Levy Kopelovich

Background

Kopelovich, Levy was born on August 13, 1934 in Vilna, Poland. Son of Chaim Shalom and Eiga (Israelit) Kopelovich. came to the United States, 1959.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1962.

Career

Assistant professor, director cancer unit, U. Tel Aviv College Medicine, 1966-1968; from assistant member to associate member, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, 1969-1983; from assistant professor to associate professor, Cornell College Medical Science, New York City, 1969-1983; director Research and Development, VA Medical Center, Bay Pines, Florida, 1986-1992; senior scientist, VA Medical Center, Bay Pines, Florida, since 1985; professor, U. South Florida College Medicine, Tampa, since 1984. Postdoctoral fellow University of California, Berkeley, 1962-1965, Brandeis U., Waltham, Massachusetts, 1965-1966. Visiting professor German Cancer Center, Heidelberg, 1978, Norwegian Cancer Center, Oslo, 1981, French Cancer Institute, Villejuiff, 1988, 90.

Speaker American Cancer Society Annual Writers Conference, Houston, 1978. Founder, director honor students program VA Medical Center-St. Petersburg Junior College, since 1986.

Achievements

• Levy Kopelovich has been listed as a noteworthy Oncologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Sergeant Israeli Army, 1952-1955. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Biological Chemistry, American Association Cancer Research, Florida Cancer Society, Science Consortium Tampa Bay (charter, Executive Committee since 1987).

Interests

• Avocations: classical and jazz music, reading, sports.

Connections

Married Lenore Riva Stess, October 26, 1975. Children: Rachel, Jonathan, Sarah.

Father:

Chaim Shalom Kopelovich

Mother:

Eiga (Israelit) Kopelovich

Spouse:

Lenore Riva Stess

child:

Sarah Kopelovich

child:

Rachel Kopelovich

child:

Jonathan Kopelovich