Background
Vournakis, John Nicholas was born on December 1, 1939 in Cambridge, Ohio, United States. Son of Nicholas John and Pota (Andritsakis) Vournakis.
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John Nicholas Vournakis
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John Nicholas Vournakis, American Biophysicist, biotechnology company executive. Achievements include patents pending in applications of nucleic acid structure; development of unique method for determination of Ribonucleic acid structure, techniques for drug DNA studies, techniques for genomic analysis. Research grantee National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, American Chemical Society, since 1968.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Albion College, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1968.
Career
Research fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1969-1972; research fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, 1972-1973; from assistant professor to full professor, Syracuse (New York) U., 1973-1985; professor, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1985-1987; vice president science, Verax Corporation, Lebanon, N.H., 1988-1990; senior vice president, Genmap, Inc., Boston, since 1990. Consultant Bristol Myers, Syracuse, 1980-1983, Bayer A.G., West Haven, Connecticut, 1986-1988, National Biotechnology Company of Greece, Athens, since 1983. Affiliated member Institute Biology and Biotechnal, Crete, Greece, since 1986.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Microbiology, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Karen Ann Munro, September 9, 1961. 1 child, Christopher.
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Nationality
American
Education
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1961
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1968