Czesław Radzikowski
Czesław Radzikowski | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 July 1929[1] |
| Citizenship | Polish |
| Occupation | immunologist |
Czesław Radzikowski (born 17 July 1929) is a Polish immunologist, professor at the Medical University of Gdańsk, member of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Biography
He was a childhood friend of Włodzimierz Ptak.[2] From 1948 to 1953, he studied medicine at the Medical University of Gdańsk. In 1959, he obtained his doctorate.[1] He began working at his alma mater.[1]
He published 142 scientific papers on tumor immunology.[3] In collaboration with Andrzej Ledóchowski and the Gdańsk University of Technology, he introduced a new, original anticancer drug, Ledakrin.[1][3] He was a founding member of the Polish Society of Immunology.[3] He supervised eighteen doctoral dissertations.[3] From 1978 to 2005, he served on the scientific advisory board of the journal Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis.[3] He retired in 2001.[3] He was elected an active member of the 5th Medical Faculty of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences.[4] In 2014, he was awarded the Medal of the Polish Society of Experimental and Clinical Immunology.[3] According to Piotr Kuśnierczyk, Czesław Radzikowski "introduced to Poland modern methods of screening new potential anti-cancer drugs on laboratory animals."[3]
He has two children: Piotr and Louise.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Kuśnierczyk, Piotr. "Professor Czesław Radzikowski" (PDF). phmd.hirszfeld.pl. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
- ^ Kobos, Andrzej (2009). "Całe życie trenowałem umysł". Po drogach uczonych (PDF). Vol. 4. Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności. pp. 383–398. ISBN 978-83-7676-021-6.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Kuśnierczyk, Piotr (2019). "90th Birthday of Prof. Czesław Radzikowski" (PDF). Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
- ^ "Członkowie Wydziału V Lekarskiego". pau.krakow.pl. Retrieved 2025-08-04.