prof. Zbigniew Szewczuk

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1. Educational history including, for each degree, the field, institution, and date obtained

  • Professor (Organic Chemistry), University of Wroclaw, 2002
  • D.Sc. (Organic Chemistry), University of Wroclaw, 1994
  • Ph.D. (Organic Chemistry), University of Wroclaw, 1982
  • M.Sc. (Chemistry), University of Wroclaw, 1978

 

2. Academic and professional appointments, in reverse chronological order

  • 2002 – present, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wroclaw, Professor
  • 1997 – 1998, Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Council (Montreal, Canada), Associate Research Officer, (with Dr. Y. Konishi: Studying the structure and folding  of proteins by mass spectrometry)
  • 1996 – 2002, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wroclaw, Associate Professor
  • 1995 – present, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wroclaw, Manager of Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry
  • 1985-1990 and 1992-1996, Institute of Chemistry, University of Wroclaw, Assistant Professor (with Prof. I.Z. Siemion: Design and synthesis of immunomodulators (analogs of PRP, thymopentin and tuftsin. Design and synthesis of new chromogenic enzyme substrates. Analysis of peptides and proteins (electrospray mass spectrometry, NMR, CD, and others)
  • 1990-1992, Biotechnology Research Institute, NRCC, Montreal, Research Associate, (with Dr. Y. Konishi: Design and synthesis of thrombin inhibitors)
  • 1983-1985, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Madison (USA), Postdoctoral Fellowship (with prof. D. Rich: Studies on a new type of inhibitor of aspartic proteinases)
  • 1982-1983, Institute of Chemistry, University of Wroclaw (Poland), Senior Research Assistant (with Prof. I.Z. Siemion: Organic synthesis. Protein chemical modification).
  • 1978-1982, Institute of Chemistry, University of Wroclaw (Poland), Post-graduate student (Prof. I.Z. Siemion: Peptide synthesis and purification. Design and synthesis of new analgesic agents).

 

4. Awards received

1st grade Award of the Minister of National Education - Warszawa, 1984

3rd grade Award of the Minister of National Education - Warszawa, 1983

Awards of the Science Secretary of the Polish Academy od Sciences - Warszawa, 1981, 1983

Awards of the President of the University of Wroclaw - Wroclaw. 1982, 1988, 1989, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2002.

Golden Cross of Merit - 2003

 

Publications

 

Patents

1.                  Siemion, I.Z.; Szewczuk, Z.
Sposób wytwarzania chlorowodorku p-nitroanilidu N‑benzyloksykarbonylo-L-argininy.
Patent Polski nr 164261 (1990).

2.                  Konishi, Y., Szewczuk, Z., Tsuda, Y.
Bivalent thrombin inhibitors
United States Patent No. 6,127,337 (2000).

3.                  Konishi, Y., Szewczuk, Z., Tsuda, Y.
Bivalent thrombin inhibitors
European Common Market Patent No. 0725797 (2001).

 

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