Piotr Chomczynski
Molecular biologist, biochemist
Born Nov. 6, 1942, Warsaw, Poland; came to U.S., 1983; son of Wladyslaw and Maria (Czosnowska); married Judith (Heiny); children: Marta, Dorota, Peter.
Education: Master of Arts (M.A.), University of Warsaw, 1966; Ph.D., 1971, Dr. hab., 1978, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw.
Career: research assistant, 1966-73, assistant prof., 1974-79, Institute of Genetics, Jastrzebiec (Poland); associate prof., Main School of Agriculture, Warsaw, 1979-83; visiting scientist, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda (MD), 1983-86; assistant prof., University of Cincinnati (OH), 1986 -; president, Molecular Research Center, Inc., Cincinnati, 1989 -.
Author: 1 U.S. patent; over 40 scientific articles.
Member of: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); Endocrine Society; Polish American Society of Greater Cincinnati.
Honors: over 6000 citations
Affiliation: Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English.
Hobbies: music, gardening.
Office: Molecular Research Center, Inc., 5645 Montgomery Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45212.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996