9 August 2023
Obituary—Prof. Dr. Jolanta Saczko (1964–2023)
With sadness, we regret to inform you about the passing of Prof. Dr. Jolanta Saczko, Editorial Board Member and Guest Editor of Pharmaceuticals. We are grateful for her many contributions to the journal and the legacy her research has left in the academic world.
Prof. Dr. Jolanta Saczko was the head of the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland. Prof. Dr. Saczko obtained her Ph.D. degree with honors in medical biology at the Faculty of Medicine in 1998. She then continued her scientific career under the supervision of Prof. Teresa Banaś and then Prof. Andrzej Gamian, at the Department of Medical Biochemistry. In 2012, she was awarded the degree of habilitated Doctor of Medical Sciences in the field of medical biology at the Poznan University of Medical Sciences, and she was also nominated in 2019 as a professor of medical sciences.
One of her biggest accomplishments was creating a new Department of Molecular and Cell Biology from scratch at the Faculty of Pharmacy. This Department has grown and exceeded all expectations and Prof. Dr. Saczko has been awarded many times for her great leadership and contribution. In addition to publishing over 200 articles, she devoted her life to science and to educating her younger colleagues. She was a supervisor of many engineering, master’s and doctoral theses.
Without a doubt, she was a great inspiration to her colleagues and a great mentor to all of her students. Her passing creates a huge void not only in her department but also in our journal. Her death is a significant loss to the academic community as well as to anyone close to her, on both a professional and personal level. We offer our deepest condolences to her family, friends, and colleagues.
