Waldemar A. Priebe
Medicinal chemistry educator, cancer researcher
Born Jan. 17, 1948, Wroclaw, Poland; came to U.S., 1981; son of Jan and Maria (Sosnowska); married Teresa (Szwarocka); children: Anna, Krzysztof, Elzbieta.
Education: Master of Science (M.S.), University of Warsaw (Poland), 1971; Ph.D., Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, 1978.
Career: research associate, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1981-85; medical chemistry prof., M. D. Andersen Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, 1986 -.
Author: various patents, scientific papers in professional journals and books.
Member of: Polish Chemical Society; American Chemical Society; American Association for Cancer Research; American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); New York Academy of Sciences.
Affiliation: Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, Russian.
Hobbies: books, tennis, political affairs.
Office: University of Texas, M. D. Andersen Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996.