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Andrzej Szczeklik | |
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| Born | July 29, 1938 Kraków, Poland |
| Died | February 3, 2012 (aged 73)[2] |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Alma mater | Jagiellonian University |
| Known for | Aspirin-induced asthma[3] |
| Awards | Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science (1998)[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medicine, Immunology |
Andrzej Szczeklik (July 29, 1938 – February 3, 2012) was a Polish immunologist working at the Jagiellonian University School of Medicine (Collegium Medicum) in Kraków.[4][5] Having received numerous distinctions for his research, Szczeklik was also well known as a writer.[6]
He received his graduate degree from the Jagiellonian University, and after completing his one-year internship in the USA he worked for seven years at the Academy of Medicine in Wrocław. He completed his postgraduate training abroad; at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm and University of Uppsala, Sweden as well as at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA.
In 1979 he became chairman of Department of Medicine, Jagiellonian University School of Medicine in Kraków. In 1990-1993 he was elected the Rector (President) of the Copernicus Academy of Medicine in Cracow, and then Vice-Rector of the Jagiellonian University for Medical Affairs (1993–1996).
Szczeklik's main research interest included: cardiopulmonary diseases, aspirin-induced asthma, chemical mediators in diseases of circulatory and respiratory systems with special reference to eicosanoids.
Szczeklik has been lecturing extensively in major European, American and Japanese universities. He was a visiting professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Sheffield, UK, King's College School of Medicine, London, UK and Hochgebirgsklinik Davos-Wolfgang, Switzerland.
- ^ "Prof. dr hab. med. Andrzej Szczeklik – laureat Nagrody FNP 1998". Fundacja na rzecz Nauki Polskiej. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ "Żegnamy profesora Szczeklika". Fundacja na rzecz Nauki Polskiej. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ Szczeklik, Andrew; Stevenson, Donald D (2003). "Aspirin-induced asthma: Advances in pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management". Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 111 (5): 913–21, quiz 922. doi:10.1067/mai.2003.1487. PMID 12743549.
- ^ "Catharsis: On the Art of Medicine (review)". JAMA. 297 (9): 1001–2. 2007. doi:10.1001/jama.297.9.1002.
- ^ Polish Press Agency (2012-02-03). "Nie żyje prof. Andrzej Szczeklik, wybitny lekarz i humanista" (in Polish). Gazeta Wyborcza. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ "Andrzej Szczeklik - Wydawnictwo Znak - księgarnia internetowa, książki". Retrieved 24 November 2014.