Background
Nachmias, Vivianne Thimann was born on December 11, 1931 in Pasadena, California, United States. Daughter of Kenneth Vivian and Ann Mary (Bateman) Thimann.
Nachmias, Vivianne Thimann was born on December 11, 1931 in Pasadena, California, United States. Daughter of Kenneth Vivian and Ann Mary (Bateman) Thimann.
Bachelor, Swarthmore College, 1952. Master of Arts, Radcliffe University, 1953. Doctor of Medicine, University Rochester, 1957.
National Science Foundation fellow, Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1952-1953;
National Institutes of Health fellow, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1957-1959;
research associate, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1961-1965;
associate professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1973-1982;
professor anatomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1982;
visiting assistant professor, Haverford (Pennsylvania) College, 1966;
assistant professor, Haverford (Pennsylvania) College, 1969-1973. Member cell biology study section National Institutes of Health, Washington, 1976-1980, member biological IIstudy section, since 1995. Visiting scientist Medical Research Council Unit for Molecular Biology, Cambridge, England, 1968-1969.
Sabbatical Stanford (California) U., 1986. Member physiological process panel National Science Foundation, Washington, 1991-1993. Director Cell Biol 600.
Chair children's scholarship committee University City Arts League. Chair education committee Court Communications Association, board directors. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member American Society Cell Biology (council 1978-1981, public policy committee 1986-1988, constitution and bylaws committee 1990-1992), Electron Microscopy Society, Biophysics Society.
Married Jacob Nachmias, February 19, 1955. Children: Lisa Nachmias Davis, Sarah.