Zbigniew Walaszek
Biochemist
Born Apr. 14, 1940, Dabrowa Tarnowska, Poland; came to the U.S., 1981; son of Alojzy and Zofia (Wieclaw); married Malgorzta (Hanausek); child: Marcin.
Education: Master of Sciences (M.S.), 1962, Ph.D., 1972, Silesia Technical University, Gliwice (Poland); postgraduate, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1974-75.
Career: research associate, 1962-73, lecturer, 1976-77, Silesia Technical University; research scientist, Institute of Oncology, Gliwice, 1977-81, Ohio State University, 1981-86; assistant prof., University of Texas, Smithville, 1986 -.
Author: 17 Polish and United States patents, 1965-89, i.a.: Diacetyl-D-Glucaric Acid Dilactone, 1974, Inhibitors of B-Glucuronidase, 1989; 3 book chapters and 35 articles in professional journals.
Member of: European Association for Cancer Research; American Association for Cancer Research; American Society for Biochemical and Molecular Biology; Pilsudski Institute of America; Polish Catholic Mission (TX).
Honors: fellowship, Ohio State University, 1974-75; grants, American Cancer Society, 1983, The Council for Tobacco Research, 1984, 1985, National Cancer Institute, 1984, 1988, American Institute for Cancer Research, 1986.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, Russian, German.
Hobbies: Polish history, music, hiking.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.