Theresa L. Whiteside (Listowska)

Educator, researcher

Born Mar. 10, 1939, Katowice, Poland; came to U.S., 1960; daughter of Edward and Waleria (Grembowiec); married Thomas Nimick; child: George Alexander.

Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), 1962, Master of Arts (M.A.), 1964, Ph.D., 1967, Columbia University, New York City.

Career: researcher, Columbia University, 1969-73; assistant prof., 1973-79, associate prof., 1979-89, prof. 1989 -, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; director, Immunology Monitoring and Diagnostic Laboratory, Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, 1986 -.

Author: 2 books; over 45 book chapters; over 240 articles in scientific journals.

Member of: past president, American Association of Medical Laboratory Immunologists; editorial boards member, Clinical Cancer Research, Natural Immunity, Cellular Immunology, Clinical Immunology Immunopath; American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology; American Academy of Microbiology; American Association of Immunology; American Association for Cancer Research.

Affiliation: Republican. Catholic.

Language: Polish, English, French, Russian.

Hobbies: skiing, travel, tennis.

Office: Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, IMDL, 1041 West BST, De Soto at 0'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.

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