Bozena Bernadeta Michniak-Mikolajczak
Pharmaceutical sciences educator, researcher
Born Sept. 18, 1955, Leicester, England; came to U.S., 1986; daughter of Jozef Michniak and Wanda (Zjezdzalka); married Adam Mikolajczak.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) (with honors), 1977, Ph.D., 1980, Leicester Polytechnic.
Career: coronary care pharmacist, Leicester General Hospital, 1980-81; postdoctoral fellow, University of Florida, Gainesville, 1981-83, and University of Bradford (United Kingdom), 1984-86; assistant prof., 1986-93, associate prof. (tenured), 1993 -, University of South Carolina, Columbia.
Author: 40 abstract; 34 scientific papers in professional journals; 36 presentations; 1 patent.
Member of, i.a.: intern, Institute of Pharmacy Management, 1977-86; associate member, College of Pharmaceutical Practice (United Kingdom), 1980-87; United Kingdom Clinical Pharmacy Association, 1981-83; British Pharmaceutical Society, 1983-89; honorary member, Leicester Pharmacy Students Association; Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain; American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists; American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); New York Academy of Sciences; Controlled Release Society; Women in Biomedical Sciences Group.
Honors, i.a.: Rho Chi; Sigma Xi; Kappa Epsilon; Sir Jonathan North Endowment Scheme Bronze Medal for Arts and Crafts, 1973; Best Publication prize, 1981; Golden Key faculty award nomination, University of South Carolina, 1992, 1993, 1994; grants, Science and Engineering Research Council, Beecham Products, 1977-80, Pharmacia, 1984-86, Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation, 1989-1990, Hoffman - La Roche, 1989-94; scholarship, University of South Carolina, 1988-89.
Languages: English, Polish, French.
Office: University of South Carolina, Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, 700 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29208.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996