Stefania Jabłońska
| Stefania Jabłońska | |
|---|---|
| Born |
7 September 1920 Warsaw, Poland |
| Residence | Poland |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Institutions | Medical University of Warsaw |
| Known for | Human papillomavirus |
| Notable awards | Robert Koch Prize(1985) |
Stefania Ginsburg-Jabłońska (born 7 September 1920 in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish physician and professor emeritus of Dermatology at Medical University of Warsaw. In 1973, Jabłońska proposed the association between Human papilloma viruses (HPV) and skin cancer in epidermodysplasia verruciformis. In 1979 Jablonska went on to discover HPV-5 in skin cancer (with Gerard Orth at the Pasteur Institute). She is also known for her research of scleroderma. Jabłońska was awarded the 1985 Robert Koch Prize.[1]
Biography
Stefania Jabłońska studied medicine in the years 1938-1943, first in Warsaw, then in Lwów and Frunze. Jabłońska received her medical degree in 1943 in Frunze, and PhD in 1949. She earned the rank of professor in 1952. Jabłońska worked at the Dermatology Clinic of the University, and later at the Medical University of Warsaw, serving for many years as the director. She worked as a physician in Mokotów Prison in the years 1947–1949 and participated in executions of anti-communist prisoners.
Research
Stefania Jablonska is author or co-author of over 600 PubMed listed articles. She is known for her research related to autoantibody detection in scleroderma and other connective tissue diseases. Her book, "Scleroderma and Pseudoscleroderma" (John Wiley & Sons Inc; ISBN 978-0-470-15115-0 / 0470151153), published in 1976 was at that time the most comprehensive and modern scientific essay about scleroderma. Her later research was focused on HPV-induced cancer and development of a HPV vaccine. She also is author or coauthor of biographic articles about known dermatologists.
Educating Dermatologists
Stefania Jablonska trained and stimulated scientific careers of multiple dermatologists in Poland and worldwide.
References
- ↑ "Holders of the Robert Koch Prize since 1960". Robert Koch Foundation. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
Works
- Gérard Orth, Stefania Jablonska, Michel Favre, Odile Croissant, Maria Jarzabek-Chorzelska, and Genowefa Rzesa (1978). National Academy of Sciences "Characterization of two types of human papillomaviruses in lesions of epidermodysplasia verruciformis". PNAS 75 (3): 1537–1541.
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