
Novel antiphagents 2023-2026
National Science Centre NCN OPUS 2022/45/B/ST5/01500 (2 160 784,00 PLN)
"Antiviral nanoparticles and polymers to selectively fight phage infections without harming bacteria and eukaryotic cells"
leader: Prof. Jan Paczesny
post-doc: Dr Hossein Maleki-Ghaleh, PhD (2023 - )
post-doc: Dr Iraj Alipourfard (2024)
PhD student: MSc Bartosz Kamiński
MSc student: Natalia Szczepańska, Eng.

2D systems far from equilibrium 2020 - 2024
National Science Centre NCN OPUS 2019/35/B/ST5/03229 (1 487 160 PLN)
“Dynamic and responsive Langmuir-Blodgett films”
leader: Jan Paczesny, PhD
post-doc: Prabhjot Sidhu Singh, PhD / Pumza Metne, PhD
PhD-student: MSc Eng. Rafał Zbonikowski
Students: Michał Folga, Mateusz Grotek, Aleksander Piasecki, Gunjan Tiwari

Directed assembly of functional materials 2020 - 2024
National Science Centre NCN SONATA 15 2019/35/D/ST5/03613 (800k PLN)
“Assembly of particle chains based on dielectrophoretic, magnetic and capillary effects”
leader: Konrad Giżyński, PhD
PhD student: Amit Patel (former) / Gunjan Tiwari
Contractor: Aleksander Piasecki

Bacteria detection in complex samples
2021 - 2025
National Science Centre NCN
PRELUDIUM BIS 2020/39/O/ST5/01017 (480k PLN)
“Development of a comprehensive bacteria detection procedure: the creation of a sensor and development of new protocols for sample preparation and deposition”
leader: Professor Maciej Daniel Wojtkowski
auxilary supervisor: Jan Paczesny, PhD
PhD-student: MSc Enkhlin Ochirbat
Completed projects

Modification of virion stability - stabilization and inactivation of viruses (2018 - 2023)
SONATA BIS 2017/26/E/ST4/00041 (1 863 120 PLN)
leader: Jan Paczesny, PhD
post-doc: Konrad Giżyński, PhD / Barłomiej Bończak, PhD Eng.
PhD student: MSc Sada Raza
PhD student: MSc Mateusz Wdowiak / MSc Patryk Mierzejewski
MSc student: Anna Sulicka, MSc Eng. (2020/2021)
MSc student: Sunday Ocholi Samson (2020/2021)
MSc student: Enkhlin Ochirbat (2020/2021)
MSc student: Sylwia Karoń, MSc Eng. (2019/2020)
MSc student: Jacek Kędzierski, MSc (2018/2019)

Dendritic polymers in solutions, condensed phases, at the air/water interface and on solid substrates - structure of the polymer versus its properties
NCN OPUS DEC-2012/07/B/ST5/02045
leader: professor Jacek Gregorowicz
main contractor: Jan Paczesny, PhD

Development of fast and efficient deposition of analyte in the electric field for improvement of sensing and biosensing (2018-2019)
National Science Centre PRELUDIUM 2017/27/N/ST4/02353
leader: MSc Eng. Łukasz Richter

Ultrafast sensor for bacteria detection based on bacteriophages (2013-2016)
National Science Centre grant SONATA DEC-2012/07/D/ST5/02240
leader: Jan Paczesny
contractors: Łukasz Richter, Karolina Włodyga, Agnieszka Sulej, Krzysztof Bielec

Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) platform (2014-2015)
within PBS grant "Bio-SERS"
leader: professor Robert Hołyst
contractors: Łukasz Richter and Jan Paczesny

Commercialization of new nanocomposite materials for biomedical applications (2015)
Foundation for Polish Science IMPULS 24/UD/SKILLS/2014
leader: Katarzyna Wybrańska
contractors: Agnieszka Sulej and Jan Paczesny

Cytotoxicity of nanomaterials (2014-2015)
Foundation for Polish Science IMPULS 24/UD/SKILLS/2014
leader: Jan Paczesny
contractor: Kinga Matuła

Thin films of ZnO quantum dots (2012-2015)
Ministry of Science and Higher Education grant Iuventus Plus IP2012 046572
leader: Jan Paczesny
contractor: Ilona Binkiewicz

Self-assembly of bolaamphiphiles (2011-2012)
National Science Centre PRELUDIUM DEC-2011/01/N/ST5/02917
leader: Jan Paczesny

From nano to micro scale: the movement of proteins and nanoparticles in complex fluids (2009-2012)
Foundation for Polish Science TEAM/2008-2/2
grant leader: professor Robert Hołyst
PhD student: Jan Paczesny

Quantum semiconductor nanostructures for applications in biology and medicine (2009-2012)
European grant POIG.01.01.02-00-008/08
leader: professor Robert Hołyst
contractor: Jan Paczesny