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Interactions with Poland:
Political activity: On September 1968, one month after the Soviet Union led Warsaw Pact troops invaded Czechoslovakia, Zbigniew Darzynkiewicz on a short-term tourist visa left Poland to Sweden, declined to return and applied for visa to USA. Arrived in USA 1969. During the pre-Solidarity era in 70’s he attempted to support the anti-communism movement. Thus collaborating with Dr. Piotr Naimski in New York, helped him to publish and smuggle to Poland the underground anti-communist “Glos” literature. During the “Solidarity” uprising time, together with Prof. Stefan Niewiarowski of the Temple University in Philadelphia he helped to establish the “Committee in Support of Solidarity” organization to support the Solidarity movement in Poland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Committee_in_Support_of_Solidarity For this activity he was awarded in 1995 by the special recognition medal “Krzyz Oficerski Orderu Zaslugi Rzeczypospolitej Polski” by the past President of Poland, Lech Walesa: Support of Polish scientists: Numerous Polish scientists we working in his laboratory, supported by his research grants. Several of them, based on the research accomplishments made in his laboratory, apon return to Poland defended their doctor- or docent habilitation- theses. Some remained in the USA A. Long-term (over 5 years) members of his laboratory Jan Kapuscinski, (1979-1995), from the Technical University of Lodz, returned back to Poland in 1997 (Biotechnology Institute, Gdansk), Defended his habilitation thesis based on work done in my lab (deceased 2003) Wojciech Gorczyca, (1991-1996) (M.D., Ph.D. from the Pomeranian University, Szczecin). Currently the Head of Pathology in GENZYME Corp, New York, NY. Barbara Ardelt, 1992-2002 (Ph.D. Biochemistry, from the Warsaw University) currently retired H. Dorota Halicka, 1994-present (M.D., Ph.D., Medical University of Warsaw) Jan Kunicki, 1985- 2015 (Technical University, Wroclaw), currently retired B. Short-term (< 4 years) members of his laboratory Wlodzimierz Olszewski, (1979-81), from Warsaw University of Medicine, pathologist. After return to Poland: Director Department of Pathology of the Institute of Oncology in Warsaw, subsequently Director of the Institute of Oncology Jolanta Kunicka (1983-87) from Medical University in Wroclaw, currently Global Senior Manager at the Siemens (Bayer) Healthcare Diagnostics, Terrytown, NY Magdalena Piwnicka (1983-84) from Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, left to Canada. Marek Jakobisiak (1989-90) from Warsaw Medical University, returned to Poland 1990; Docent habilitation after return to Poland, currently Professor of Immunology, Warsaw University of Medicine. Marek Kimmel (1989-93) from Silesian Technical University, Katowice; currently, Professor of Statistics, Chairman of Biostatistics Department, Rice University, Houston, TX. Jacek Bartkowiak, (1985-87) from Medical University in Lodz. Defended his Docent thesis after return to Poland. Andrzej Myc (1988-90) from Medical University in Wroclaw. Persecuted and expelled from Poland by the communist government for his activity in Solidarity (“Solidarnosc Walczaca”). Currently Associate Professor at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI) Janusz Skierski (1992-94) from Warsaw Medical University, docent habilitation after return to Poland- Director of “Cytometris” in Medicines Institute (“Instytut Lekow”), Warsaw. Past President of the Polish Society of Cytometry, Deceased 2016. Henryk Panusz (1985-87) from Medical University, Lodz. Returned to Poland Piotr Lassota (1990-93) from Warsaw University. Currently: Scientific Director, Polpharma Biologics, Gdansk, Elzbieta Bedner-Urasinska (1998-2001) from Pomeranian Medical University - Docent habilitation after return to Poland, currently Professor and Chairwoman of the Department of Pathology Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin. Andrzej Deptala (1999-2001) from Warsaw Medical University. Docent habilitation after return to Poland, Director of Oncology and Hematology, Central Hospital of MSWiA, Warsaw. Piotr Smolewski (2000-2002) from Medical University of Lodz. Docent habilitation after return to Poland (2002). Currently Professor of Medicine Department of Experimental Hematology and the Dean of Students’ Affairs, Faculty of Health Sciences Medical University in Lodz, Currently President of the Polish Society of Cytometry. Jerzy Grabarek (2001-2002) Pathology Department, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin. Defended doctor’s degree (Ph.D.) after return, currently is preparing docent dissertation. Michal Dragan (several months during 2001) Hematology Department, Medical University, Lublin. Carried on experiments for his Ph.D. thesis. Piotr Pozarowski (2002-2003) Department of Immunology Medical University in Lublin. Docent habilitation after return to Poland. Lidia Mazur (2003) Department of Hematology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow (prepared for habitation thesis). Currently Chair of the Dept of Hematology. Monika Podhorecka (several ~4 week long visits during 2004-2009). Department of Hematology, University of Medicine, Lublin. Carried on experiments for her docent habilitation thesis. Malgorzata Kajstura (2008-2009). Graduate of Jagiellonian University, Krakow. Carried on the experiments for her Ph.D. degree: to be defended at the Jagiellonian University in 2019. Malgorzata Napierala (2004). 6-weeks-long stay to learn new methodologies. From the Nencki Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), Warsaw. Dariusz Galkowski (2008) MD from Medical University of Lublin, resident in Pathology Department, 4-months training in research. Currently: Attending Pathologist, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital., New Brunswick N.J. C. Polish collaborators from other institutions, USA, Australia,Poland: Leopold Koss, Bogdan Czerniak; Montefiore Hospital, Bronx, NY (BC currently at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX) Tomasz Skorski, Malgorzata Nieborowska-Skorski; Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA Stefan Niewiarowski, Anna Kowalska; Temple University, Philadelphia, PA Jerzy Dobrucki and Members of his Department (Biophysics); Jagiellonian University, Krakow Donald Wlodkowic and Joanna Skommer; University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Jan Kajstura, (then at Harvard University, Boston, MA, currently retired) Hanna Jesionowska (Human Fertility Clinic; White Plains, NY) Wojciech Ardelt (Alfacell Corporation/Tamir Biotechnology, Summerset, NJ) Stanislaw Mikulski (Alfacell Corporation/Tamir Biotechnology, Summerset, NJ) Interactions with Polish and Polish-American Organizations in the USA 1978. "Gold Millenium of Poland Medal", the Polish-American Medical Society, USA, in recognition of research accomplishments. The award was shared with Drs. Andrew Schally, Ludwik Gross, Hilary Koprowski and Zbigniew Brzezinski 1986-99. Member, Advisory Board, The Alfred Jurzykowski Foundation, New York, N.Y. 1996. Honorary Member and Co-Founder, Polish Cytometry Society 2000. Medal of Honor awarded by the Polish Society of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine. Honorary Member of this Society. 2009. Foreign Member of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), Warsaw 2011. “The Marie Sklodowska-Curie Science Medal” awarded by the Pilsudski Institute in America. Member of Board of this organization (1996-97) 2014. The Casimir Funk Natural Sciences Award from the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences (PIASA) in New York. Member of Board of this organization (2006-2013) 2014. Distinguished Fellow, The Kosciuszko Foundation Collegium of Eminent Scientists. Member of Board of this organization (2010 – present) 2014. Honoris Causa degree received from Warsaw Medical University, Poland.
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