Prof. Dr. Jozef Szarek

President of the Scientific and Organising Committees

Member of ESVP

Place of work and position

Head of the Department of Forensic and Administration Veterinary Medicine with Laboratory of Cell Pathomorphology,
University of Warmia and Mazury, Oczapowskiego St. 13, 10 – 717 Olsztyn Poland,
phone/fax: (48-89) 523-32-52, e-mail: szarek@uwm.edu.pl

Educational qualifications

1972    Veterinary surgeon
1978    Doctor of philosophy, pathology  “Cellular reactions in the course of leukaemia in cattle”
            Supervisor: Professor VMD Tadeusz Szuperski, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,
            University of Agricultural, Olsztyn, Poland
1984    Certification of graduate from one year Ultrastructural Microscopy Course
            at Medical Academy in Warsaw
1985    Habilitation, D.Sc., Associate Professor of Veterinary Medicine
            “The pattern of the selected lymphopoetic organs of miniature pigs
            in the course of the experimental amyloidosis taking under consideration
            the effect of hydrocortisone and dimethyl sulfoxide”
            Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural and Technology,
            Olsztyn, Poland
1986    Certification of graduate from three year course for Forensic Veterinary Medicine Experts
            at Warsaw University
1996    Professor of Veterinary Medicine - President of Republic of Poland nomination.

Specialist:

1997    in pathology and utilization of laboratory animals

1997    in epizootiology and veterinary administration

2000    Professor post granted by the Minister of Education

Scientific training courses

• Laboratory of Pathological Anatomy,
  Province Hospital in Olsztyn, Poland                           two weeks 1975
• Department of Pathological Anatomy,
  Medical Academy in Cracow, Poland                         two weeks 1976
• State Institute Veterinary Serum
  Laboratory in Copenhagen, Denmark                          two months 1977
• Department of Pathological Anatomy, University
  of Veterinary Medicine in Budapest, Hungary              one month 1979
• Institute of Immunology, Medical Academy
  in Munich, Federal Republic of Germany                     two weeks 1985
• Environmental and Nutritional Health Research
  Organisation, New Delhi, Solapur, India                      one month 1986
• Institute of History of Medicine
  and Medical Research, New Delhi, India                     one month 1987

Teaching experience

1972 – 1988               Classes on histopathology and pathological anatomy

1973                            Completed a one-year course in basic psychology and pedagogic sciences and principles of scientific research methods and teaching at university level

1973 – up to now        Classes on forensic veterinary medicine

1978 – up to now        Lectures on forensic veterinary medicine

1988 – up to now        Lectures on legal protection of animals

1988 – up to now        Classes and lectures on veterinary administration

Research publications and expert appraisements

• Original monographs                                                                            91
• Books: “Q fever in humans and animals” -                                           1995,
  “Veterinary surgeon as an forensic veterinary expert” – 1994, 1997, 2000, 2003
• “Human in front of homeless animal”, edited by J. Szarek                    2002
• “Human in front of homeless animal – law and reality”, edited by
  J. Szarek and I. Babinska                                                                   2003
• Reviews                                                                                               38
• Research announcements                                                                    145
• Research expert appraisements                                                             31
• Legal expert appraisement                                                                      7
• Forensic expert appraisement                                                               273

 
Professional societies

• Polish Society of Veterinary Sciences                                                  from 1972
• Polish Society of Veterinary Pathologists                                             from 1983
• Honorary member of Environmental and Nutritional
  Health Research Organisation                                                             from 1984
• European Society of Pathology                                                           from 1985
• European Society of Veterinary Pathology                                          from 1994
• International Society of Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety         from 1995

Research

Prof. Dr. Józef Szarek has been working in the same university since 1972 and since 1988 has been the head of the Department of Forensic and Administration of Veterinary Medicine. He has completed experiments into cattle leukaemia (leukaemia bovis), pathomorphology of amyloidosis in experimental animals, pathology of chickens caused by combined influence of medicaments and metals. Currently he does research into morphological lesions in poultry in farm breeding, pathology of wild birds (pathomorphology of internal organs with consideration of xenobiotics in mallards, coots, herons, eagles, and cormorants), morphological lesions in internal organs in experimental animals upon the influence of heavy metals and phospho-organic compounds, morphological lesions in fish caused by pesticides.

Prof. Szarek has conferred four doctoral theses and currently he supervises three doctoral theses. He was also supervisor of the one veterinary surgeon from Pakistan: Muhammad Zargham Khan from the Department of Pathological Anatomy, University of Agriculture in Faisalabad (1989 – 1991). 

Awarded

• For teaching work - by the Ministry of Higher Education and Technology (1978), by the Rector of Academy (1980, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2003)
• For the instructional video “Autopsy Technique of Small Animals” - by the Ministry of Agriculture (1980)
• For science work - by the Ministry of Higher education and Technology (1980, 1995), by the Rector (1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003)
• the “Meritorious to agriculture” medal - granted by the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Economy (1988)
• the silver honour badge of the Natural Protection League (1990)
• the “Meritorious to University” medal (1993)
• the Silver Cross of Merit - granted by the President of Poland (1997)
• the decoration “Meritorious to the Polish Society of Veterinary Sciences” (2000)
• the honorary decoration “Meritus” granted by the National Veterinary Medicine Chamber, 2001