Dr. Aleksandra Niedzwiecki: Head of Research

Dr. Aleksandra Niedzwiecki is one of the world's leading scientists in the field of micronutrient research. She is Head of the Dr. Rath Research Institute.

Dr. Niedzwiecki received her PhD in biochemistry from the University of Warsaw, Poland. She then worked at some of the most prestigious academic institutions, including Rockefeller University, New York, and the University of Toronto, Canada. Her expertise soon extended to the fields of molecular biology, microbiology and medicine. Her research interests included the molecular aspects of aging, cell metabolism, nutrition, cardiovascular disease, cancer and other health aspects.

During her scientific career, Dr. Niedzwiecki worked closely with two Nobel Laureates, Gerald Edelman of Rockefeller University and Linus Pauling. At the Linus Pauling Institute of Science and Medicine in Palo Alto, California, she also became acquainted with Dr. Rath and joined him in pursuing research in natural approaches to health.

With the foundation of the Dr. Rath Research Institute in 1999, Dr. Niedzwiecki took over the leadership of this institute. Since then, the Dr. Rath Research Institute has become one of the world's leading research institutes in the field of scientifically based natural health. With about two hundred scientific publications available on the Institute's website, including studies listed on the world's largest online medicine library, PubMed, the Dr. Rath research team has significantly influenced the worldwide acceptance of the health benefits of natural compounds and promoted vitamin research.

For Dr. Niedzwiecki, science is never an end in itself; it is always part of a social contract. In particular, this contract is founded on building support among all people to create a preventive healthcare system, as well as a world worth living in.