Background
Frenkel, Krystyna was born on March 2, 1941 in Bialystok, Poland. Daughter of Henryk and Stefania (Szulc) Frenkel. came to the United States, 1969.
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Krystyna Frenkel, Polish biochemist, researcher. Achievements include development of methods allowing analyses of DNA from any source for the presence of oxidized bases; discovery of antibodies that recognize oxidized DNA bases present in human sera. Recipient Young Environmental Science award National Institute Environmental Health Sciences, 1979.
Education
Master of Science, Warsaw University, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1974.
Career
Research science/organic chemistry instructor, Warsaw (Poland) U., 1964-1968;
assistant research scientist environmental medicine, New York University Medical Center, 1969-1974;
staff associate, Columbia University, New York City, 1976-1977;
assoc research scientist, assistant professor pathology, New York University Medical Center, 1977-1988;
assistant professor environmental medicine, New York University Medical Center, 1984-1988;
associate professor environmental medicine and pathology, New York University Medical Center, 1988-1993;
professor environmental medicine and pathology, New York University Medical Center, since 1993;
director Laboratory Oxidative Mech. in Carcinogenesis, New York University Medical Center, since 1990. Ad hoc member chemical pathology study section National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1990, member, 1991-1995. Member reviewer research National Institutes of Health, since 1995.
Member study section Health Effects Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1990. Invited participant numerous national and international conferences.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Association for Cancer Research, American Chemical Society, The Oxygen Society, New York Academy of Sciences, International Society for Preventive Oncology.
Connections
Married Nathan Julius Siegel, February 13, 1977.
