Jerzy Vetulani
| Jerzy Adam Vetulani | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
January 21, 1936 Kraków |
| Citizenship | Polish |
| Occupation |
neuroscientist pharmacologist biochemist |
| Children | Tomasz Vetulani |
| Parents |
Adam Vetulani Irena Latinik |
Jerzy Adam Gracjan Vetulani (born 21 January 1936 in Kraków, Poland) is a Polish neuroscientist, pharmacologist and biochemist, professor of natural sciences.
Biography
He is the son of Adam Vetulani and Irena Latinik, grandson of Roman Vetulani, high school professor, and Franciszek Latinik, Polish Army general. He is a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Polish Academy of Learning, honorary doctor of Medical University of Silesia and Medical University of Łódź, Professor at the Institute of Pharmacology of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Kraków and vice-chairman of its scientific council.[1] He is one of the most frequently cited Polish scientists in the field of biomedicine.[2]
He graduated in Biology (1957) and Chemistry (1962) from the Jagiellonian University, and received his PhD from Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy of the Polish Academy of Sciences (1966).[3] He first gained recognition for an early hypothesis of the mechanism of action of antidepressant drugs, suggesting, together with Fridolin Sulser, that downregulation of beta-adrenergic receptors is responsible for their effects.[4][5] Beside depression, his scientific interests include memory, addiction and neurodegeneration.
He is also known as the author of popular articles and lectures on the topic of neuroscience, as well as for his criticism of the repressive drug policy in Poland (he favors decriminalization of all drugs). Member of The European Dana Alliance for the Brain (EDAB); in years 1981–2002 the Editor in Chief of Wszechswiat, the oldest Polish popular science magazine.[6]
He was one of creators of cabaret Piwnica pod Baranami. For some time, when Piotr Skrzynecki was in Paris, Vetulani replaced him as an announcer. Since 1980 he was an activist of Solidarity.[6] Vetulani often appears on the stage of the talking magazine „Gadający Pies” (The Talking Dog).
Since June 2010 he runs a blog called Piękno neurobiologii (The Beauty of Neuroscience) on WordPress. On his blog Vetulani comments on the curiosities of the human brain.[7]
On July 8, 1963 he married Maria Pająk. They have two sons: Marek (born 1964) and Tomasz (born 1965).
Family tree
| Matylda Pisz | Roman Vetulani | Elżbieta Kunachowicz | Franciszek Latinik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kazimierz | Zygmunt | Tadeusz | Maria Godlewska | Adam | Irena Latinik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wanda | Zygmunt | Krystyna | Jerzy | Maria Pająk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tomasz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honors and awards (selection)
- International Anna-Monika Prize (2nd class, 1983)
- Gold bage of the Polish Copernicus Society of Naturalists (1986)
- Gold Cross of Merit (1990)
- Jerzy Konorski Award (2001)
- Prime Minister of Poland Award for entirety of scientific achievements (2003)
- Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta (2004)
- honoris causa degree of Medical University of Silesia (2004)
- Jędrzej Śniadecki Medal for entirety of researches in the field of psychopharmacology (2006)
- honoris causa degree of Medical University of Łódź (2008)
- Honoris Gratia from the mayor of the Royal Capital City of Kraków (2009)
- Kraków Book of the Month (January 2011)
- Zbyszek Thielle Award from Polish Drug Policy Network (2011)
- Rationalist of the Year from Polish Rationalists Society (2012)
- Special Award for entirety of work in the competition "Science Popularizer" organised by PAP and Ministry of Science and Higher Education (2012)
References
- ↑ Institute of Pharmacology PAS Scientific Council
- ↑ Najczęściej cytowani naukowcy oraz prace naukowe w Polsce, raport za lata 1965 - 2001 na podstawie bazy “Science Citation Index” dotyczącej wszystkich światowych publikacji (in Polish)
- ↑ Database of Polish Information Processing Centre
- ↑ Healy, David (1997). The Antidepressant Era. Harvard University Press. p. 162. ISBN 0-674-03958-0.
- ↑ Sulser F., Vetulani J.: Action of various antidepressant treatments reduces reactivity of noradrenergic cyclic AMP generating system in limbic forebrain, „Nature”, 257, 1975.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Jerzy Vetulani Profile" (in Polish). Polish Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- ↑ Pezda, Aleksandra (2011). Koniec epoki kredy. Warszawa: Agora SA. pp. 81–82. ISBN 978-83-268-0517-2.
Further reading
- Andrzej Kobos (2007). Po drogach uczonych 2. Kraków: Polish Academy of Learning. pp. 491–524.
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