24 Facts About Marek Pienkowski

Marek Maria Pienkowski was born on 8 September 1945 and is a Polish-American medical researcher and clinician focused on broad aspects of immunological diagnosis and treatment.

Marek Pienkowski collaborated in important discoveries related to immunology, viral oncogenes, genetic engineering, and cloning and has implemented desensitization treatments for allergic disorders based on this research into his clinical practice.

Marek Pienkowski is recognized as a cultural ambassador for the propagation of artistic, scientific, and business dialogue between the US and Poland and has been appointed by the government of Poland and accredited by the US State Department as an Honorary Consul.

Marek Pienkowski authored the biographical memoir Iron or Steel: A Memoir on Living Dreams.

Marek Pienkowski has published more than fifty scientific papers as well as two books including the handbook for human embryology employed by medical students in Poland for over a decade.

Marek Pienkowski was founder and chairman of the board for Piengen Biomedical Corporation, which developed novel cloning technology and produced human proteins in the milk of transgenic domestic animals.

Marek Pienkowski has served on the boards of Pro2Serve Corporation and EcoSMART Technologies.

Marek Pienkowski established a clinical practice in 1984 to serve patients with allergies, asthma, and immunological disorders.

Marek Pienkowski's clinic has employed his research on immunoglobulin treatments for patients with immunological deficiencies.

Marek Pienkowski served as visiting scientist at the University of Pennsylvania Wistar Institute from 1972 to 1973.

In 1974, Marek Pienkowski moved to the US to become associate professor in the Department of Anatomy at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in Lansing.

Marek Pienkowski has been engaged in propagating cultural, artistic, scientific, and business dialogue between the US and Poland since the early 1990s.

Marek Pienkowski was designated an Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland by the US State Department in 2011.

Marek Pienkowski founded PolandNow in 2013, a civic organization based in Knoxville, Tennessee to promote and strengthen Polish-American cooperation and relationships.

Marek Pienkowski led establishment of Knoxville's Sister City relationship with Chelm, Poland through the Sister Cities International organization with Victor Ashe.

Marek Pienkowski supported Friendship Force International, an organization that strives to build "global goodwill through personal friendships," with a cultural exchange to Poland for members of the organization's Knoxville chapter.

Marek Pienkowski utilized his background in science and research to implement a collaborative project between the University of Tennessee's Department of Animal Science and the University of Life Sciences in Lublin to pioneer large-animal embryo transfer technology in Poland.

Marek Pienkowski has been named a Kosciuszko Foundation Eminent Scientist and named a member of the Kosciuszko Foundation board of trustees.

Marek Pienkowski was honored by the Tennessee House of Representatives in a House Joint Resolution of Commendment.

Marek Pienkowski has been designated colonel, aide-de-camp, governor's staff in both Tennessee and Kentucky.

Marek Pienkowski has been recognized by US political figures and groups.

Marek Pienkowski was named Physician of the Year by the National Republican Congressional Committee Physicians Advisory Board, was awarded the Republican senatorial Medal of Freedom, and recognized in the US House of Representatives Congressional Record.

Marek Pienkowski is a member of the American Medical Association, Tennessee Medical Association, American Academy of Allergy and Immunology, European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, and Knoxville Academy of Medicine.

Marek Pienkowski is a member of the board of trustees of the Kosciuszko Foundation.