On the Curvature and Relaxation of Microtubule Plus-end Tips
Skóra T., Wu, J., Beckett, D., Xue, W, Voth, G. A.. & Bidone, T. C. On the Curvature and Relaxation of Microtubule Plus-end Tips. BioRxiv (2025)
CV
Education
- PhD in Chemistry, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, 2018-2023
- Postgraduate Diploma, Software Development Methods, AGH University of Science and Technology, 2017-2018
- PhD in Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, 2016-2018 (abandoned)
- MSc in Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, 2014-2016
- BSc in Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Silesian University, 2011-2014
Work experience
- 2025-2028: Junior Group Leader
- Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw
- 2023-2025: Postdoctoral Research Associate
- Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute, University of Utah
- Principal investigator: Dr. Tamara Carla Bidone
- 2018-2023: Research Assistant
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences
- Supervisor: Dr. Svyatoslav Kondrat
- Spring 2017: Trainee
- School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow
- Supervisor: Dr. Anna Stradomska-Szymczak
Grants
- 2025-2028: Polish Returns grant for a project titled: “From Coarse Grains to Atoms and Back: A Rigorous Multiscale Modeling Approach to Diffusion Under Macromolecular Crowding”
Publications
Chemical propulsion of hemozoin crystal motion in malaria parasites
Skóra T., Hastings, E. M., Carney, K. R., Fu, H. C., Bidone, T. C., & Sigala, P. A. Chemical propulsion of hemozoin crystal motion in malaria parasites. BioRxiv (2025)
Data-Driven Equation-Free Dynamics Applied to Many-Protein Complexes: The Microtubule Tip Relaxation
Wu, J., Dasetty, S., Beckett, D., Wang, Y., Xue, W., Skóra, T., Bidone, T. C., Ferguson, A. L., & Voth, G. A. Data-Driven Equation-Free Dynamics Applied to Many-Protein Complexes: The Microtubule Tip Relaxation. Biophysical Journal (2025)
On the importance of the diffusivity gradient term in Brownian dynamics simulations
Skóra, T. On the importance of the diffusivity gradient term in Brownian dynamics simulations. Biophysical Journal 123, 2638-2640 (2024)
Properties of Coherent Vibrational Wavepackets Critically Depend on the Method of Their Generation
Andrzejak, M., Mazur, G., Musser, A. J., Petelenz, P., & Skóra, T. Properties of Coherent Vibrational Wavepackets Critically Depend on the Method of Their Generation. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 128, 9837–9846 (2024)
Contributions of the individual domains of αIIbβ3 integrin to its extension: Insights from multiscale modeling
Skóra, T., Joshi, O., Yarema, A., Rabbitt, R. D., & Bidone, T. C. Contributions of the individual domains of αIIbβ3 integrin to its extension: Insights from multiscale modeling. Cytoskeleton 81, 393-408 (2024)
Size Sensitivity of Metabolite Diffusion in Macromolecular Crowds
Raczyłło, E., Gołowicz, D., Skóra, T., Kazimierczuk, K., & Kondrat, S. Size Sensitivity of Metabolite Diffusion in Macromolecular Crowds. Nano Letters 24, 4801–4809 (2024)
Bottom-up coarse-grained model of microtubule dynamics: A bridge between length- and timescales
Skóra, T., Beckett, D., & Bidone, T. C. Bottom-up coarse-grained model of microtubule dynamics: A bridge between length- and timescales. Biophysical Journal 123, 272a (2024)
Minimal Coarse-Grained Model for Immunoglobulin G: Diffusion and Binding under Crowding
Skóra, T., Słyk, E., & Kondrat, S. Minimal Coarse-Grained Model for Immunoglobulin G: Diffusion and Binding under Crowding. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 127, 7442–7448 (2023)
Crowding-regulated binding of divalent biomolecules
Skóra, T., Janssen, M., Carlson, A., & Kondrat, S. Crowding-regulated binding of divalent biomolecules. Physical Review Letters 130, 258401 (2023)
Diffusion and reactions under crowding: Theory and simulations
Skóra, T. Diffusion and reactions under crowding: Theory and simulations. PhD Thesis (2023)
How macromolecules softness affects diffusion under crowding
Słyk, E., Skóra T., & Kondrat, S. How macromolecules’ softness affects diffusion under crowding. Soft Matter 18, 5366–5370 (2022)
Conformation-changing enzymes and macromolecular crowding
Skóra, T., Popescu, M. N., & Kondrat, S. Conformation-changing enzymes and macromolecular crowding. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 23, 9065–9069 (2021)
Soft selection rules for femtosecond Pump–probe vibrational coherence spectroscopy
Andrzejak, M., Mazur, G., Skóra, T., & Petelenz, P. Soft selection rules for femtosecond pump–probe vibrational coherence spectroscopy. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 124, 23501-23510 (2020)
Macromolecular crowding: how shape and interactions affect diffusion
Skóra, T., Vaghefikia, F., Fitter, J., & Kondrat, S. Macromolecular crowding: how shape and interactions affect diffusion. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 124, 7537–7543 (2020)
Limitations of generic chromophore concept for femtosecond vibrational coherences
Andrzejak, M., Skóra, T., & Petelenz, P. Limitations of generic chromophore concept for femtosecond vibrational coherences. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 124, 3529-3535 (2020)
Is vibrational coherence a byproduct of singlet exciton fission?
Andrzejak, M., Skóra, T., & Petelenz, P. Is vibrational coherence a byproduct of singlet exciton fission? The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 123, 91–101 (2018)
Awards
- 2024: Second prize in the IPC PAS competition for the best paper published in 2023, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences
- 2024: Biophysical Society 2024 Annual Meeting Travel Award, Biophysical Society
- 2023: Distinction award for best PhD theses, Academic Computer Centre Cyfronet, AGH University of Krakow
- 2022: Young researchers IPC PAS, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences
- 2021: Awarded Poster at Microsymposium IPC PAS, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences
Service and leadership
- Science popularization at the 25th Science Picnic of Polish Radio and the Copernicus Science Center
- Member of Biophysical Society (since 2020)
- Student Scientific Association “Aqua Regia” at the University of Silesia (member 2011-2014; chairman in 2014)