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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On October 6, 2021, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Burzynski Research Institute, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Monika Szopa-Paszkowiak to the Board, to fill a vacancy as a result of the passing away of Dr. Barbara Burzynski, effective as of the same date, to serve until her successor is duly appointed and qualified, or her earlier death, resignation or removal. Ms. Szopa-Paszkowiak is currently a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker and also assists with her husband’s medical practice in Oklahoma. Prior to her current occupations, Ms. Szopa-Paszkowiak assisted the Company with pharmaceutical manufacturing and procurement of active ingredients and equipment necessary for the manufacture of Antineoplaston formulations. She had also worked with patients and directed the Human Resources Department at Burzynski Clinic. Ms. Szopa-Paszkowiak holds a bachelor degree from Houston Baptist University. She is the step-daughter of Dr. Stanislaw R. Burzynski, who currently serves as the President and Chairman of the Company. Ms. Szopa-Paszkowiak is expected to be a valuable member of the Board.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: October 6, 2021 | BURZYNSKI RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. | |
| By: | /s/ Stanislaw R. Burzynski | |
| Stanislaw R. Burzynski | ||
| President and Chairman of the Board of Directors | ||