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Hisham A. Barakat Edit Profile

biochemist

Hisham A. Barakat, Israeli biochemist. Recipient Founder's award, American Heart Association, 1984; grantee, National Institutes of Health, 1986—2000, American Diabetes Association, since 2000. President North Carolina affiliate American Heart Association, Chapel Hill, 1994—1995; Member of American Diabetes Association (None NA).

Background

Barakat, Hisham A. was born on September 22, 1943 in Jaffa, Israel. Son of Abdul-Raouf I. and Rifqa A. Barakat.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, University Massachusetts, 1972.

Career

Professor East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, since 1986. Visiting scholar Bowman Gray School Medicine, Winston-Salem, 1985—1986.

Achievements

  • Hisham A. Barakat has been listed as a noteworthy biochemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President North Carolina affiliate American Heart Association, Chapel Hill, 1994—1995. Member of American Diabetes Association (None NA).

Interests

  • Golf, swimming, diving.

Connections

Married Cynthia C Ammenwerth. Children: Melissa Boyd, Nabeel.

Father:
Abdul-Raouf I. Rifqa

Mother:
Rifqa

Spouse:
Cynthia C Ammenwerth

child:
Nabeel Barakat

child:
Melissa Boyd Barakat