Prof. UM, Tomasz M. Karpiński

SCIENTIFIC PROFILE

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SCIENTIFIC INDICES

Total Impact Factor (IF): about 350
H-index: 30

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES

2021 - 4-months Scientific Internship "Discovery of Bioactive Compounds against Human Pathogenic Viruses or Bacteria: In Silico Approaches" (BioSol Centre, Bangladesh)
2021 - 2-months Internship "Structure-Based Virtual Screening for Bioinformatics" (Bose Informatics, India)
2021 - 2-week course "Genes to Pathways" (Decode Life, India)
2021 - 2-week International Training on Bio-informatics (Decode Life, India)
2020 - Training on "Molecular Docking" (Qstatix, India)
2020 - "Computer Aided Drug Discovery" training (Insight Bio-IT Solutions, India)
2020 - International e-Workshop "Docking, QSAR and Molecular Dynamics" (Ramaiah Institute of Technology, India)
2020 - Certificate in "Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP)" (European Commission)
2020 - Susceptibility testing of infectious agents and evaluation of performance of antimicrobial susceptibility test devices, ISO 20776-1:2019
2020 - Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Quantitative suspension test for the evaluation of basic bactericidal activity of chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Test method and requirements (phase 1), EN 1040:2005
2018 - Good Clinical Practice (Combacte NET - EFGCP Course)

WORK EXPERIENCE

From 2018, Head of the Chair and Department of Medical Microbiology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences (PUMS), Poland
2017-2018, Department of Genetics and Pharmaceutical Microbiology, PUMS, Poland
2007-2017, Department of Medical Microbiology, PUMS, Poland
2006-2007, Center of Alergology, Poznań, Poland
2004-2006, Dentin Dentistry, Poznań, Poland
2004-2006, Institute of Human Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences in Poznań, Poland
2002-2003, 111 Military Hospital, Poznań, Poland

EDUCATION

2019, Professor of Poznań University of Medical Sciences
2014, Specialization in Medical Microbiology
2012, Habilitation based on work "New peptide (Entap) with anti-proliferative activity produced by bacteria of genus Enterococcus"
2009, Ph.D. degree based on doctoral thesis "Clinical and cytokine response in gastric cancer associated with Helicobacter pylori"
2009, Graduated from Postgraduate Study of Laboratory Medicine, PUMS, Poznań, Poland
2006, Graduated from Postgraduate Study "Internet and mobile technologies", Poznań University of Technology, Poland
2005, Graduated from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (Master's degree in biology), Poland
2002, Graduated from Poznań University of Medical Sciences (M.D. degree), Poland

EDITORIAL ACTIVITY

Guest Editor of Special Issue "Microbiota and Cancer” in “Seminars in Cancer Biology” (IF 17.012)
Special Issue Editor of "Sensors in Microbiology" in "Sensors "
Advisory International Editorial Board Member of the "Journal of Molecular Docking"
Academic Editor of the "Plos One"
Associate Editorial Board Member of the "Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry"
Associate Editorial Board Member of the "Current Drug Research Reviews"
Associate Editorial Board Member of the "The Open Infectious Diseases Journal"
Editorial Board Member of the "World Journal of Pharmacology"
Editorial Board Member of the "Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Research"
Guest Editor of Special Issue "Toll-Like Receptors: from Infectious and Autoimmune Diseases to Cancers" in "Journal of Immunology Research"
Topic Editor of Research Topic "Antimicrobials and anticancers of bacterial origins" in "Frontiers in Microbiology"
Guest Editor of Special Issue "The importance of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in urinary tract infections" in "BioMed Research International"
Special Issue Editor of "Oral microbiota in health and disease" in "Microorganisms"
Editor-in-Chief of the "MicroMedicine"
Editorial Board Member of the "Herba Polonica"
Editor-in-Chief of the "European Journal of Biological Research"

JOURNALS REVIEWER

Advances in Dermatology and Allergology; Advances in Hygiene and Experimental Medicine; Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine; Annals of Tropical Pathology; Antibiotics; Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry; Antioxidants; Applied Sciences; BioFactors; Biofouling; Biology; Biomedicines; Biomolecules; BMC Veterinary Research; Briefings in Bioinformatics; Cancer Biology & Therapy; Cancer Medicine; Cancers; Cells; Central European Journal of Immunology; Chemistry and Biodiversity; Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma and Leukemia; Coatings; Communications Biology; Current Clinical Pharmacology; Current Drug Research Reviews; Current Microbiology; Dentistry Journal; Diagnostics; Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy; Drug Discovery Today; European Journal of Biological Research; European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology; Food and Function; Frontiers in Bioscience Landmark; Frontiers in Microbiology; Frontiers in Oncology; Frontiers in Pharmacology; Gazi University Journal of Sciences; Gut Microbes; Healthcare; Heliyon; Herba Polonica; Human Cell; Immunotherapy; Infection and Drug Resistance; Indian Journal of Experimental Biology; Infection and Drug Resistance; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology; International Journal of Molecular Sciences; International Microbiology; Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology; Journal of Clinical Medicine; Journal of Fungi; Journal of King Saud University - Science; Journal of Oral Microbiology; Journal of Pre-Clinical and Clinical Research; Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture; Leczenie Ran; Life; Longhua Chinese Medicine; Marine Drugs; Materials; Medical Oncology; Medicina; Medyczna Wokanda; Metabolites; MicroMedicine; Microorganisms; Molecular Biology Reports; Molecules; Nutrients; Oncology Reports; Oral; Pathogens; PeerJ; Pharmacy; Phytochemistry; Phytotherapy Research; Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Research; Pharmaceutical Biology; Pharmaceuticals; Pharmacy; Phytochemistry; PlosONE; Polish Journal of Microbiology; Polymers; Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins; Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods; Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences; Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal; Science of the Total Environment; Scientific Reports; Seminars in Cancer Biology; Sustainability; Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment; Thalassas; Theranostics; Translational Cancer Research; Veterinary Sciences; Viruses; World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology; World Journal of Surgical Oncology.

OTHER ACTIVITY

from 2021 – Member of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants, National Research Institute, Poznań, Poland
from 2017 – Expert of the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR) in the Framework of the Intelligent Development Operational Program
2015-2021 – Member of the District Medical Court of the Wielkopolska Medical Chamber
2015-2017 – Member of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Public Health - National Institute of Hygiene, Warsaw, Poland
from 2014 – Reviewer of projects in the program of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education "Iuventus Plus"

MEMBERSHIP IN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES

vice-chairman of the Poznań Branch of the Polish Society of Microbiologists
member of the International Society for Infectious Diseases
member of the World Society for Virology
member of the Phytochemical Society of Europe
member of the Free International Association of Researchers on Natural Substances
member of the Polish Botanical Society
member of Publication Integrity and Ethics
member of The International Working Group on Natural Compounds

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

2022

Karpiński TM, Ożarowski M, Stasiewicz M. Carcinogenic microbiota and its role in colorectal cancer development. Semin Cancer Biol. 2022; 86: 420-430 (IF: 17.012) Publisher PubMed
Stasiewicz M, Karpiński TM. The oral microbiota and its role in carcinogenesis. Semin Cancer Biol. 2022; 86: 633-642 (IF: 17.012) Publisher PubMed
Ożarowski M, Karpiński TM, Alam R, Łochyńska M. Antifungal properties of chemically defined propolis from various geographical regions. Microorganisms. 2022; 10(2): 364 (IF: 4.926)
Gebrayel P, Nicco C, Al Khodor S, Biliński J, Caselli E, Comelli EM, Egert M, Giaroni C, Karpiński TM, Łoniewski I, Mulak A, Reygner J, Samczuk P, Serino M, Sikora M, Terranegra A, Ufnal M, Villeger R, Pichon C, Konturek P, Edeas M. Microbiota medicine: towards clinical revolution. J Transl Med. 2022; 20: 111 (IF: 8.459)
Bravo-Arrepol G, Becerra J, Ortiz L, Cabrera-Pardo J, Schmidt B, Heydenreich M, Kelling A, Sperlich E, Karpiński TM, Paz C. Bromination of eudesmin isolated from Araucaria araucana induces epimerization and give bromine derivatives with loss of anti-Candida activity. Nat Prod Res. 2022 (IF: 2.488)
Rahman Md.M, Al Noman Md.A, Hossain Md.W, Alam R, Akter S, Kabir Md.M, Uddin Mohammad J, Amin Md.Z, Syfuddin HM, Akhter S, Karpiński TM. Curcuma longa L. prevents the loss of β-tubulin in the brain and maintains healthy aging in Drosophila melanogaster. Mol Neurobiol. 2022; 59(3): 1819-1835 (IF: 5.687)
Shams ul Hassan S, Samanta S, Dash R, Karpiński TM, Habibi E, Sadiq A, Ahmadi A, Bunagu S. The neuroprotective effects of fisetin, a natural flavonoid in neurodegenerative diseases: focus on the role of oxidative stress. Front Pharmacol. 2022; 13: 1015835 (IF: 5.988)
Mrozikiewicz AE, Kurzawińska G, Szpera-Goździewicz A, Potograbski M, Ożarowski M, Karpiński TM, Barlik M, Jędrzejczak P, Drews K. Effects of TIMP1 rs4898 gene polymorphism on early-onset preeclampsia development and placenta weight. Diagnostics. 2022; 12(7): 1637 (IF: 3.992)
Wolski H, Ożarowski M, Kurzawińska G, Bogacz A, Wolek M, Łuszczyńska M, Drews K, Mrozikiewicz AE, Mikołajczak PŁ, Kujawski R, Czerny B, Karpiński TM, Seremak-Mrozikiewicz A. Expression of ABCA1 transporter and LXRA/LXRB receptors in placenta of women with late onset preeclampsia. J Clin Med. 2022; 11(16): 4809 (IF: 4.964)
Bai Y, Henry J, Karpiński TM, Wlodkowic D. High-throughput phototactic ecotoxicity biotests with nauplii of Artemia franciscana. Toxics. 2022; 10(9): 508 (IF: 4.472)
Samad A, Meghla Nigar S, Nain Z, Karpiński TM, Rahman Md.S. Immune epitopes identification and designing of a multi-epitope vaccine against bovine leukemia virus: a molecular dynamics and immune simulation approaches. Cancer Immunol Immunother. 2022; 71(10): 2535-2548 (IF: 6.630)
Elkazzaz M, Ahmed A, Abo-Amer YE-E, Hydara T, Haikal A, Abd El RDN, Eltayb WA, Wang X, Karpiński TM, Hamza D, Jabbar B, Shamkh IM. In silico discovery of GPCRs and GnRHRs as novel binding receptors of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein could explain neuroendocrine disorders in COVID-19. Vaccines. 2022; 10(9): 1500 (IF: 4.961)
Quazi S, Jangi R, Gavas S, Karpiński TM. Artificial intelligence and machine learning in medicinal chemistry and validation of emerging drug targets. In: Advancements in controlled drug delivery systems. Eds. Verma S, Verma SK. IGI Global, 2022: 27-43.
New findings from natural substances. Eds.Tiezzi A, Ovidi E, Karpiński TM. Bentham Science Publishers, 2022: 235.
Karpiński TM, Adamczak A, Ożarowski M. Radioprotective effects of plants from the Lamiaceae family. Anticancer Agents Med Chem. 2022; 22(1): 4-19 (IF: 2.527) Publisher PubMed

2021

Karpiński TM, Ożarowski M, Alam R, Łochyńska M, Stasiewicz M. What do we know about antimicrobial activity of astaxanthin and fucoxanthin? Mar Drugs. 2022; 20(1): 36 (IF 6.085) Publisher PubMed
Karpiński TM. Evidence is insufficient to suggest that probiotics may reduce the risk of oral cancer. J Evid Based Dent Practice. 2021; 21(4): 101637 (IF 5.267) Publisher
Karpiński TM. Zastosowanie antyseptyków w leczeniu ran. Chir Dypl. 2021; 16(5): 14-18 Publisher
Wlodkowic D, Karpiński TM. Live-cell systems in real-time biomonitoring of water pollution: practical considerations and future perspectives. Sensors. 2021; 21(21): 7028 (IF 3.576) Publisher PubMed
Chanaj-Kaczmarek J, Osmałek T, Szymańska E, Winnicka K, Karpiński TM, Dyba M, Bekalarska-Dębek M, Cielecka-Piontek J. Development and evaluation of thermosensitive hydrogels with binary mixture of Scutellariae baicalensis radix extract and chitosan for periodontal diseases treatment. Int J Mol Sci. 2021; 22(21): 11319 (IF 5.924) Publisher PubMed
Pokhrel S, Bouback TA, Samad A, Nur SM, Alam R, Abdullah-Al-Mamun M, Nain Z, Imon RR, Talukder MEK, Tareq MMI, Hossen MS, Karpiński TM, Ahammad F, Qadri I, Rahman MS. Spike protein recognizer receptor ACE2 targeted identification of potential natural antiviral drug candidates against SARS-CoV-2. Int J Biol Macromol. 2021; 191: 1114-1125 (IF 6.953) Publisher PubMed
Magiełda-Stola J, Kurzawińska G, Ożarowski M, Karpiński TM, Drews K, Seremak-Mrozikiewicz A. The significance of VDR genetic polymorphisms in the etiology of preeclampsia in pregnant Polish women. Diagnostics. 2021; 11(9): 1698 (IF 3.706) Publisher PubMed
Stasiewicz M, Kwaśniewski M, Karpiński TM. Microbial associations with pancreatic cancer: a new frontier in biomarkers. Cancers. 2021; 13(15): 3784 (IF 6.639) Publisher PubMed
Karpiński TM, Ożarowski M, Seremak-Mrozikiewicz A, Wolski H, Adamczak A. Plant preparations and compounds with activities against biofilms formed by Candida spp. J Fungi. 2021; 7(5): 360 (IF 5.816) Publisher PubMed
Ożarowski M, Karpiński TM, Zielińska A, Souto EB, Wielgus K. Cannabidiol in neurological and neoplastic diseases: latest developments on the molecular mechanism of action. Int J Mol Sci. 2021; 22(9): 4294 (IF 5.923) Publisher PubMed
Behzadi P, García-Perdomo HA, Karpiński TM. Toll-like receptors: general molecular and structural biology. J Immunol Res. 2021; 2021: 9914854 (IF 4.818) Publisher PubMed
Patel A, Dey S, Shokeen K, Karpiński TM, Sivaprakasam S, Kumar S, Manna D. Sulfonium-based liposome-encapsulated antibiotics deliver a synergistic antibacterial activity. RSC Med Chem. 2021; 12(6): 1005-1015 Publisher
Karpiński TM, Kwaśniewski M, Ożarowski M, Alam R. In silico studies of selected xanthophylls as potential candidates against SARS-CoV-2 targeting main protease (Mpro) and papain-like protease (PLpro). Herba Pol. 2021; 67(2): 1-8 Publisher
Bogacz A, Mikołajczak PŁ, Wołek M, Górska A, Szulc M, Ożarowski M, Kujawski R, Czerny B, Wolski H, Karpiński TM, Seremak-Mrozikiewicz A. Combined effects of methyldopa and flavonoids on the expression of selected factors related to inflammatory processes and vascular diseases in human placenta cells - an in vitro study. Molecules. 2021; 26(5): 1259 (IF 4.411) Publisher PubMed
Megraud F, Bruyndonckx R, Coenen S, Wittkop L, Huang TD, Hoebeke M, Bénéjat L, Lehours P, Goossens H, Glupczynski Y; European Helicobacter pylori Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Working Group, including Karpiński TM. Helicobacter pylori resistance to antibiotics in Europe in 2018 and its relationship to antibiotic consumption in the community. Gut. 2021; gutjnl-2021-324032 (IF 23.059) Publisher PubMed
Ożarowski M, Karpiński TM, Szulc M, Wielgus K, Kujawski R, Wolski H, Seremak-Mrozikiewicz A. Plant phenolics and extracts in animal models of preeclampsia and clinical trials - review of perspectives for novel therapies. Pharmaceuticals. 2021; 14(3): 269 (IF 5.863) Publisher PubMed
Tabassum A, Samdani MN, Dhali TC, Alam R, Ahammad F, Samad A, Karpiński TM. Transporter associated with antigen processing 1 (TAP1) expression and prognostic analysis in breast, lung, liver, and ovarian cancer. J Mol Med. 2021: 10.1007/s00109-021-02088-w (IF 4.427) Publisher PubMed
Wolski H, Kurzawińska G, Ożarowski M, Mrozikiewicz AE, Drews K, Karpiński TM, Bogacz A, Seremak-Mrozikiewicz A. Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and haplotypes in the etiology of recurrent miscarriages. Sci Rep. 2021; 11(1): 4646 (IF 4.379) Publisher PubMed
Karpiński TM, Ożarowski M, Seremak-Mrozikiewicz A, Wolski H, Wlodkowic D. The 2020 race towards SARS-CoV-2 specific vaccines. Theranostics. 2021; 11(4): 1690-1702 (IF 11.556) Publisher PubMed

2020

Sopata M, Karpiński TM, Jakubowicz J, Sopata M. Development of tantalum with highly hydrophilic surface and antimicrobial properties obtained by micro-arc oxidation process. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2020; doi: 10.1002/jbm.b.34748 (IF 3.368) Publisher PubMed
Paz C, González-Chavarría I, Freire E, Ortiz L, Karpiński TM, Duprat F, Baggio R. Phytochemical and crystallographic studies of Azara dentata extracts and its cytotoxic effects on human breast cancer cell, MCF-7. J Chil Chem Soc. 2020; 65(3): 4891-4894 (IF 1.034) Publisher
Karpiński TM, Sopata M, Mańkowski B. Skuteczność przeciwdrobnoustrojowa antyseptyków wyzwaniem w ranach trudno gojących się. Leczenie Ran. 2020; 17(2): 88-94 Publisher
Hampelska K Jaworska MM, Babalska ZŁ, Karpiński TM. The role of oral microbiota in intra-oral halitosis. J Clin Med. 2020; 9(8): 2484 (IF 4.241) Publisher PubMed
Adamczak A, Ożarowski M, Karpiński TM. Curcumin, a natural antimicrobial agent with strain-specific activity. Pharmaceuticals. 2020; 13(7): 153 (IF 5.863) Publisher PubMed
Behzadi P, García-Perdomo HA, Karpiński TM, Issakhanian L. Metallo-ß-lactamases: a review. Mol Biol Rep. 2020; DOI: 10.1007/s11033-020-05651-9 (IF 2.316) Publisher PubMed
Gmur MK, Karpiński TM. Povidone-iodine in wound healing and prevention of wound infections. Eur J Biol Res. 2020; 10(3): 232-239 Publisher
Szkołuda P, Karpiński TM. Polyhexanide (PHMB) – properties and applications in medicine. Eur J Biol Res. 2020; 10(3): 225-231 Publisher
Zeidler A, Karpiński TM. SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2 comparison of three emerging coronaviruses. Jundishapur J Microbiol. 2020; 13 (6): e103744 (IF 0.747) Publisher
Zeidler A, Karpiński TM. What do we know about SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19 disease? J Pre Clin Clin Res. 2020; 14(2): 33-38 Publisher
Sopata M, Jawień A, Mrozikiewicz-Rakowska B, Augusewicz Z, Bakowska M, Samson I, Gabriel M, Grzela T, Karpiński TM, et al. Wytyczne postępowania miejscowego w ranach niezakażonych, zagrożonych infekcją oraz zakażonych – przegląd dostępnych substancji przeciwdrobnoustrojowych stosowanych w leczeniu ran. Zalecenia Polskiego Towarzystwa Leczenia Ran. Leczenie Ran. 2020; 17(1): 1-21 Publisher
Ożarowski M, Karpiński TM. Extracts and flavonoids of Passiflora species as promising anti-inflammatory and antioxidant substances. Curr Pharmac Design. 2020; DOI: 10.2174/1381612826666200526150113 (IF 3.116) Publisher PubMed
Freitas AR, Karpiński TM, Li B. Editorial: Antimicrobials and anticancers of bacterial origins. Front Microbiol. 2020; 11: 842 (IF 5.640) Publisher PubMed
Karpiński TM. Essential oils of Lamiaceae family plants as antifungals. Biomolecules. 2020; 10(1): 103 (IF 4.879) Publisher PubMed
Adamczak A, Ożarowski M, Karpiński TM. Antibacterial activity of some flavonoids and organic acids widely distributed in plants. J Clin Med. 2020; 9(1): pii: E109 (IF 4.241) Publisher PubMed

2019

Karpiński TM. The microbiota and pancreatic cancer. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2019; 48(3): 447-464 (IF 3.366) Publisher PubMed
Karpiński TM, Adamczak A. Fucoxanthin - an antibacterial carotenoid. Antioxidants. 2019; 8(8): pii: E239 (IF 4.520) Publisher PubMed
Karpiński TM. Efficacy of octenidine against Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains. Eur J Biol Res. 2019; 9(3): 135-140 Publisher
Przybyłek I, Karpiński TM. Antibacterial properties of propolis. Molecules. 2019; 24(11): pii: E2047 (IF 3.060) Publisher PubMed
Karpiński TM. Marine macrolides with antibacterial and/or antifungal activity. Mar Drugs. 2019; 17(4): pii: E241 (IF 3.772) Publisher PubMed
Karpiński TM. Role of oral microbiota in cancer development. Microorganisms. 2019; 7(1): pii: E20 (IF 4.167) Publisher PubMed

2018

Karpiński TM. Selected medicines used in iontophoresis. Pharmaceutics. 2018; 10(4): 204 (IF 4.773) Publisher PubMed
Karpiński TM, Adamczak A. Anticancer activity of bacterial proteins and peptides. Pharmaceutics. 2018; 10(2): 54 (IF 4.773) Publisher PubMed
Karpiński TM, Adamczak A, Rusińska A. Contribution to the bryoflora of the Chochołowska Valley in the Polish Tatra Mountains. Eur J Biol Res. 2018; 8(4): 263-269 Publisher
Górski P, Rusińska A, Karpiński TM, Adamczak A. New distributional data on bryophytes of Poland and Slovakia, 14. Steciana. 2018; 22(2): 51-54 Publisher