Piotr Kawczak

Dr. Piotr Kawczak

Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Pomorskie, Poland
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Biography

Piotr Kawczak, Pharm.D., Dr. Habil., is an assistant professor at the Medical University of Gdańsk, Poland. His research focuses on pharmacology, medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry, chemometrics, and pharmacoeconomics. It also integrates computational and experimental approaches to drug discovery, molecular pharmacology, and the evaluation of novel therapeutic strategies. He has extensive experience in biomedical and pharmaceutical research and has authored numerous scientific publications in the fields of oncology, precision medicine, and pharmaceutical sciences. His current research interests include biomarker-driven therapies, targeted anticancer treatments, molecular profiling, and the clinical translation of precision medicine. He also has a strong interest in evidence synthesis, scientific methodology, and the application of chemometric methods to pharmaceutical and biomedical research. In addition to his research activities, he is actively involved in academic teaching.

Affiliations

Medical University of Gdansk

Gdańsk, Pomorskie, Poland

Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Honors and Awards

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Scientific Award

Ministry of Health, Warsaw, Poland

Scientific Award as a member of a team for a series of publications regarding the theory and methods of optimization of chromatographic separations of bioanalytes

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Scientific Award

Ministry of Health, Warsaw, Poland

Scientific Award as a member of a team for a series of publications regarding exploration of cyclic adenosine receptors ligands of xanthine derivatives

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Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Scientific Award

Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland

Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Scientific Award as a member of a team for research on the physicochemical properties of biologically active substances with the use of new separation techniques and molecular modeling

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Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Didactic Award

Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland

Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Didactic Award as a member of a team for the publication of chapter about modern chromatography in contemporary teaching of the pharmaceutical analytics

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Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Scientific Award

Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland

Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Scientific Award as a member of a team for the studies of new analytical solutions supporting the efficient evaluation of drugs activity

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Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Scientific Award

Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland

Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Scientific Award as a member of a team for the studies of biological activity of medicines and environmental xenobiotics with the application of modern analytical and computational tools

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Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Scientific Award

Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland

Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Scientific Award as a member of a team for developing new solutions enabling the assessment of physicochemical properties and biological activity of xenobiotics using chromatographic methods and the QSRR approach

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Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Special Award

Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland

Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Special Award as a member of a team for publication "Chemometric analysis of bio-inspired micellar electrokinetic chromatographic systems-moddeling of retention mechanism and prediction of biological properties using bile salts surfactants"

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Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Special Award

Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland

Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Special Award as a member of a team for publication "Multivariate assessment of anticancer oleane triterpenoids lipophilicity"

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Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Scientific Award

Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland

Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Scientific Award as a member of a team for development and application of chromatographic, biochromatographic and electromigration methods for the evaluation of drug candidates

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Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Special Award

Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland

Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Special Award for publication "Abatacept, golimumab, and sarilumab as selected bio-originator disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs with diverse mechanisms of action in their current use in treatment"

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Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Special Award

Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland

Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Special Award for publication "Rituximab, apremilast, and upadacitinib as selected biosimilar and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs with diverse mechanisms of action: their current use in slowing down the progression of disease"

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Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Special Award

Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland

Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Special Award for publication "Compliance with the European Pregnancy Prevention Programme in isotretinoin treatment: safety outcomes and dose-related correlations"

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Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Special Award

Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland

Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Special Award for publication "Isotretinoin treatment for acne vulgaris: A five-year retrospective analysis of clinical and biochemical adverse effects"

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Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Special Award

Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland

Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Special Award for publication "Comparative mechanistic insights and therapeutic potential of pembrolizumab, durvalumab, and ipilimumab as immune checkpoint inhibitors in the targeted management of oral and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma"

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Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Special Award

Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland

Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Special Award for publication "Targeted therapies modulating mesenchymal - epithelial transition-linked oncogenic signaling in the tumor microenvironment: comparative profiling of capmatinib, bemcentinib, and galunisertib"

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Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Special Award

Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland

Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Special Award for publication "Pathway-Specific Therapeutic Modulation of Melanoma: Small-Molecule Inhibition of BRAF–MEK and KIT Signaling in Contemporary Precision Oncology with a Special Focus on Vemurafenib, Trametinib, and Imatinib"

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Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Special Award

Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland

Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Special Award for publication "The evolving role of second- and third-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors in gastrointestinal malignancies: advances in targeted therapy with sunitinib, regorafenib, and avapritinib"

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Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Special Award

Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland

Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Special Award for publication " Emerging therapeutic strategies in prostate cancer: targeted approaches using PARP inhibition, PSMA-directed therapy, and androgen receptor blockade with olaparib, lutetium (177Lu)vipivotide tetraxetan, and abiraterone"

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Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Special Award

Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland

Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Special Award for publication "Targeting VEGF, PARP, and FRα pathways in ovarian cancer: clinical advances with bevacizumab, rucaparib, and mirvetuximab soravtansine"

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Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Special Award

Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland

Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Special Award for publication "Molecular Targeting of EGFR, BRAF, and HER2 Signaling in Colorectal Cancer: Contemporary Advances with Panitumumab, Encorafenib, and Tucatinib"

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Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Special Award

Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland

Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Special Award for publication "Molecular Profiling and Targeted Therapeutic Strategies in Breast Cancer: Clinical Integration of HER2, CDK4/6, and PI3K Inhibition with Trastuzumab, Abemaciclib and Alpelisib"

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Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Special Award

Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland

Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Special Award for publication "Precision Medicine in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: Advances in BTK Inhibition, CD30-Directed Antibody–Drug Conjugates, and HDAC-Mediated Epigenetic Therapy with Pirtobrutinib, Brentuximab Vedotin, and Belinostat"

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Rector of Medical University of Gdansk

Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland

Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Special Award for publication "Diagnosis-Driven Targeted Therapy in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Clinical Integration of Tyrosine Kinase, BCL-2, and CD33-Directed Strategies with Midostaurin, Venetoclax, and Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin"

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Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Special Award

Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland

Rector of Medical University of Gdansk Special Award for publication "Therapeutic Targeting of VEGFR-2, PD-L1, and EGFR–MET Pathways in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Clinical Progress with Ramucirumab, Atezolizumab, and Amivantamab"

Experience

Professor (Assistant)

Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland

22 Nov 2010 - present

Post Doctoral Researcher

University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, USA

01 Jul 2008 - 01 Jul 2010

PhD trainee

Avans University of Applied Sciences, Breda, The Netherlands

01 Sep 2005 - 30 Jun 2006

PhD trainee

Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

01 Sep 2004 - 01 Nov 2004