He received PhD degree in 2000 under the guidance of Prof Juliusz Pryjma[4] and in 2004 became an Assistant Professor of Jagiellonian University.
His research focuses on the mechanisms of oxidative stress in human vasculature and on the search for novel antioxidants which could be clinically more useful than vitamins currently available.
Working in the Wellcome Trust in Oxford he found the possible relationships between genetic variation of human genome and free radical production and oxidative stress.
[6] Guzik is the current Editor-in-Chief of Cardiovascular Research, a high-impact academic journal produced by the European Society of Cardiology.
[7] Guzik has received awards from the Polish Government, Crescendum Est Polonia Foundation, Wellcome Trust and others.