Ryszard Jerzy Gryglewski (born 4 August 1932, in

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) is a Polish

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and

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. Member of the

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(PAU) and the

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. Accessed January 27, 2010 Gryglewski graduated in Medicine from the

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, where he also wrote his doctorate in

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and in 1971 became a professor. He is a member of many pharmacological associations around the world, and since 1993 president of the Jagiellonian Medical Research Centre (''Jagiellońskie Centrum Badań Medycznych''). His scientific work concerns experimental pharmacology. His research focuses on the contribution of the blood-vascular system in building up immunity against

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in the development of sclerosis. In 1976, together with S. Bunting, J. Vane and S. Moncada, he discovered

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, which set off many further scientific discoveries.

References

RYSZARD GRYGLEWSKIGryglewski awarded honorary degree from Medical University of Łódź
1932 births Living people Polish scientists Polish pharmacologists Members of the Polish Academy of Sciences {{poland-med-bio-stub