Roger Anthony Gorski
Researcher, educator
Born Dec. 30, 1935, Chicago (IL), U.S.; son of Casimir and Mary (Wajrowski); married Judith (Bentley); children: Denise, Kevin, Brian.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), 1957, Master of Science (M.S.), 1959, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana; Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), 1962.
Career: assistant prof., 1962-66, associate prof., 1966-70, vice chairman, 1967-74, prof., 1974 -, chairman, 1980-92, Department of Anatomy, director, Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology, Brain Research Institute, 1981, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Medicine.
Author: 2 books; over 230 research papers and reviews.
Member of: secretary, 1973-77, president, 1978-79, Society for the Study of Reproduction; vice president, International Society of Neuroendocrinology, 1988-92; honorary member, Japanese Endocrine Society; elected member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; International Academy for Sex Research; International Brain Research Organization; American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); American Association of Anatomists; Society for Neuroscience; Endocrine Society.
Honors: Lederle medical faculty award, Lederle Pharmaceuticals, 1966; Ernst Oppenheimer Memorial Award, Endocrine Society, 1976; Golden Apple award, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Medicine, 1980; Professional Achievement award, 1982, Distinguished Teaching award, 1986, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Alumni Association; research award, Society for the Study of Reproduction, 1983.
Language: English.
Office: University of Califomia at Los Angeles School of Medicine, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Center for Health Sciences, Los Angeles, CA 90024.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996