Zenon Sosnowski

Dr Zenon Michael Sosnowski, MSc, PhD (January 1, 1931 – December 21, 2014) was a Polish medical researcher and lecturer Dr Zenon Michael Sosnowski bio:https://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-220290/Sosnowski_Zenon. As a double PhD in biochemistry and microbiology, his most notable work involved researching and developing Propolis based natural health products. Through various research programmes he developed methods to extract antiviral and antimicrobial properties from propolis produced by Honey bee to create an active ingredient that could be used in various medicinal treatments including the development of viricidal treatments to combat the herpes virus. 
==Early life==
Sosnowski was born in Krasne, Poland, to Rozalia and Bazyli Sosnowski on New Year's Day, 1931. During the Second World War, he sold newspapers and cigarettes to soldiers to help support his family. After the war, Sosnowski sailed the world with the German Merchant Marine. 
Sosnowski started working at an American field hospital in Nuremberg during the 1950s, where he would develop an interest in the medical sciences. 
==Academic work==
In 1964, Sosnowski immigrated to Winnipeg, Canada to work at the Children’s Hospital and Winnipeg General Hospital of Winnipeg. In the 1970s, he took up a position as a lecturer at the University of Manitoba, where he taught students at Saint Boniface Hospital. 
He completed two PhDs in biochemistry and microbiology. 
==Research on Propolis==
During his research, Sosnowski became interested in the medicinal potential of propolis, a resinous substance that honeybees produce by mixing beeswax and saliva with exudate collected from plant sources. After his work as a lecturer, Sosnowski eventually went on to found his own independent research company, Api-Remedica Industries, which was set up with the goal of pursuing research into how Canadian propolis could be used in health foods, nutraceuticals, and cosmetics to fight harmful bacteria and viruses. 
In 1987, Sosnowski was part of a trial that tested propolis’s efficacy against Common cold infections, which involved 50 patients at the Marcinkowski's Medical Academy in Poznan. The findings showed that the symptoms of patients treated with propolis lasted 2.5 times shorter than patients treated with placebo. 2.	Propolis on common cold (Szmeja Z, 1989). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2695883
Sosnowski’s medical research surrounding propolis culminated in the production of Propolis ACF, a purified propolis extract used as the active ingredient in skincare products. The extract yielded very favourable results in clinical trials testing its efficacy against the Herpes simplex virus (both type 1, which causes Herpes labialis, and type 2, which causes genital herpes). For both types of the virus, Propolis ACF was shown to heal lesions and reduce symptoms significantly faster than placebo. 3.	HSV-1 (cold sores) Clinical Study: (Hoheisel 2001) http://herstat.com/pdf/hoheisel-2001.pdf 4.	HSV-2 (genital herpes) Clinical Study: (Vynograd 2000) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10782483
Because of its efficacy against HSV, Propolis ACF has been used as the active ingredient in cold sore treatments, including the ointments ColdsoreFX, Propovir, and Herstat. 
==Personal life and death==
Sosnowski married his wife, Genowefa, in 1967. He fathered two sons. 
He passed away on December 21, 2014, after a long battle with cardiovascular disease. He is survived by his wife and two sons. He continued his research up until the time of his death. 
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