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Maciej Spiegel

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MPharm PhD | Asst. Prof. at Wroclaw Medical University | Stanford's "World's Top 2% Scientists" | NCN Preludium Grant Recipient | Polish Academy of Sciences Awardee

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Maciej Spiegel @maciejspiegel.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
🔬 Top 2% Scientists list: one of the few rankings where a lower number is great news. #188,367 (2023) → #145,380 (2024) → #115,418 (2025) ‼️ *Self-citations excluded. Still skyrocketing! 🚀 In Chemical Physics: top 1% (#1,274/121,889) ⚛️ #Top2PercentScientists #CompChem
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Maciej Spiegel @maciejspiegel.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
📄 New paper in J.Phys.Chem. B! @pubs.acs.org How does 3-O-glucosylation modulate resveratrol's radical scavenging? We used QM-ORSA to study polydatin vs •OH in water and lipid-like media. 🔗 doi.org/10.1021/acs....
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How 3-O-Glucosylation Modulates Resveratrol Radical Scavenging: A QM-ORSA Study of Polydatin/Piceid, a Stilbenoid Glucoside
Abstract. The antioxidant properties of polydatin/piceid (3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-resveratrol), a stilbenoid polyphenol widely found in Vitaceae, Liliaceae,
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Maciej Spiegel @maciejspiegel.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
My computational chemistry & drug design hub is now live! 🧪 Instead of keeping everything scattered across institutional profiles & databases, I created a single place for my research, papers, projects & collaborations. Feedback welcome! 🔗 farmaceut.github.io #CompChem #QuantumChemistry #Academia
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Maciej Spiegel, MPharm, PhD — Computational and Pharmaceutical Chemist
In silico drug design across antioxidant chemistry, photodynamic therapy, and senotherapeutics at Wrocław Medical University.
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Maciej Spiegel @maciejspiegel.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
🇮🇹 Just back from Erasmus+ Staff Mobility at Universita della Calabria (Cosenza) where I reunited with Prof. Nino Russo – 5 years after my PhD visit in 2021! Results? 4 new joint papers already outlined! #ErasmusPlus #StaffMobility #UniCal #DFT #PDT #ComputationalChemistry
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Maciej Spiegel @maciejspiegel.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Woke up to a pretty cool milestone: 1,000 citations! 📈 Actually 1,001, so thanks to whoever pushed me over the edge! It’s one thing to publish research, but knowing it’s actually reaching others in the field is the real win. 🔬🙌 #Academia #ResearchImpact #Scholar #Science
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Maciej Spiegel @maciejspiegel.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Molecular Physics Early Career Researcher Prize 2024 — official profile article now out! 🎉 Outside my primary field of medicinal chemistry — which makes this even more special. 💪 🔗 lnkd.in/dMWYe3qD 🔗 lnkd.in/eqPFKjQr #MolecularPhysics #EarlyCareer
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Maciej Spiegel @maciejspiegel.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
A delayed update, but exciting 🙂 Mobility grant (IDUB, Wroclaw Medical University) secured last November. April 2026: research stay at Altınbaş Üniversitesi, Istanbul 🇹🇷 with Prof. Ebru Özdemir. Looking forward to international collaboration ✨ #ResearchMobility #InternationalCollaboration #IDUB
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Maciej Spiegel @maciejspiegel.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Secured my second UMW grant for research on Pt(II) complexes in oncology. I employ DFT/MD simulations and chemical synthesis to map structural descriptors, aiming to deliver a robust predictive framework for streamlined drug discovery. 🏆💊 #MedicinalChemistry #DrugDesign #CompChem #Oncology #DFT
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Maciej Spiegel @maciejspiegel.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Hear me out! 📢 My paper on Rubiadin & PDT is "Article of the Month" at WMU 🏆 Linking theory & oncology via ODE models. PL: wroclaw-medical-university.shorthandstories.com/terapia-foto... EN: wroclaw-medical-university.shorthandstories.com/light-therap... #Oncology #PDT #Science
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Jasna terapia
Terapia fotodynamiczna w onkologii
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Maciej Spiegel @maciejspiegel.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Another stop: Prague! 🇨🇿 I’ve been awarded a Visegrad Fellowship for a research stay at Charles University! I’ll be joining Prof.Burda to use QM/MM tools and see how gold(I) metallodrugs block thioredoxin reductase. 🧪 — Is it going to be a great 2 weeks of science in the V4? — Ano. 🤓 #Science #V4
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Maciej Spiegel @maciejspiegel.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Astonishing to see the Top 2% Scientists questionnaire now in English on Wroclaw Medical University – Young Science! Perfect for my English-speaking followers. mlodanauka.umw.edu.pl/six-new-ncn-... #Top2PercentScientists #YoungScientists #GlobalResearch
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From Research to Global Recognition
Maciej Spiegel, PhD, an assistant professor in the Research Group at the Department of Organic Chemistry and Drug Technology, has been named in the latest edition […]
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Maciej Spiegel @maciejspiegel.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
How does the natural dye hypericin fight cancer without heavy metals? 🧬 The secret is aggregation! Stacking molecules creates "vibronic rigidity" that suppresses energy loss and boosts triplet yields for PDT. Read: doi.org/10.1021/acs.... #Chemistry #PDT #CancerResearch #BioTech
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Aggregation Suppresses Internal Conversion and Enhances Triplet Yield in π-Rich Natural Dyes by Vibronic Coupling Control: A Case Study of Hypericin Supramolecular Assembly
Hypericin, a π-rich anthraquinone natural product, exhibits anomalously high triplet yields despite inherently weak spin–orbit coupling. Using long-time-scale molecular dynamics integrated with time-d...
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Maciej Spiegel @maciejspiegel.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
🐍🔥 New paper out! We used QM/MM to investigate the mechanism of Bothrops asper sPLA2, revealing a novel mixed single-water/assisted water pathway. This clarity is vital for advancing anti-venom drug development! 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.bi... #sPLA2 #Biochemistry
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Maciej Spiegel @maciejspiegel.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Our latest study in @pccp.rsc.org describes how metal–hemin complexes respond to light and whether they can reach the reactive states needed for antimicrobial photodynamic action. The results look encouraging. doi.org/10.1039/D5CP... #QuantumChemistry #Photochemistry #PDT #ComputationalChemistry
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On the photophysical properties of Al-, Ga- and In-hemin complexes: a quantum chemical investigation
Photophysical properties of the recently synthesized Al(iii), Ga(iii) and In(iii)-hemin complexes have been studied, in particular, the most important properties relevant to their proposed use as new ...
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Maciej Spiegel @maciejspiegel.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Excited to be at PSE Meeting 2025 in Funchal, Madeira! Sharing results from my Preludium project, funded by Polish National Science Center, with brilliant scientists 🌿🔬 #PSEMeeting2025 #Phytochemicals #NCN #PolishScience
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Maciej Spiegel @maciejspiegel.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
🔬 New paper! Mapped how vitexin & isovitexin fight free radicals. The mechanism completely flips depending on environment - lipids vs water use different pathways. Isovitexin edges ahead slightly but both are interesting. Open access: doi.org/10.1021/acs.... #Chemistry #Antioxidants #OpenAccess
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Antioxidant Power of Vitexin and Isovitexin Against OOH Radicals: A Comparative Theoretical Investigation
The antioxidant activity of vitexin and isovitexin─flavonoids widely found in various plants and used in traditional medicine─has been theoretically evaluated against the OOH radical. Multiple reactio...
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Maciej Spiegel @maciejspiegel.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Top 2% Scientists Worldwide (2025)! 🎉 Rocketed from 188,367 to 145,380! 🤯 Mixing pharma & computational chem to crack therapeutics. Shouts to mentors & PhD buds. 2026 ranking? Bet on it! 😎 #ScienceVibes #top2scientists
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Maciej Spiegel @maciejspiegel.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Another study! Now on computational design of anthraquinone-based, heavy-atom-free photosensitizers for two-photon #PDT in hypoxic tumors. 4 leads → Type I / II / III / broad-spectrum 🌟 🔗 doi.org/10.26434/che... #Chemistry #Photonics #CancerResearch #DrugDesign
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In Silico Design of Anthraquinone-Based Two-Photon Photosensitizers for NIR-Activated Photodynamic Therapy in Hypoxic Tumors
A computational strategy is presented for the rational design of anthraquinone- based, heavy-atom–free photosensitizers optimized for two-photon photodynamic therapy in hypoxic tumors within NIR regio...
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Maciej Spiegel @maciejspiegel.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
🔬 New insights into rubiadin phototoxicity for #PhotodynamicTherapy! Efficient Dexter energy transfer, acid–base speciation effects, & ODE models highlight its potential in #CancerResearch. 📄 Pre-print: doi.org/10.26434/che... #ComputationalChemistry #PDT
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Mechanistic and Kinetic Insights into Rubiadin Phototoxicity: Linking Theory to Photodynamic Efficiency
Phototoxic outcomes in photodynamic therapy depend sensitively on photosensitizer speciation, triplet formation pathways, and oxygen availability. Here, first-principles excited-state dynamics was com...
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Maciej Spiegel @maciejspiegel.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
New preprint on ChemRxiv! 🚀 It shows how aggregation suppresses internal conversion and enables triplet formation in hypericin assemblies. 🔗 doi.org/10.26434/che... #Chemistry #Photophysics #Photochemistry #OpenScience
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Aggregation Suppresses Internal Conversion and Enhances Triplet Yield in π-Rich Dyes by Vibronic Coupling Control: A Case Study of Hypericin Supramolecular Assembly
Hypericin, a naturally occurring anthraquinone dye, displays unusually high triplet quantum yields despite its weak spin–orbit coupling and strong propensity to aggregate in solution—an apparent contr...
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Maciej Spiegel @maciejspiegel.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
🎉Good news! I’ve been awarded a 2024 Molecular Physics Early Career Researcher Prize for research done during my visit to Weizmann Institute of Science, supervised by Prof. Jan M. L. Martin: doi.org/10.1080/0026... I’m shocked — more info soon!🤯 #quantumchemistry #science #award #compchem
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Post-CCSD(T) corrections to bond distances and vibrational frequencies: the power of Λ
The importance of post-CCSD(T) corrections as high as CCSDTQ56 for ground-state spectroscopic constants ( De, ωe, ωexe, and αe) has been surveyed for a sample of two dozen mostly heavy-atom diat...
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Maciej Spiegel @maciejspiegel.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
New paper out in Journal of Physical Chemistry B with Dr Adam Kowalczyk! We explored how structural differences—aglycone, glycoside, or glucuronide—affect flavonoid antioxidant activity using both experiments and quantum modeling. 🔗 doi.org/10.1021/acs.... #chemistry #DFT #antioxidants #science
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Aglycone, Glycoside, or Glucuronide? Experimental and Mechanistic Insights into the Antioxidative Potential of Gossypetin, Gossypin, and Hibifolin
Oxidative stress, caused by an imbalance between reactive oxygen species and antioxidants, drives chronic diseases such as cancer and neurodegeneration. This study investigates the antioxidant potenti...
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Maciej Spiegel @maciejspiegel.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Pre-proof out! 🌟 Soranjidiol emerges as a promising heavy-atom-free photosensitizer: doi.org/10.1016/j.jp... ⚡ Ultrafast ESIPT → long-lived triplet states 🔦 2-photon absorption → deep tissue action #PDT #Photochemistry #Photosensitizer #CompChem #TDDFT #Pharmacy #TDDFT
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