Zbigniew Darzynkiewicz
Physician, educator
Born May 12, 1936, Dzisna, Poland; came to U.S., 1969; son of Boleslaw and Waclawa (Tarnowska); married Elzbieta (Drogowska); children: Richard, Robert.
Education: Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), 1960, Doctor of Medical Sciences (D.M.S.), 1966, Warsaw Medical Academy (Poland).
Career: associate prof., 1980-87, prof., 1987-90, Sloan-Kettering Cancer Institute, New York City; director, Cancer Research Institute, New York Medical College, Yalhalla, 1990 -.
Author: 6 books; over 320 scientific publications in the field of cell biology and cancer research.
Member of: president, International Society for Analytical Cytology; president, Cell Kinetics Society, 1987-88; board member, Pilsudski Institute of America.
Honors: grants, American Cancer Society, 1973-74, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), National Institute of Health (NIH), 1978 -, 1990-91.
Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic
Languages: Polish, English, Russian
Hobbies: skiing, wind-surfing, photography
Office: New York Medical College, The Cancer Research Institute, 100 Grasslands Rd., Elmsford, NY 10595
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996