Eugene Arthur Gorzynski

Clinical microbiologist, microbiology and pathology educator

Born Oct. 8, 1919, Buffalo (NY), U.S.; son of Charles and Helen (Prolejko); married Ruth (Repp); children: David, Timothy, Kathleen.

Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), 1949, Master of Arts (M.A.), 1953, Univewrsity of Buffalo; Ph.D., State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo, 1968.

Career: in Buffalo - clinical and research microbiologist, Children's Hospital, 1947-65, assistant director, Erie County Public Health Laboratory, 1968-75, senior cancer research scientist, Roswell Park Memorial Hospital, 1969-73, chief, Microbiological Laboratory, Veterans Administration Hospital, 1975 -, prof., State University of New York (SUNY), 1977 -.

Author: 3 book chapters: Methods in Immunodiagnosis, 1973, Medical Microbiology, 1982, Oral microbiology, 1988; over 60 research papers in international scientific journals.

Member of: fellow, American Academy of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases Society of America, American association for the Advancement in Science (AAAS); American Association of Immunologists; American Society for Microbiology; International Endotoxin Society.

Honors: Citizen of the Year, American-Polish Eagle, 1986

Served with: U.S. Army, colonel, 1941-75

Affiliation: Democrat. Roman Catholic

Language: English

Hobbies: sailing, tennis, playing violin in two community symphony orchestras.

Office: Veterans Administration Medical Center, 3495 Bailey Ave., Buffalo, NY 14215

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996