Giovanna Ferro-Luzzi Ames

Background

Ames, Giovanna Ferro-Luzzi was born on January 20, 1936 in Rome. Daughter of Giovanni and Sofia (Saltzman) Ferro-Luzzi.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, University Rome, 1958.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow, National Institutes of Health and Johns Hopkins University, Bethesda, Maryland., 1958-1962; research biochemist, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, 1962-1967; research biochemist, University of California, Berkeley, 1967-1980; Adjunct Professor biochemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 1980-1983; professor biochemistry, University of California, Berkeley, since 1983.

Achievements

• Giovanna Ferro-Luzzi Ames has been listed as a noteworthy Biochemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Interests

• Avocations: art, travel, Japanese prints, Japanese textiles.

Connections

Married Bruce Nathan Ames, August 26, 1960. Children: Sofia, Matteo.

Father:

Giovanni Ferro-Luzzi

Mother:

Sofia (Saltzman) Ferro-Luzzi

Spouse:

Bruce Nathan Ames

child:

Matteo Ames

child:

Sofia Ames