John B. Balinsky

John (Ivan) Boris Balinsky (July 4, 1934 in Kyiv – October 1, 1983 The sentence was later reduced but she died suddenly in 1943.

Balinsky graduated from St. John's College in Johannesburg, South Africa. He obtained his Bachelors of Science in Zoology and Chemistry in 1955 from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and a Ph.D. in biochemistry in 1959 from the University of London.

Career Balinsky studied amphibian physiology. He investigated cell environmental adaptation regulation during development. Balinsky authored 47 research publications, including a chapter in the book "Comparative Biochemistry of Nitrogen Metabolism".

Balinsky also described several species of Echinodermata: Ophiactis delagoa JB Balinsky, 1957 Macrophiothrix mossambica JB Balinsky, 1957 Amphiura inhacensis JB Balinsky, 1957

Awards and grants Balinsky received numerous awards and grants, including: Witwatersrand Council of Education Overseas Scholarship (1956) Nuffield Foundation in dominions (1962) Carnegie Corporation of New York (1967) U. S. National Institutes of Health International Fellowship (1968) South African Council for the scientific and Industrial Research Senior Bursary (1975); and Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award (1975).

Membership Balinsky was a member of: AAAS Biochemical Society Royal Society of South Africa Physiological Society of Southern Africa; and Society for Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of Southern Africa He was also the vice-chair from 1974-1975 of the South African Biochemical Society and, from 1973-1974, chair of the Society for Experimental Biology, Transvaal.