Chrisopher Jan Michejda
Cancer research scientist, research administrator
Born Dec. 19, 1937, Kielce, Poland; came to U.S., 1952; son of Jan and Janina (Trybulska); married Maria (Lacka); child: Monika.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.) (in chemistry), University of Illinois, Champaign - Urbana, 1959; Ph.D., University of Rochester (NY), 1963; postdoctoral studies, Harvard University, Cambridge (MA), 1964.
Career: assistant prof. to prof. (chemistry), University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 1964-78; visiting prof., Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, 1972-74; visiting program director, National Science Foundation (NSF), Washington (DC), 1975-77; senior scientist, senior head, ABL - Basic Research Program, National Cancer Institute, Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center (MD), 1978 -.
Author: associate editor, Cancer Research, 1987 -; over 100 research papers, since 1959; co-inventor, 5 patents dealing with new anti-cancer drugs.
Member of: American Chemical Society (president, local section, 1972); American Association for Cancer Research; American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); board member, Polish American Arts Association, 1980-82, and National Chamber Orchestra, 1984-91; co-organizer, president, Friends of Solidarity, 1981-89, Washington (DC); secretary, board member, Polish American Health Association.
Honors: Kodak Prize (in chemistry), Kodak Company and University of Rochester, 1963; postdoctoral fellowship, National Science Foundation (NSF), 1964, senior fellowship, National Institutes of Health (NIH), 1973.
Affiliation: Democrat. Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, German.
Hobbies: sports, music, history and politics.
Home: 13814 Hidden Glen Lane, North Potomac, MD 20878.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996