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Maria Burnatowska - Hledin

Biochemistry educator

Born Apr. 23, 1952, Sanok, Poland; came to U.S., 1981; daughter of Czeslaw and Olga; married Peter Hledin; children: Victoria, Michael.

Education: B.S., 1975, M.S., 1977, Ph.D., 1980, McGill University, Montreal (Canada).

Career: fellowship, 1981-84, instructor, 1985-88, assistant prof., 1989-92, Michigan State University, East Lansing; associate prof., Hope College, Holland (MI), 1992 -.

Member of: American Society of Nephrology; American Society of Cell Biology; American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; American Society of Physiology.

Honors: first award, National Institutes of Health (NIH), 1988-93; research grant, National Institutes of Health (NIH), 1994-98.

Affiliation: Catholic.

Languages: Polish, English, French.

Office: Hope College, Department of Biology and Chemistry, 35 W. 12th St., Holland, MI 49423

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996

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