Tomasz Jan Guzik (born 8 March 1974 in

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, Poland) is a Polish physician scientist. Since 2012, he has been the Regius Professor of Physiology at the

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. He is a member of the

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and scientific societies of Poland, United Kingdom and the United States of America.

Early life and education

Guzik graduated in Medicine from Jagiellonian University School of Medicine in

, He continued his education in

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receiving a degree in molecular medicine from the

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where he studied under the guidance of Prof Keith M Channon. He received PhD degree in 2000 under the guidance of Prof Juliusz Pryjma and in 2004 became an Assistant Professor of

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Academic career

His scientific work concerns vascular biology and pharmacology of endothelium. His research focuses on the mechanisms of oxidative stress in human vasculature and on the search for novel

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which could be clinically more useful than vitamins currently available. Working in the

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in Oxford he found the possible relationships between genetic variation of human

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and free radical production and

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. He described selected mechanisms of

in human

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. Notable recognition that Guzik has received include the honorary Bernard and Joan Marshall Prize in Research Excellence from the British Society for Cardiovascular Research and the Corcoran Memorial Prize and Lecture from the American Heart Association in 2017. Guzik is the current Editor-in-Chief of Cardiovascular Research, a high-impact academic journal produced by the

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Honours

Guzik has received awards from the Polish Government, Crescendum Est Polonia Foundation,

and others. In 2010, he was awarded the

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. He was elected a Fellow of the

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in 2024.

References

1974 births Jagiellonian University alumni Alumni of the University of Oxford Emory University faculty Academic staff of Jagiellonian University Living people Polish physiologists Scientists from Kraków {{poland-med-bio-stub Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh