Magdalena Lesiczka is a doctoral researcher in chemical sciences at Wrocław University of Science and Technology. She joined the Doctoral School in October 2024 and works under the supervision of Robert W. Góra.
Research
Her research concerns the photochemistry of spiropyrans, merocyanines and azo compounds, with a view to designing light-controlled inhibitors of peptidylarginine deiminases (PADs). She uses quantum-chemical calculations to investigate isomerization pathways and optical properties, together with molecular docking and dynamics to examine inhibitor–enzyme interactions.
Doctoral research project
From studies of photoreactive organic compounds to the design of light-controlled PAD inhibitors: a new approach to neurodegenerative and inflammatory diseases