The Biological Inorganic Chemistry Group

23/12/2025

Wishing you a joyful Christmas and a happy New Year, filled with good health, happiness, and many rewarding successes. 🎄🎁 Warm regards from the Biological Inorganic Chemistry Group. ✨

19/12/2025

The Christmas meeting is behind us – holiday atmosphere, great company, and energy for new challenges guaranteed!

P.S. We also have great chemistry outside the laboratory. 😁

27/10/2025

Recently, we had the pleasure of hosting MSc. Faareha Mazhar, a PhD candidate from the University of Debrecen, Hungary. She spent three weeks in Wrocław, during which we studied the interactions between peptide fragments of the tau protein and Fe(II) ions. Not only did we obtain promising data, but we also had a lot of fun working together! 🧪🙂🎉 Faareha also delivered an inspiring presentation on her research during a team seminar. We hope to meet again in Wrocław and look forward to further collaboration!

14/10/2025

🎉Our new paper was published in Dalton Transactions!

“Physicochemical characterization of MMP-14 active site-Zn(ii)-peptide inhibitor ternary complexes: a strategy for matrix metalloproteinase inhibition in cancer progression.”

👉https://doi.org/10.1039/D5DT01074H

The study explores how peptide-based inhibitors target the Zn-dependent catalytic site of MMP-14 - a key enzyme in cancer metastasis. These insights could help design more selective and effective anticancer therapies.

10/10/2025

We are thrilled to share our latest work regarding Fe(II) interactions with peptides derived from bacterial transporters proteins🔬🦠🧪 Check out the recently published paper below!

In our previous work, we analyzed the coordination chemistry of the peptidic model of the C-terminal part of E. coli FeoB protein, regarded as the most important Fe(ii) bacterial transporter in Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. The C-terminal region of FeoB contains conserved cysteine and hi...

26/09/2025

This week we had the pleasure of attending the 67th Scientific Meeting of the Polish Chemical Society (PTChem). Inspiring scientific lectures were delivered by Ela, Sławek, and Gosia, as well as by our PhD students Karolina, Paulina, Martyna, Bartek, and Klaudia.

It was a fantastic scientific experience combined with memorable social events — from an evening at the opera to the gala dinner at the Centennial Hall. A great balance of science, culture, and community!

19/09/2025

At the 28th Lower Silesian Science Festival, our PhD students revealed how chemistry lets us explore what’s invisible to the naked eye. 🔍💡🌈 Thanks to everyone who joined the adventure into the unseen world — and a special thank you to the many students from Liceum Ogólnokształcące w Ząbkowicach Śląskich for coming in such great numbers! 🤩

Wydział Chemii Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego

15/09/2025

From 10 to 13 September 2025, the city of Wrocław hosted the 15th edition of the International Symposium on Inorganic Biochemistry, dedicated to the latest advances in inorganic chemistry in biological and biomedical contexts. The event was held under the Honorary Patronage of the Rector of the University of Wrocław and the Mayor of Wrocław.

The program featured plenary lectures and scientific sessions, which provided a platform for the exchange of knowledge and ideas. Once again, Wrocław became a meeting place for world-class experts and young researchers who jointly discussed the future directions of inorganic chemistry and its applications in biomedical sciences.

A special highlight of the Symposium was the celebration of the 80th birthday of Professor Henryk Kozłowski – the initiator of the first International Symposium on Inorganic Biochemistry, whose achievements and contributions to the development of biological inorganic chemistry continue to inspire future generations of researchers.

We sincerely thank all participants for their presence, active involvement, and inspiring discussions – your contributions made this Symposium such a fruitful and memorable event!

We would also like to express our gratitude to the Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of Wrocław, the Wrocław Academic Centre, ABL&E-JASCO, Metrohm and Shim-pol, for their support of the conference.

Thank you The Biologically Active Metallopeptides Research Group for co-organizing the event.

Co-financed by the Municipality of Wrocław.

Uniwersytet Wrocławski Wydział Chemii Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego Biblioteka Uniwersytecka we Wrocławiu

11/09/2025

Yesterday we kicked off the XV International Symposium on Inorganic Biochemistry (XV ISIB) in the stunning Leopoldina Aula, a truly beautiful setting for this special gathering

The opening lectures were inspiring and set the tone for an exciting week ahead. It’s wonderful to see so many colleagues and friends back together, sharing science, ideas, and enthusiasm.

We also had the great pleasure of celebrating Prof. Kozłowski’s upcoming 80th birthday with an early toast, which made the opening truly unforgettable.

Here’s to several more days of great science and even greater company!

10/09/2025

It’s today!
We are opening the XV International Symposium on Inorganic Biochemistry in the stunning Leopoldina Aula, located in the Main Building of the University of Wrocław (1 University Square).

Participant registration: 3:00–5:00 PM in the Main Building of the University of Wrocław.
Opening ceremony: Leopoldina Aula.

See you there!
More details here: https://biolinorgchem.wixsite.com/home/xvisib

09/09/2025

We can’t believe it’s already tomorrow! 🤩

The XV International Symposium on Inorganic Biochemistry is about to kick off here in Wrocław.

As the organizing team, we’re busy with the last preparations - setting things up, checking details, and making sure everything’s ready for you.

We’re super excited to finally see everyone, share ideas, and enjoy these next few days together.

Safe travels and see you tomorrow at ISIB 2025! 🙌✨

05/09/2025

Today at 12:00, at the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, the habilitation colloquium of Dr Sławomir Potocki was held.
The session lasted over two hours and was attended by invited guests, as well as colleagues and friends from the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław.
The habilitation committee included:
Prof. Mariusz Makowski (University of Gdańsk), Prof. Anna Dołęga (Gdańsk University of Technology), Prof. Łukasz Berlicki (Wrocław University of Science and Technology), Prof. Magdalena Barwiołek (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń), Prof. Małgorzata Brindell (Jagiellonian University), Dr. Katarzyna Cieślik-Boczula (University of Wrocław), and Dr. Przemysław Dopieralski (University of Wrocław).

A full success – all votes in favour! We wish him every success in this new chapter of his academic career.