoszyn, Poland, in 1983. She received her M.Sc. degree in Chemistry in 2008 from the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland, under the supervision of Prof. Violetta Patroniak and the same year she started PhD studies in Prof. Violetta Patroniak group, where she investigated complexes of polypyridine and Shiff-base ligands with transition metal ions. During her PhD studies she was an Erasmus-Socrates exchange student at the Cambridge University, where she worked under the supervision of Prof. Jeremy K. M. Sanders. In June 2012 she received her PhD degree and in May 2013 she joined the research group of Prof. Will Skene at Université de Montréal, Canada, where she was working on the synthesis and characterization of single molecules and polymers for electrochromic and optoelectronic applications. Since April 2016 she is the Assistant Professor at Department of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University where she works on the new materials for applications in organic electronics.


E-mail address: mchorab@amu.edu.pl

Dr Eng. Patrycja Płócienniczak-Bywalska

Patrycja was born in 1994 in Konin. She obtained her Eng. degree in chemical technology at Poznań University of Technology in 2017, followed by a MSc diploma in the same field in 2018. Her specialisation is electrochemistry, as evidenced by her PhD thesis, entitled 'Electroactive conductive materials based on noble metal nanoparticles stabilised with lignosulfonates', which she defended at PUT under supervision of Assoc. Prof. Grzegorz Milczarek in March 2023. From April 2023 to October 2024, Patrycja was employed as a Postdoctoral Researcher in Prof. Violetta Patroniak's research group at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. Patrycja's research focuses on modified electrodes, advanced electrode materials and electrochemical sensors.

Dr Aleksandra Bocian

(former Ph.D. 2020) She was born in 1993 in Poznań, Poland. Since 2012 she studied chemistry at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. In 2015 she completed her Bachelor’s project titled: “The catalytic oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols taking into account environmental aspects”. After two years, means 2017, she received her Master of Science degree from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. The master project entitled: “Catalysts based on Schiff base used in the chemical transformations - synthesis, structure and characteristic of new catalysts with use of N-heterocyclic ligands”. During five years of study she completed two scientific internships, first in 2014 at Université de Strasbourg (France) with Prof. Paolo Samori and dr hab. Artur Ciesielski, and second in 2016 at Università degli Studi di Catania (Italy) with dr hab. Giuseppe Consiglio. In 2016 she was a laureate of the scientific grant competition of Ministry of Science and Higher Education in Poland.

 


Dr Martyna Szymańska

(former Ph.D. 2023) She was born in 1993 in Turek (Poland). Since 2012 she studied chemistry at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. In 2015 she graduated Bachelor. Her Bachelor project was titled: "The complexes of d block metals with Schiff base ligands - synthesis and their properties” under the supervision of Prof. Violetta Patroniak. She is a contractor in the grant of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education No: MNiSW / 2016 / DIR / 292 / NN "Best of the Best" titled: "Synthesis and magnetic, catalytic and luminescent properties of d-electron metal complex compounds with Schiff base."




E-mail address: szymanska.m93@gmail.com

Dr Ariel Adamski

(former Ph.D. 2017) Ariel received his M.Sc and Ph.D. degrees in chemistry under the guidance of Prof. Violetta Patroniak working on the synthesis and studies of the supramolecular systems at Adam Mickiewicz University. His doctoral thesis was focused on the evaluation of the impact of the supramolecular interactions in the host-guest complexes on their biological, catalytic, luminescent and electrochemical activities. During his doctoral studies he took up three-month internship in laboratory of Prof. Giuseppe Consiglio working on the molecular switches at Universita degli Studi di Cataina (Italy, 2016). After completion his Ph.D degree he joined the research group of Prof. Bartosz A. Grzybowski at Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences. His postdoctoral work was involved in the organic synthesis to verify of the synthesis pathway planned by the Chematica software. Currently, his research work includes the design and synthesis of molecular nanomagnets within a post-doc position at Adam Mickiewicz University.


Dr Dawid Pakulski

(former Ph.D. 2019) He was born in 1991 in Kutno, Poland. In 2015 he received his MSc degree from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. The master project entitled: "Synthesis and structure of supramolecular units that comprise Schiff bases with cobalt, iron and manganese ions”. Then he started working in the same institution towards his Ph.D. under the supervision of Prof. Violetta Patroniak. During his MSc studies he spent five months as an Erasmus student in the laboratory of Prof. Paolo Samorì in the Institut de Science et d'Ingénierie Supramoléculaires (ISIS) of the University of Strasbourg, under the supervision of dr hab. Artur Ciesielski. In 2016 he has been awarded with a fellowship to attend Euro Science Open Forum (ESOF) conference in Manchester, UK. In the same year he has been awarded a scholarship from the French Embassy in Poland and joined the group of Prof. Paolo Samorì as a within the frame of cotutelle program, which aims to join the scientific research work of the doctoral student between two universities. In 2017 he started work in ISIS under supervision of dr hab. Artur Ciesielski. His current research interests focus on design and synthesis of three-dimensional materials based on graphene with particular emphasis on membranes for water purification and detection of heavy metal ions.

E-mail address: dawid.pakulski@amu.edu.pl 

Dr Damian Marcinkowski

(former Ph.D. 2017) Now he joint to the Institute of Technology and Life Sciences, where he works on the second generation biofuels and torrefaction of biomass.

Dr Włodzimierz Czepa

(former grad. student 2017) He joined dr hab. Artur Ciesielski research group (AMU, Poznań) and as a PhD student he is working on 2-dimensional functional materials.

Aleksandra Januchowska

She was born in 1998 in Wałcz. Since 2017 she has been studying Chemistry at the Adam Mickiewicz University. She joined to the research group of Professor Violetta Patroniak at the beginning of 2018. Except chemistry, she loves water sports and travels. In her free time she works as a lifeguard.

Joanna Jałoszyńska

She was born in 1997 in Konin, city near Poznań. She is studying Chemistry at the Adam Mickiewicz University since 2016. In 2018 she joined to the research group of Professor Violetta Patroniak. In her free time she likes watching TV series and rollerblading.

Zuzanna Jezierska

I was born in 1997 in Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland. Since 2017 I am study chemistry on Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. As my specjalization I have choosen biological chemistry. I am interested in inorganic chemistry and biological chemistry.
Despite of chemistry I like to get to know new languages, that is why I am learning English and Spanish. In my free time I like to go on crossfit and horse riding.

Adrianna Kurkiewicz

She was born in 1996 in Czarnków. Since 2015 she is a forensic chemistry student in Adam Mickiewicz University. In 2017 she joined the research group of prof. Violetta Patroniak, thanks to which she learns and develops her interests. Currently, she is involved in the synthesis and research of new helical complexes of the Schiff base, she is particularly interested in the biological properties of newly formed compounds and the ways in which they can be used. She combines her subsequent years of studies with bioinorganic chemistry.

Marta Pawlak

She was born in 1998 in Konin. Since 2016 she has been studying chemistry at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. She is interested in chemistry. In her off time she loves reading different kinds of books. When she has leasure time she likes cycling and reollerblading.

Joanna Kozłowska

(former grad. student 2019) She was born in 1995 in Czarne, small city on the north Poland. In 2015 she joined to the research group of Professor Violetta Patroniak. 


Zuzanna Ruta

(former grad. student 2017) She was born in 1994 in Mogilno, Poland.Since 2013 she is studying Chemistry at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. In 2014 she joined to the research group of Professor Violetta Patroniak.

Mateusz Kril

He was born in 1998 in Zielona Góra, Poland. Since 2017 he has been studying chemistry
at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. In 2017 he joined the bioinorganic research group thanks to Prof. Violetta Patroniak. He is interested in inorganic chemistry and the its principles. He is a fantasy and scouting enthusiast. In his free time he enjoys writing novels for role-playing games.

Maciej Młodziejewski

(former grad. student 2019) He was born in 1995 in Kutno in Poland.  Thanks to professor Violetta Patroniak, he has been able to study working at bioinorganic chemistry laboratory.