Michal Balazy
Chemist, scientist
Born May 24, 1952, Sopot, Poland; came to U.S. 1984; son of Kazimierz and Inge (Schmidt); Maria (Wanczyk); children: Katarzyna, Agnieszka, Piotr, Paulina.
Education: M.S., 1976, Ph.D., 1984, Jagiellonian University, Krakow (Poland).
Career: assistant prof., N. Copernicus Medical Academy in Cracow, 1981-84; fellow, University of Colorado, Denver, 1984-88; instructor, University of Louisiana, New Orleans, 1988-90; assistant prof., director, Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, New York Medical College, Valhalla, 1990 -.
Author: over 30 research papers in professional journals, i.a Proceedings of The National Academemy of Sciences USA, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Analytical Biochemistry.
Member of: American Chemical Society; American Society for Mass Spectrometry; Eastern Hypertension Society Foundation, John Paul II Society, and member of Polish Club, 1985-87, Denver; Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.)
Honors: fellowship, Humboldt Foundation, 1981, University of Colorado, 1984-88; grants, National Institutes of Health (NIH), 1990, American Hearth Association, 1992, Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association, 1992.
Affiliations: Roman Catholic
Languages: English, French
Hobbies: tennis, classical music, travel
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996