Background
Zelinka, Jan was born on February 21, 1922 in Senica, Slovakia.
Zelinka, Jan was born on February 21, 1922 in Senica, Slovakia.
Diploma in engineering, Slovak Technology University, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, 1958. Doctor of Science, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, 1973.
Assistant Slovak Technology University, Bratislava, 1949-1952. Researcher Slovak Starch Company, Boleraz, 1953-1957. From researcher to director Institute Molecular Biology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, 1958-1988.
Married Eva Elena Miseckova, November 4, 1950. 1 child, January.