Dr. Barbara Cybulska | Faculty of Chemistry at the Gdańsk University of Technology

On 12.02.2025, Dr. Barbara Cybulska, a long-time researcher at the Department of Drug Technology and Biochemistry, passed away. A graduate of the Faculty of Chemistry. Shortly after completing her MSc degree and a relatively short period of work in the medical laboratory  in the Gdańsk Shipyard, she started doctoral studies at Gdańsk University of Technology. She obtained her doctoral degree in 1967, based on a dissertation prepared under the supervision of Professor Edward Borowski. The research results described in the dissertation were also published in the form of an article in the prestigious scientific journal Nature. She completed numerous foreign scientific internships, including a longer postdoctoral stay in the USA at Rutgers University and shorter internships, mainly in France. An outstanding specialist with recognized international authority in the field of research on the mechanisms of action of antimicrobial compounds, in particular antifungal antibiotics from the polyene macrolide group. After completing her work at the Gdańsk University of Technology, Dr. Barbara Cybulska lectured on Biochemistry at the Academy of Applied Medical and Social Sciences in Elbląg for several years. She was a warm and cordial person, gifted with special empathy, always ready to help and offer advice when needed. She loved art and reading books. For those who remember her, she will remain someone very special.