Drucker: Ex-SAV Head Jaromir Pastorek Was Significant Contributor to Science

Bratislava, 24 January (TASR) - Jaromir Pastorek was an exceptional scientist, visionary and person who made a fundamental contribution to the development of Slovak and global science and research, Minister of Education and Research Tomas Drucker (Voice-SD) posted on his social media on Saturday after Pastorek's death. Drucker added that Pastorek's work in molecular biology and oncology has left a lasting mark and continues to inspire future generations of scientists. Scientist, former director of the Virological Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) and former president of the Slovak Academy of Sciences Jaromir Pastorek died on Saturday at the age of 68 after a serious illness. He was globally one of the most cited Slovak scientists, and his scientific work has contributed to worldwide knowledge in the field of molecular biology and experimental oncology. In recent years, as co-discoverer of the tumour biomarker CA9, he focused on the development of anti-cancer treatment, which his untimely death prevented him from completing. mf