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Citizenship
  
Polish

Occupation
  
physician biochemist

Name
  
Aleksander Koj


Aleksander Koj

Born
  
February 26, 1935 (
1935-02-26
)
Gana, Poland

Books
  
Cellular aspects of protein degradation and turnover: 10th Winter School of the Institute of Molecular Biology Jagiellonian University, X Seminarium Instytutu Biologii Molekularnej UJ : Rabka 19 II - 28 II 1979

Aleksander Koj (26 February 1935 – 29 December 2016) was a Polish physician and scientist, a member of Polish Academy of Learning and Polish Academy of Sciences, honorary doctor of Cleveland University and University of Hartford.

He was a rector of Jagiellonian University for three cadences: 1987–1990, 1993–1996 and 1996–1999.

In his scientific work he is known for researches in the field of immunology, zymology and molecular biology. In 1996 he received Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science for his researches on acute-phase protein.

In 1976 he was decorated with a Knight's Cross, in 1999 with an Officer's Cross, and in 2011 with a Commander's Cross of Polonia Restituta.

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Aleksander Koj Wikipedia