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Dr. Wojciech Kopec is a Lecturer in Computational Pharmaceutical Chemistry at Queen Mary University of London's Department of Chemistry. He specializes in biophysical mechanisms and pharmacology of ion channels using computational approaches. He previously worked at the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences in Goettingen, Germany, focusing on computational electrophysiology simulations.
Education: Bachelor's and Master's in Chemistry from Jagiellonian University (Kraków, Poland), PhD from University of Southern Denmark (Odense), postdoctoral work at the Max Planck Institute, and later as a Project Group Leader there.
Research interests include ion channel dynamics, membrane interactions, and drug design using molecular dynamics simulations. He integrates computational methods with experimental approaches for interdisciplinary studies. Current projects explore transport phenomena across biological/synthetic membranes and neuromodulation via focused ultrasound.
Teaching roles include undergraduate courses CHE305 (Computational Chemistry) and CHE100 (Essential Skills for Chemists), and postgraduate course CHE705P (Molecular Modelling for Drug Discovery).
Grants include a BBSRC AIDD CTP CASE Award (£18k) and a Human Frontier Science Program grant (£27.5k). His work aims to address societal challenges in medicine and environmental science through computational modeling.
