Jerzy Duszyński

Jerzy Duszyński (; born 6 March 1949) is a Polish biochemist and professor of biological sciences. Since 2015 he has been President of the Polish Academy of Sciences. and a former Dean of Division II—Biological Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences (2011–14). He received the title of Full Professor (Poland's highest academic rank) from the President of Poland in 1993. He is a member of Academia Europaea, a foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a member of the board of Trustees of the Institute for Research in Biomedicine in Barcelona, and a board member of the Science and Technology in Society (STS) Forum in Japan.

Some of his research achievements The first quantification of the controlling weight of adenine nucleotide transport in cellular bioenergetics. Quantification of the energy capacities of major elements of the mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation system. Discovery of the pH sensitivity of calcium entry into mammalian cells (the calcium concentration within the cell serves as a regulating factor; when elevated, it usually activates many cellular processes). The discovery that PML protein regulates the interaction of mitochondria and the endoplasmic reticulum and influences the intracellular calcium metabolism. The description of a method for isolating subcellular preparations that reflect the interaction between organelles and the plasma membrane.

Non-scientific activity

During the years 1980-1985, Jerzy Duszyńsi was the chairman of the "Solidarity" trade union at the Institute of Experimental Biology.