Professor Jaguszewski is a winner of the "Sztorm Naukowy" award

1.04.2022

Professor Miłosz Jaguszewski from the 1st Department of Cardiology of the MUG became the laureate of the Sztorm Naukowy award in the Pomorskie Sztormy plebiscite organized by the editors of the Gazeta Wyborcza Trójmiasto portal. The award ceremony was held on March 29, 2022 at Olivia Star in Gdańsk, and our University was represented by: Prof. Michał Markuszewski – Vice-Rector for Science, Prof. Agnieszka Zimmermann – Vice-Rector for the Quality of Teaching, Joanna Śliwińska, Ph.D. – Spokesman and Paweł Orłowski – Chairman of the University Board. During this year’s edition of the plebiscite, for the first time was presented the award for the best scientist in Pomerania, who can combine the ability to conduct research at the highest level with the practical application of the developed solutions and the organization of cooperation between the world of science and the world of business.

Prof. Miłosz Jaguszewski

– I was lucky to be able to hit on a fertile ground and to develop further when I returned from abroad. I would like to thank my University for that – said Prof. Miłosz Jaguszewski. – Science is an additional element of our activity, because being a doctor is not a simple task. Apart from the fact that you have to act analytically, you also have to be a humanist. A very important, if not the most important element is cooperation with the patient. I hope most of the votes I received came from my patients.

The competition jury appreciated the achievements of Prof. Jaguszewski in the field of medicine, science and commercialization of the developed solutions. The laureate of the Sztorm Naukowy is a co-founder and main researcher of the first International Takotsubo Register, as well as the originator and coordinator of the MUG’s Young Scientist Program intended for young scientists studying at our University. He is also a co-author of a patent for a device isolating a patient with a suspected infectious disease, improving the safety of patients and medical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. In September 2021, the Professor also received the honorary doctorate of the International European University in Kiev (IEU) in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the development of medicine.

Prof. Michał Markuszewski and Prof. Miłosz Jaguszewski

Apart from Prof. Miłosz Jaguszewski, other scientists associated with our University were also nominated for the award – a team led by Prof. Andrzej Czyżewski (Gdańsk Tech), which included Beata Graff, Ph.D. from the Department of Hypertension and Diabetology of the MUG and the Head of the unit Prof. Krzysztof Narkiewicz. The list also includes researchers from other FarU member universities: Prof. Krystyna Bieńkowska-Szewczyk from the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG & MUG, Prof. Agnieszka Landowska (Gdańsk Tech) and Dr. Habil. Natasza Kosakowska-Berezecka, Assoc Prof. (UG). In total, all this year’s nominations in this category went to scientists associated with the Fahrenheit Universities.

Video recording of the award ceremony is available at the Polish-language website of the Main Town Hall in Gdańsk.

photo by Joanna Śliwińska/MUG