Roman Zdzislaw Sterzycki
Medicinal chemistry scientist
Born Feb. 20, 1949, Warsaw, Poland; came to U.S., 1980; son of Zdzislaw and Krystyna (Zychler); married Anna (Swiecicka); children: Michal W., Maciej R., Aleksander M.
Education: Master of Science (M.S.) (in chemistry) (with honors), University of Warsaw, 1971; Ph.D., Institute of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, 1976.
Career: adjunct, research scientist, Institute of Organic Chemistry, 1975-80; postdoctoral fellow, Texas A&M University, College Station, 1980; instructor, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, 1981-82; research association, Oueens University, Kingston (Canada), 1982-85; research scientist, Bristol Myers Canada, Canadiac, 1985-86; research scientist, 1986-90, senior research scientist, 1990-91, senior research investigator, 1991 -, Bristol Myers, Wallingford (CT).
Author: 12 patents, 24 publications, 27 presentations in the area of medicinal chemistry and pharmacy research & development.
Member of: president, Solidarity Support Committee, Houston, 1981-82; vice president, Polish National Union (Canada), 1983-84; vice president, Friends of the Catholic University of Lublin, New Haven (CT), 1989-91; International AIDS Society; American Chemical Society; Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.); Studium - North American Study Center for Polish Affairs.
Honors: invention award, Polish Academy of Sciences, 1976; fellowships, University of New Brunswick (Canada), 1976-77, Robert Welch Foundation, 1980.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, Russian, French.
Hobbies: soccer, sailing, skiing.
Home: 757 Opening Hill Rd, Madison, CT 06443.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.