Jan Kapuscinski
Chemist, scientist
Born Jun. 2, 1936, Warsaw, Poland; came to U.S., 1978; son of Stanislaw and Maria (Pietraszewska); married Maria Magdalena (Siniarska-Czaplicka).
Education: Master of Science (M.S.), 1961, Ph.D., 1965, Technical University of Lodz (Poland); Dr.hab., Institute of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw (Poland), 1991.
Career: associate prof., Technical University of Lodz, 1961-68; visiting scientist. New York University Medical Center, New York City, 1978-79; assistant member, Sloan - Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, New York City, 1979-90; associate prof., Cancer Research Institure, New York Medical College, 1990 -.
Author: 45 papers in the field of the organic chemistry, physical chemistry, physical biochemistry and biochemistry published in scientific journals; 4 Polish and 1 United States patents; co-author, 2 books in the field of biochemistry and cellular biology.
Member of: Polish Chemical Society; American Chemical Society; charter member, Society of Analytical Cytology, and Republican Presidential Task Force; advisory board member, American Security Council; supporting member, Pilsudski Institute of America.
Honors: felIowship, New York University Medical College, 1978, Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center, 1979; honorary member, Polish Workers Independent Trade Union - "Solidarnosc", Technical University of Lodz branch, 1990.
Affiliation: Republican.
Languages: Polish, English.
Hobbies: literature, international affairs, skiing.
Office: New York Medical Center, Cancer Research Institute, 100 Grassland Rd., Elmsford, NY 10523.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996