EDUCATION 
Ph.D., Polish Academy of Sciences, Center of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Poland   (2002)

Dissertation topic: “Chemistry and Stereochemistry of Nucleosidyl Phosphorofluoridates and Their Structural Analogues”

M.S.Pharm., Clinical Pharmacy, Medical University, Poland    (1992)                                                                                           
Dissertation topic: “Synthesis of S-glycosylphosphorodithioates” 

POSITIONS AND EMPLOYMENT

2007-                RadioMedix Inc., (Director of Chemical Research and Drug Development)

2007-                RITA Foundation Houston

2011-               American Chemical Society GHS, (Board of Directors)

2002-2009         Rice University, Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Houston, TX, (Welch Post-Doctoral Research Associate)

2002-2004         Center of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lodz, Poland (Visiting Scientist)

1998-1999         Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany,  (Visiting Scientist)
1995                 Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany,  (Visiting Scientist)

1992-2002         Center of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lodz, Poland, (Senior Scientist)

HONORS AND AWARDS

1992             President’s Award for Excellence in Study, Poland.

2002                International Award for Young Chemist, IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry)

2003                International Award, Sigma-Aldrich Award for Young Chemists, Sigma-Aldrich (Polish Chemical Society)

2003                Travel Award, 39^th International Union Pure and Applied Chemistry, Congress, Ottawa, Canada.

2003                Travel Award, RNA Conference, Vienna, Austria.

2004                Travel Award, Nucleic Acids Gordon Conference, Newport, RI.

2005                NATO Advance Symposium, International school of structural biology and magnetic resonance, Erice-Sicily.

2006                NSF ADVANCE Workshop on Negotiating the Ideal Faculty Position.

2007                3^rd Annual Symposium of the Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Rice University,  Houston, TX, (Poster Award)

2009            “⁶⁸Ga-glucosamine analogs for PET imaging of cancer” (selected for the Highlight Lecture of the SNM Annual Meeting by Dr. Henry Wagner and Dr. Michael Welch)

2010             “One-pot synthesis and purification of tracers on solid phase” (selected for the Highlight Lecture of the SNM  Annual Meeting by Dr. Michael Welch)
              

  2010                “Radiolabeled Sonic Hedgehog as a ligand targeting cancer stem cells ” (selected for recording  on the Annual Meeting of the  American Chemical Society)

  2012                 ACS-Kaufmann Entrepreneurial Program (ETP)

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