Zofia Borowska-Rzucidlo (Kurylo)
Microbiology and biochemistry educator, researcher
Born May 13, 1928, Lublin, Poland; came to U.S., 1961; daughter of Jozef and Ludwika (Gdulewicz); married Edward Rzucidlo.
Education: M.S., 1950, Ph.D., 1958, Technical University of Gdansk (Poland).
Career: assistant prof., Institute of Marine and Tropical Medicine, Gdansk, 1958- 61; guest investigator, Institute of Microbiology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick (NJ), research associate, Mc Ardle Cancer Research Institute, Madison (WI), 1961; research associate, 1962-67, assistant prof., 1962-67, associate prof., 1967-82, senior research associate, 1982 -, Rockefeller University, New York City.
Author: numerous scientific publications in professional journals.
Member of: American Society of Biology & Chemistry; Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.); A. Jurzykowski Foundation.
Languages: Polish, English.
Hobbies: music, nature, literature.
Office: The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Ave., New York, NY 10218.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996