The two main pillars of his work relate to cancer and cardiovascular physiology, funded by grants from the European Union and the British Heart Foundation. The group investigates how acidity in tumours - a common feature of tumours - contributes to cancer progression, and how changes in pH control in the heart - triggered by stresses or metabolic disturbances - contributes to cardiac diseases. Pawel is delighted that on this occasion, the UK Commission has agreed to award a CRUK-Fulbright Scholarship to an EU citizen, and he hopes to be a good ambassador for European and British science in America.