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By order of the President of the Republic of Poland of 15 May 2024, Monika Zbucka-Krętowska, Jarosław Daniluk, and Michał Tomczyk were awarded the academic title of professor. Our sincere congratulations!
Professor Monika Zbucka-Krętowska graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the Medical University of Bialystok. She is a specialist in obstetrics and gynaecology and holds a specialisation in endocrinology. As a gynaecologist-endocrinologist, she works at the Outpatient Clinic for Gynaecological Endocrinology and the Outpatient Clinic for Reproductive Health at the Medical University of Bialystok Clinical Hospital and at the Outpatient Clinic for Child and Girl Gynaecology at the Medical University of Bialystok Children's Clinical Hospital.She started her scientific work as a third-year student under the supervision of Prof. Sławomir Wołczyński in the Department of Gynaecological Endocrinology. After receiving her medical degree, she continued her scientific activity during her doctoral studies, which she completed with the defence of her doctoral thesis in 2007 on the basis of the thesis entitled: ‘Expression of estrogen receptor genes α and β, progesterone receptor, aromatase and tomoregulin 2 in myometrium and uterine myomas.’ From the very beginning of her career, she participated in research work in a centre abroad at the University Hospital of Caen in France as a two-time scholarship holder of the French Government. She gained professional experience in combination with research work under the guidance of Professor Peter Von Theobald, head of the Department of Gynecology Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, University Hospital of Caen, and Professor Marie Laure Kottler, head of the Department of Reproduction and Genetics, University Hospital of Caen (CHU de Caen Normandie).
In 2018, she was awarded a postdoctoral degree in medical sciences on the basis of her scientific achievement ‘Research on pathogenetic mechanisms and early biomarkers of selected pregnancy pathologies’.
Her scientific output to date comprises 51 papers, including 43 original papers and 8 review papers with a total IF of 118.039 and an MNiSW/MEiN score of 2680 points, her publication's Hirsch index is 13. She has also co-authored 5 chapters in monographs and textbooks.
She has gained professional experience in numerous centres abroad: Gynecological Department, Hospitais da Universitade de Coimbra, Portugal, Gynecological Department, Radiology Department, Boston University School of Medicine / Boston Medical Center, USA. She has also received training in clinical research conducted by the Vienna School of Clinical Research. She further developed her skills in prenatal diagnosis under the guidance of Professor Kypros Nicolaides at Kings College Hospital, London, UK, which resulted in Fetal Medicine Foundation certification in ultrasound in prenatal diagnosis. She also completed a research and training internship at the Stem Cell Institute at James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
The main area of scientific interest, which has resulted in innovative publications, is research on the search for early biomarkers of pregnancy pathology and understanding the pathogenetic mechanisms of abnormal fetal development. The most significant area of research in the output included the search for pathomechanisms leading to fetal macrosomia and the analysis of early biomarkers of abnormal birth weight, as well as the assessment of mechanisms related to the adverse effects of bisphenol A on the course of pregnancy and reproductive health. There is no doubt that the results of the studies to date significantly increase our knowledge of the factors that are potentially involved in the pathogenesis of abnormal fetal development.
In her scientific activity, Prof. Zbucka-Krętowska also pays attention to legal and medical aspects in perinatology, including accessibility to early detection and treatment of birth defects as an element of prevention of social exclusion. Another important direction of her scientific activity is research into neoplastic diseases of the reproductive organs in the context of the search for early biomarkers and knowledge of pathogenetic mechanisms.
Professor Monika Zbucka-Krętowska is the supervisor of two doctoral theses completed with public defence and the scientific supervisor of 4 doctoral students. She has reviewed three doctoral theses and a number of master's theses, and was a reviewer in the procedure for awarding the postdoctoral degree.
Professor Monika Zbucka-Krętowska is the supervisor of two doctoral theses completed with public defence and the scientific supervisor of 4 doctoral students. She has reviewed three doctoral theses and a number of master's theses, and was a reviewer in the procedure for awarding the postdoctoral degree.
In 2019, a series of publications by Prof. Monika Zbucka-Krętowska was recognised by the Minister of Health as significant achievements in scientific activity for conducting innovative scientific research and development work in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology, for which the professor received the Individual Award of the Minister of Health. She was also repeatedly awarded individual prizes by the Rector of the Medical University of Bialystok for her scientific achievements.
For many years, Prof. Monika Zbucka-Krętowska has been the coordinator of the government's ‘Comprehensive Procreative Health Programme’, which is implemented at the Procreative Health Clinic at the Medical University of Bialystok Clinical Hospital. She is also the project manager of the project acquired through the Medical Research Agency's competition ‘Randomised, controlled, double-blind clinical trial evaluating the effect of metformin treatment on endometrial function in women diagnosed with idiopathic infertility’ and co-researcher of the project ‘Evaluation of the effect of metformin on fertility in patients treated with I-131 for papillary thyroid cancer’.
Prof. Monika Zbucka-Krętowska is the coordinator of didactics for the subject of obstetrics and gynaecology at the Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences and Faculty of Pharmacy at the Medical University of Bialystok and supervises the didactics implemented by four clinical units. He is also one of the specialists participating in the specialisation examinations at the Centre for Medical Examinations.
Prof. Monika Zbucka-Krętowska is the coordinator of didactics for the subject of obstetrics and gynaecology at the Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences and Faculty of Pharmacy at the Medical University of Bialystok and supervises the didactics implemented by four clinical units. He is also one of the specialists participating in the specialisation examinations at the Centre for Medical Examinations.
Since 2019, she has been heading the Department of Gynecological Endocrinology and Adolescent Gynecology, which she organised using the staff of the Medical University of Bialystok Clinical Hospital and the J. Śniadecki Provincial Complex Hospital in Bialystok.
Prof. Monika Zbucka-Krętowska's passion is ... solving gynaecological and endocrinological puzzles for women, teenage and younger girls. In her free time she loves dancing and music ... especially latino and Italian music (No 1 is ... ‘Acapulco’). For 6 years of studies she was a chorister of the Choir of the Medical Academy in Bialystok as first soprano.
Privately, wife of busy Adam, mother of Karina and Adam Jr.
Prof. Monika Zbucka-Krętowska's passion is ... solving gynaecological and endocrinological puzzles for women, teenage and younger girls. In her free time she loves dancing and music ... especially latino and Italian music (No 1 is ... ‘Acapulco’). For 6 years of studies she was a chorister of the Choir of the Medical Academy in Bialystok as first soprano.
Privately, wife of busy Adam, mother of Karina and Adam Jr.
Professor Jarosław Daniluk is a graduate of the Faculty of Medicine at the Medical University of Bialystok. He is a specialist in internal medicine and gastroenterology. He started his professional and scientific work in 1999 in the Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine at the MUB (under the direction of Professor dr hab. Andrzej Dąbrowski), where he has worked ever since. Since 2017, he has served as deputy head of the Department.He obtained his doctoral degree in medical sciences in 2005. From 2008, he spent a 3-year research internship at the prestigious MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA. After returning home, he obtained his postdoctoral degree in medical sciences in 2019 on the basis of his accomplishments and the series of papers ‘Influence of the interaction of environmental factors and genetic disorders on the development of pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer’.
The scientific interests of Prof. Jarosław Daniluk include primarily issues related to pathomechanisms, diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic diseases, with particular emphasis on pancreatic cancer, as well as issues related to inflammatory bowel diseases and diseases caused by Helicobacter pylori infection. Prof. Jarosław Daniluk's scientific output includes papers with a total IF-188, Hirsch index-14, 2921 MEiN points and 1077 citations according to the Web of Science database. He has repeatedly received awards from the Rector of the MUB for his scientific achievements. He was appointed a reviewer of doctoral and postdoctoral theses and scientific publications in Polish and international journals.
He is a supervisor of two completed doctoral theses and three in progress, for many years he has been a supervisor of a student scientific association operating at the Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine. Head of specialisation of five doctors in the field of internal diseases and gastroenterology, coordinator of postgraduate internship of doctors at the Bialystok University Clinical Hospital. From 2015 to the present, by the decision of the Podlasie Voivode, Prof Jarosław Daniluk has been a provincial consultant in internal medicine in the Podlasie Voivodeship. From 2014 to 2018, he served as President of the Bialystok Branch of the Polish Society of Gastroenterology, and in 2021 he was elected to the PSGE General Board. Since 2022, he has served as Vice-Chairman of the Podlasie Branch of the Polish Society of Internal Medicine.
For many years, he has been a member of the Quality of Education Committee of the Medical University of Bialystok. In 2020, he was elected to the Senate of the Medical University of Bialystok. Since 2022, he has been Vice-Chairman of the Social Council of the Medical University of Bialystok Children's Clinical Hospital. In 2024, he became a graduate of the postgraduate programme ‘MBA in Healthcare’.
He is a supervisor of two completed doctoral theses and three in progress, for many years he has been a supervisor of a student scientific association operating at the Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine. Head of specialisation of five doctors in the field of internal diseases and gastroenterology, coordinator of postgraduate internship of doctors at the Bialystok University Clinical Hospital. From 2015 to the present, by the decision of the Podlasie Voivode, Prof Jarosław Daniluk has been a provincial consultant in internal medicine in the Podlasie Voivodeship. From 2014 to 2018, he served as President of the Bialystok Branch of the Polish Society of Gastroenterology, and in 2021 he was elected to the PSGE General Board. Since 2022, he has served as Vice-Chairman of the Podlasie Branch of the Polish Society of Internal Medicine.
For many years, he has been a member of the Quality of Education Committee of the Medical University of Bialystok. In 2020, he was elected to the Senate of the Medical University of Bialystok. Since 2022, he has been Vice-Chairman of the Social Council of the Medical University of Bialystok Children's Clinical Hospital. In 2024, he became a graduate of the postgraduate programme ‘MBA in Healthcare’.
Professor Michał Tomczyk is a pharmacist. He completed his pharmaceutical studies in 1995 at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the then Medical Academy in Białystok. He started his scientific work at the Department of Pharmacognosy of the Medical University of Bialystok while still a student, where he was employed successively as a student-trainee, assistant, assistant professor and finally as the head of the Department. From 1995 to 2007, he also worked as an assistant in the hospital pharmacy of the K. Dłuski Provincial Specialist Hospital in Białystok. In 2002, under the supervision of Prof. dr. hab. Jan Gudej, he defended his doctoral thesis entitled ‘Phytochemical studies of the herb Ficaria verna Huds.’ at the Medical Academy in Łódź, and in 2015, on the basis of his scientific achievements and the submitted habilitation thesis ‘Characteristics of polyphenolic compounds in selected plants of the genus Potentilla sensu lato and their antitumour properties’, he was granted the degree of Doctor habilitated of Pharmaceutical Sciences. He holds a specialisation in apothecary pharmacy. Since 2007, he has been Head of the Department of Pharmacognosy at the MUB. From 2016 to 2019, he was the Vice-Dean for Development of the Faculty of Pharmacy with the Division of Laboratory Medicine at the Medical University of Bialystok. From 2019 to 2020, he served as Pro-Dean for Science, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Medical University of Bialystok. In the current term, he is a member of the MUB Senate. Since 2018, he has been a member of the Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Natural Products Analysis Team of the Committee of Analytical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences and of the Accreditation and Training Programme Team at the Centre for Postgraduate Medical Education (CPME). Prof Tomczyk is an active member of many international scientific societies including the Polish Pharmaceutical Society, The Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (GA) and The Phytochemistry Society of Europe (PSE). From 2018 to the present, he has been editor-in-chief of the only international Polish pharmaceutical journal indexed in JCR, Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica-Drug Research. He also serves as an associate editor for two journals Frontiers in Pharmacology (sec. Ethnopharmacology) and Open Chemistry (DeGryer). He is a member of the editorial committees of the journals: Planta Medica, Metabolites, Acta Pharmaceutica Hungarica and Pharmacognosy Communications. This year he was reappointed to the Dietary Supplements Panel of the Chief Sanitary Inspector.Prof. Michał Tomczyk has established numerous collaborations with the MUB teams and national research centres: Prof. Sebastian Granica (Medical University of Warsaw), Prof. Adrian Wiater (The Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin), Prof. Agnieszka Szopa (The Jagiellonian University) and foreign ones: Prof. Marijana Zovko-Koncic (University of Zagreb, Croatia), Prof. Marcello Locatelii (Università degli Studi G. d'Annunzio Chieti e Pescara, Italy), Prof. Michael Heinrich (University College London, School of Pharmacy, UK), and with Prof. Damaris Silveira (University of Brasilia, Brazil). With Prof. Marijana Zovko-Koncic's team, he was awarded the international research grant ‘Bioactive plant principles extraction using green solvents - a step towards green cosmeceuticals’ - COSMOGREEN within which he also completed a scientific research internship at the Institute of Pharmacy and Biochemistry of the University of Zagreb (Croatia). From 2010 to 2014, he was also a manager and main contractor in projects funded by national competitions including the Ministry of Science and Higher Education and the National Centre for Scientific Research. His original project Drug Factory - from idea to product for gifted high school students has been funded by CNRS from 2019 to 2023.
Prof. Tomczyk's scientific accomplishments include more than 150 scientific publications with a total IF of 465.229 and 9919 MNiSW points, and a Hirsch index according to Scopus/Web of Science of h = 30/28 respectively. He has also co-authored more than 120 national and international conference reports. Since 2015, he has been a regular reviewer for many journals including Food Chemistry, Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy, Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, Scientific Reports, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Frontiers in Pharmacology and Planta Medica. He is the supervisor of 6 completed doctoral dissertations, including one completed as part of the International Doctoral Studies at the Faculty of Pharmacy with the Department of Laboratory Medicine, the MUB, and more than 50 master's theses. He has acted as a reviewer in 13 doctoral dissertations and 11 habilitation proceedings. He has participated in habilitation proceedings as a committee member four times. He has been repeatedly awarded for his scientific achievements by the Rector of the Medical University of Bialystok and honoured with many distinctions including the medal of the Supreme Pharmaceutical Council - Prof. Bronisław Koskowski for his contribution to pharmacy (2015. ), the award of the Minister of Health for a series of works being the basis for granting the degree of Doctor of Pharmacy (2016), the medal of the Board of the Polish Pharmaceutical Society - Ignacy Łukasiewicz medal (2017) and he was awarded the Silver Cross of Merit granted by the President of the Republic of Poland (2020). Prof. Michał Tomczyk has been a member of many faculty and university committees. He has now been appointed to the MUB Council for Didactic Excellence and the Programme Council of the Medical University of Bialystok Doctoral School. In 2021-2022, he has been named among the scientists of the world (Top 2% List) developed by California-based Stanford University (the USA) in collaboration with Elsevier publishing and SciTech Strategies. The list is compiled on the basis of scientific output, and evaluation criteria include the number of citations by other authors, the Hirsch index or the position and role of the researcher in the list of authors of publications.