Previous NHMRC Research Fellow (2012-2015), and a Future Industries Institute Foundation Fellow (2015-2021), and a current Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation Fellow in Childhood Wound Infections (2021-2026) at UniSA. Dr Kopecki research is focused on developing novel therapeutics for wound repair and working on understanding the mechanisms involved in wound healing, scar formation and fragile skin syndromes. Research involving skin blistering diseases, tissue regeneration, skin cancer, fibrosis and wound infection, as well as industry driven research questions. Integration of different approaches and biomaterials for the development of novel wound dressings and therapeutic approaches to improve healing and combat wound infection. Use of small and large animal models of wound healing, carcinogenesis, infection and skin blistering. Aim to use these models and knowledge gained to develop potential new therapies for the treatment of wounds to help improve the repair process.