Dariusz Szukiewicz (MD, PhD) is the Head of the Department of Biophysics, Physiology and Pathophysiology at the Medical University of Warsaw (MUW), Poland. He received his Doctorate of Medicine degree in 1997 from the MUW, and completed his Obstetrics/Gynecology Fellowship at the Medical Centre of Postgraduate Education, Warsaw, Poland (1999). He completed scholarships at the Institute for Basic Research, New York, USA (1993) and the Department of Endocrinology and Reproduction at the Erasmus University of Rotterdam, The Netherlands (1998). Prof. Szukiewicz has published 160 scientific papers, 26 book chapters, and 150 conference abstracts. He is experienced in quantitative immunohistochemistry, morphometry, in vitro perfusion of human placenta, and blood–brain barrier models. His research interests include immunology and inflammation, placental pathophysiology, cytokine signaling, disease markers, and diabetes. He is a member of The American Physiological Society and the European Histamine Research Society; is vice-president of The Polish Histamine Research Society; and serves on various editorial boards worldwide.