Our Team

Dr Eng. Kinga Kuczyńska earned her PhD under the supervision of Prof. Zbigniew Pakulski at the Institute of Organic Chemistry Polish Academy of Science (IOC PAS), where her research focused on the application of lupane-derived triterpenes in the synthesis of biologically active compounds. Subsequently, she pursued a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Michigan (USA) in the Grembecka–Cierpicki Group, concentrating on the design, synthesis, and development of small-molecule therapeutics for targeted cancer treatment. At present, she continues her scientific career as a postdoctoral researcher in the group of Dr Marek Grzybowski at the Institute of Organic Chemistry, PAS, with her current work centered on the synthesis of donor–acceptor cyclacene analogues.

Krzysztof Nowak received his MSc with distinction from the Warsaw University of Technology, defending his thesis successfully in 2022. He joined Marek Grzybowski’s research group in 2019, initially focusing on the synthesis of chiral fluorescent macrocycles based on 2,5-diaminoterephthalate units. He started his PhD studies in 2022, concentrating on the synthesis of donor-acceptor and acceptor-acceptor pentacene analogues. In his personal life, he enjoys cooking and studying history.

Weronika Szawro graduated from Warsaw University of Technology in 2023. Both her B.Eng. and M.Eng. theses, carried out under the supervision of Prof. Sergiusz Luliński, focused on the synthesis of novel biologically active compounds—benzosiloxaboroles. In 2023, she joined the research group of Dr. Marek Grzybowski, where she is currently pursuing her Ph.D. Her work is centered on the synthesis of donor–acceptor tetracenes, pentacenes, and structurally related analogues.

Maciej Multan is pursuing a bachelor's degree in chemistry and physics at the University of Warsaw as a student of the Interfaculty Individual Studies in Mathematics and Natural Sciences (MISMaP). He has been interested in natural and exact sciences since a young age, but later his interests oriented towards chemistry, and then specifically to organic chemistry. Subsequently, he began participating in various internships and chemistry competitions, including the Polish Chemistry Olympiad. He also started working at the Institute of Organic Chemistry, PAS. As a member of the M. Grzybowski Research Group, his work focuses on donor-acceptor scaffolds, mainly novel and highly emissive quinacridone derivatives. Apart from chemistry, he is a great sports enthusiast as well as a backpacker with a passion for mountains and northern destinations.