John B. Balinsky

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John Boris Balinsky
Іван (Джон) Балінський
Born(1934-07-04)4 July 1934
Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR
Died1 October 1983(1983-10-01) (aged 49)
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Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry, zoology
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John (Ivan) Boris Balinsky (July 4, 1934 in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR – October 1, 1983 in Ames, Iowa, Iowa, United States) - South African and American zoologist of Ukrainian origin. His father Boris Balinsky was an embryologist.

Life[]

Balinsky was born in Kyiv into a family of biologists; his father was university professor Boris Balinsky and his mother Catherine Singaiivska was a laboratory researcher. His mother died after return from a Soviet prison during World War II.

Science[]

Balinsky studied amphibian physiology. He investigated cell environmental adaptation regulation during development. Authored 47 research publications, including «Comparative Biochemistry of Nitrogen Metabolism» chapter.

Also described several species of Echinodermata:

  • JB Balinsky, 1957
  • JB Balinsky, 1957
  • JB Balinsky, 1957

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Science organization membership[]

Vice chairman (1974-1975) for the South African Biochemical Society and the chairman (1973-1974) of the Society for Experimental Biology, Transvaal.

Sources[]

  • "Biographical note in John B. Balinsky Papers 1976–1983". University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  • Balinsky, Boris (1988). Digital surrogate of Boris Balinsky Memoir. University of Illinois Archives.
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