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Karolina Mitusińska

Postdoctoral Researcher

Educational Background

PhD in Chemical Sciences
Silesian University of Technology, Poland

  • Topic: Implications of loop reconstruction on protein functionality

Master of Science in Chemistry
University of Warmia and Mazury, Poland

  • Topic: Analiza in silico struktury przestrzennej białek PAG pod kątem ich aktywności enzymatycznej (In silico analysis of structure and enzymatic properties of PAG proteins)

Professional Experience

Postdoctoral Researcher
International School for Advanced Studies, Trieste, Italy (02/2024–10/2025)

Research Assistant
Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland (11/2019–present)

Visiting Scientist
Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies, Heidelberg, Germany (09/2022–12/2022)


Selected Publications

Thirunavukarasu A.S., Szleper K., Tanriver G.,  Marchlewski I., Mitusinska K., Gora A., Brezovsky J.
Water migration through enzyme tunnels is sensitive to choice of explicit water model.
Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2025, 65 (1), 326–337. 
Bzówka M.*, Mitusińska K.*, Raczyńska A., Skalski T., Samol A., Bagrowska W., Magdziarz T., Góra A. 
Evolution of tunnels in α/β-hydrolase fold proteins—What can we learn from studying epoxide hydrolases? 
PLOS Computational Biology 2022, 18(5), e1010119. pp. 1-25. 
Mitusińska K., Wojsa P., Bzówka M., Raczyńska A., Bagrowska W., Samol A., Kapica P., Góra A. 
Structure-function relationship between soluble epoxide hydrolases structure and their tunnel network.
Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal 2022, 20, pp. 193-205. 
Bzówka M.*, Mitusińska K.*, Raczyńska A., Samol A., Tuszyński J.A., Góra A. 
Structural and Evolutionary Analysis Indicate That the SARS-CoV-2 Mpro Is a Challenging Target for Small-Molecule Inhibitor Design. 
International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2020, 21 (9), 3099; pp. 1-17. 
Magdziarz T., Mitusińska K., Bzówka M., Raczyńska A., Stańczak A., Banas M., Bagrowska W., Góra A. 
AQUA-DUCT 1.0: structural and functional analysis of macromolecules from an intramolecular voids perspective. 
Bioinformatics 2019, 36 (8), pp. 2599–2601. 
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