Jerzy Duszynski - Curriculum Vitae#

Degrees and titles:

• 1971 – graduated from the Warsaw University
  
• 1975 – was granted the degree of doctor (Ph.D.) in biological sciences at the Nencki Institute
  
• 1983 – was granted Doctor of Sciences degree (habilitation) at the Nencki Institute
  
• 1993 – was granted the title of professor by the President of the Republic of Poland
  
• 2007 – elected to Polish Academy of Sciences
  

Academic internships:

1976,1978, 1992 the USA (3 years in the laboratories of J.R. Williamson, Pennsylvania University, Philadelphia and K.F. LaNoue, PennState Univ., Hershey); 1985-1986, France (1 year in the laboratory of P.V. Vignais, Nucleaire Centre, Grenoble); numerous short-term internships in the laboratories of J.M. Tager (Amsterdam), W. Kunz (Magdeburg), F. Palmieri (Bari), J.P. Mazat (Bourdeaux), V.P. Skulachev (Moscow).

Scientific publications:

The scientific publications that I have co-authored have been jointly quoted more than 1800 times; 4 of them have been quoted more than 100 times.

Positions and functions at national and international institutions:

• Member of the Editorial Committee of European J. Biochemistry (1987-1996)
  
• Member of Scientific Committees of four European Bieoenergetics Conferences
  
• Deputy Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the FEBS Congress, Warsaw, 2004
  
• Coordinator of the Project of the European Union Centre of Excellence BRAINS
  
• Member of FEBS Publication Committee (2003- 2006)
  
• National delegate to BioMedSciences European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures (2005 – 2008);
  
• Chairman of the Research Infrastructure Group at Ministry of Science and Higher Education (term of office: 2006- 2009)
  
• Chairman of the Council of Directors of PAN Institutions (term of office: 2007- 2010)
  
• Member of the section P04 KBN for Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Biophysics (twice in the capacity of the chairman of the section)
  
• Member of the management of the Polish Molecular and Cellular Biology Network UNESCO/PAN (currently the network coordinator)
  
• Member of the Scientific Councils of a number of other PAN institutions
  
• Member of the International Advisory Committee at the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology
  
• Chairman of the Warsaw division of the Polish Biochemical Society (1998- 2006)
  
• Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Science and Higher Education (2008 – 2009)
  
• Dean of Biological and Agricultural Section of the Polish Academy of Sciences (2010- 2014)
  

Activity in the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology:

• Member of Scientific Council since 1990 (Secretary in the years 1990-1992)
  
• Chairman of Scientific Council (1996-2001)
  
• Head of the Laboratory of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes (1997–present)
  
• Head of Department of Cellular Biochemistry (1998-2002)
  
• Director (2003-2008)
  
• Coordinator of the Centre of Excellence BRAINS working under the 5th Framework Programme
  

Social activity:

• Chairman of the Committee for the Reform of the National Curriculum for Biology at Ministry of National Education (1990-2001)
  
• Co-author of a series of secondary school textbooks
  
• Author of numerous press articles popularizing modern science
  
• Leader of Solidarność at the Nencki Institute (1980-1985)
  
• Member and Chairman of the Town Council in Podkowa Leśna (1989-1993)