Roberto Juan Poljak

Background

Poljak, Roberto Juan was born on September 17, 1932 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Son of Giovanni P. and Josephine (Zorzut) Poljak.

Education

Bachelor of Science, College National Quilmes, Argentina, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, University de la Plata, Argentina, 1956.

Career

Teaching associate, Instituto de Fisica, Bariloche, Argentina, 1957; fellow School for Advanced Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, 1958-1960; postdoctoral fellow, Davy Faraday Research Laboratory, Royal Institution, London, 1960-1962; postdoctoral flelow, Medical Research Council Unit for Molecular Biology, Cambridge, England, 1962; assistant professor biophysics, Johns Hopkins School Medicine, Baltimore, 1962; associate professor biophysics, Johns Hopkins School Medicine, Baltimore, 1966; professor biophysics, Johns Hopkins School Medicine, Baltimore, 1972-1981; professor, Institut Pasteur, Paris, 1981-1992; director research, National Center for Scientific Research, Paris, 1981-1992; professor, director Center Advanced Research in Biotechnology, U. Maryland./National Institute Studies and Technology, Baltimore, since 1992; W.H. Elkins professor, U. Maryland., since 1994.

Achievements

• Roberto Juan Poljak has been listed as a noteworthy research director, biotechnology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member European Molecular Biology Organization, American Association Immunologists.

Connections

Married Mabel Amelia Iglesias, December 28, 1956. Children: Leonora, Gustavo.

Father:

Giovanni P. Poljak

Mother:

Josephine (Zorzut) Poljak

Spouse:

Mabel Amelia Iglesias

child:

Gustavo Poljak

child:

Leonora Poljak