Wojciech Rychlik
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Wojciech Rychlik is a biologist
and photographer, born in Poland and living in the USA since 1980. Rychlik received his Ph.D. in 1980 from the Polish Academy of Sciences
. Currently, he is a president of Molecular Biology Insights, Inc. located in Cascade, Colorado
.
The main focus of Rychlik's research was PCR primer
design. He is known for developing the OLIGO Primer Analysis Software
., the first software optimizing conditions for PCR. Before moving to the industry sector in 1991, he was instrumental in discovery of human protein synthesis initiation factor eIF-4 mRNA working as Assistant Res. Professor at the University of Kentucky
, Lexington, Kentucky
.
Rychlik is a nature photographer, member of the Photographic Society of America
. In 2007 and 2008 he was the top-ranked exhibitor in PSA stereo electronic section. As a photographer he is better known as Wojtek Rychlik.
Biologist
A biologist is a scientist devoted to and producing results in biology through the study of life. Typically biologists study organisms and their relationship to their environment. Biologists involved in basic research attempt to discover underlying mechanisms that govern how organisms work...
and photographer, born in Poland and living in the USA since 1980. Rychlik received his Ph.D. in 1980 from the Polish Academy of Sciences
Polish Academy of Sciences
The Polish Academy of Sciences, headquartered in Warsaw, is one of two Polish institutions having the nature of an academy of sciences.-History:...
. Currently, he is a president of Molecular Biology Insights, Inc. located in Cascade, Colorado
Cascade, Colorado
Cascade is an unincorporated town and U.S. Post Office in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of the Cascade Post Office is 80809.-History:...
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The main focus of Rychlik's research was PCR primer
Primer (molecular biology)
A primer is a strand of nucleic acid that serves as a starting point for DNA synthesis. They are required for DNA replication because the enzymes that catalyze this process, DNA polymerases, can only add new nucleotides to an existing strand of DNA...
design. He is known for developing the OLIGO Primer Analysis Software
OLIGO Primer Analysis Software
OLIGO Primer Analysis Software was the first publicly-available software for DNA primer design. The first papers describing this software were published in 1989 and 1990, and consecutive upgrades in the 1990-s and 2000-s, all have been cited together over 600 times in scientific journals and over...
., the first software optimizing conditions for PCR. Before moving to the industry sector in 1991, he was instrumental in discovery of human protein synthesis initiation factor eIF-4 mRNA working as Assistant Res. Professor at the University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
, Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...
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Rychlik is a nature photographer, member of the Photographic Society of America
Photographic Society of America
The Photographic Society of America is one of the largest, non-profit organization of its kind. Despite its name it is an International organisation open to anyone with an interest in photography. Established in 1934, it has expanded to include members of over 70 countries. The Society includes...
. In 2007 and 2008 he was the top-ranked exhibitor in PSA stereo electronic section. As a photographer he is better known as Wojtek Rychlik.