Dr. Tymoteusz Żera works at the Department of Experimental and Clinical Physiology at the Medical University of Warsaw, Poland, where he carries out experiments, supervises young researchers, and teaches physiology to medical students. Tymoteusz studied medicine and defended his PhD thesis at the Medical Faculty of the Medical University of Warsaw and obtained a specialization in internal medicine after medical specialty training at the Institute of Cardiology in Warsaw, Poland. His research is focused on neuropeptides and cytokines in the central and reflex regulation of the cardiovascular system under physiological conditions and in heart failure and hypertension. Recently, his specific interest is in cardio-respiratory regulation and the arterial chemoreflex.