Krzysztof W. Pankiewicz
Medicinal chemist
Born Mar. 3, 1942, Sanok, Poland; came to U.S., 1980; son of Zbigniew and Hanna; married Maryla (Kaszuba); child: Anna.
Education: Master of Science (M.S.) (in chemistry), Technical University of Warsaw (Poland), 1966; Ph.D., Polish Academy of Sciences, Lodz (Poland), 1979.
Career: researcher, POLFA Pharmaceutical Company, Pabianice (Poland), 1967-74; research associate, Center of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lodz, 1974-80; research associate, Sloan - Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, 1980-89, assistant laboratory member, 1989-93, associate laboratory member, 1993 -, Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center, New York City.
Author: 5 patents; 2 book chapters; over 50 scientific articles.
Member of: American Chemical Society; New York Academy of Sciences; Harvey Society; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Special Review Committee, and Molecularly - Targeted Approaches to Antiviral Therapy, National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Honors: award for series of studies on cyclophosphamide, Polish Academy of Sciences, 1979; grant, National Institutes of Health (NIH), 1991.
Languages: Polish, English.
Hobbies: sailing, skiing.
Office: Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave, New York, NY 10021.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996.