Jozef Spychala
Biochemist
Born Mar. 4, 1951, Kluczbork, Poland; came to U.S., 1986; son of Jozef and Jadwiga (Sowa); married Maria; children: Robert, Pawel.
Education: Master of Arts (M.A.), University of Wroclaw (Poland), 1976; Ph.D., Gdansk Medical Academy (Poland), 1982.
Career: assistant prof., 1977-82, adjunct prof., 1982-86, Gdansk Medical Academy; visiting scientist, 1986-89, research investigator, 1989-90, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; assistant prof., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1991-95.
Author: over 30 articles and papers in international professional journals.
Member of: British Biochemical Society; American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Polish American Congress (P.A.C.) (vice president, Ann Arbor chapter); assistant coach, Ann Arbor Soccer Premier League, 1987-91.
Honors: award, Polish Ministry of Health, 1982; scientific fellowship, Federation of European Biochemical Societies, 1984; Research Investigator award, Arthritis Foundation, 1990.
Language: Polish, English.
Hobbies: water sports, camping, politics.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.