Background
Holly, Frank Joseph was born on December 3, 1934 in Budapest, Hungary. Came to the United States, 1956. Son of Sandor and Maria (Acsay) Holly.
Holly, Frank Joseph was born on December 3, 1934 in Budapest, Hungary. Came to the United States, 1956. Son of Sandor and Maria (Acsay) Holly.
Student in chemical engineering, Technology University, Budapest, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy in physical Chemistry, Cornell University, 1962.
From research group chief to research assistant, Budapest Technology U., 1953-1956; from teaching assistant to research assistant, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, 1957-1962; research scientist, Procter and Gamble Company, Cincinnati, 1962-1965; professor, U. El Salvador, San Salvador, 1965-1966; research scientist, Thermo Electron Corporation, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1966-1968; from associate to senior scientist, Eye Research Institute Retina Foundation, Boston, 1968-1978; assistant professor, Harvard University Medical School, Boston, 1974-1978; associate professor, Texas Tech U. Health Science Center, Lubbock, 1978-1982; professor ophthalmology, Texas Tech U. Health Science Center, Lubbock, 1982-1989; director, owner, Dakryon Pharmaceutical, Lubbock, since 1988. Consultant Burton, Parson and Company, 1972-1976, Allergan Pharmaceuticals, 1978-1979, Alcon Laboratory, 1971, 70, Dow-Corning Company, 1977, 79-80, Ciba Vision Care, 1980, Bausch and Lomb, Inc., 1981, BioProducts, Inc., 1982-1986. Advisory board Journal Colloidal and Interface Science, since 1986.
Active task force on cornea and external diseases National Eye Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, 1976, ad-hoc review panel on Small Business Innovative Research Grants, 1986-1987. Fellow American Academy Optometry. Member American Chemical Society, International Society for Contact Lens Research (council member, International Association Colloid and Interface Scientists, International Society Dakryology (past-president, advisor), Mensa, American Academy Ophthalmology (associate), Dry Eye Institute (president), Harvard Medical Alumni Association (honorary member).
Married Katalin Maria Szalay, May 1, 1969. Children: Thomas Ferenc, Kathleen Maria, Gloria Anna, Paul Gyorgy.