[3] He specialises in various issues related to biochemistry, including bioenergetics, the role of mitochondria in cell physiology, mitochondrial and neurodegenerative diseases.
[3] He heads the Laboratory of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes at the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
[3] He has held research fellowships in the United States (3.5 years, including at University of Pennsylvania and at Penn State University) and in France (1 year, including in Grenoble).
Some of his research achievements[2][3] include: During the years 1980-1985, Jerzy Duszyńsi was the chairman of the "Solidarity" trade union at the Institute of Experimental Biology.
[1] He has served as chairman of the City Council in the town of Podkowa Leśna (1989–93)[2] and one of the founders of the Science Festival School Foundation.