Dr Wioleta Zelek

Biography

Dr Wioleta Zelek is a UK DRI Emerging Leader with a prestigious Race Against Dementia (RAD) Fellowship – sponsored by Group Leader Prof Paul Morgan (UK DRI at Cardiff). Dr Zelek trained in Chemistry and after several years in the Biotech sector, returned to academia and undertook a PhD in Immunology, focused on the complement system. During her PhD, and Fellowships (ISSF Wellcome Trust, Health and Care Research Wales) she developed a toolbox of novel complement inhibitors, including patent protected drug candidates (PCT/EP2020/073430) and other tool reagents enabling the study of complement in animal disease models. Dr Zelek’s main goal over the course of the Fellowship project is to develop brain penetrant anti-complement drug candidates to target neuroinflammation, a critical driver of pathology in Alzheimer's disease.

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Oct 22, 2025 - Update

Dr Wioleta Zelek awarded Rising Research Star Award by Health and Care Research Wales

Congratulations to Dr Wioleta Zelek (UK DRI at Cardiff) who has been awarded the Rising...

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Sep 16, 2025 - Update

Three UK DRI researchers awarded prestigious UKRI Future Leader Fellowships

Congratulations to Dr Mathieu Bourdenx (UK DRI at UCL), Dr Sophie Morse (UK DRI at...

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