Krzysztof Palczewski
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Who is this?
Krzysztof Palczewski, a member of the National Academy of Medicine and the National Academy of Sciences, is a Polish-born American biochemist and pharmacologist serving as a Donald Bren Professor and Distinguished Professor at the University of California, Irvine. He holds the Irving H. Leopold Chair of Ophthalmology and is the founding Director of the Center for Translational Vision Research at the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute.
Career
- 1957Born
- 2012Won Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science
- 2017Won Marie Curie Medal
- Member of Polish Academy of Learning
- Won Member of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Syców
- •Citizenship: Poland
- •Known as: pharmacologist, biochemist, scientist, university teacher
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UCI vision scientist Krzysztof Palczewski elected to National Academy of Medicine
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Vision researcher Krzysztof Palczewski receives Distinguished University Professorship
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2015 Guest of Honor: Krysztof Palczewski, PhD - American Academy of Ophthalmology
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