Background
Kefalides, Nicholas Alexander was born on January 17, 1927 in Alexandroupolis, Greece. Son of Athanasios and Alexandra (Aematidou) Kefalides.
Kefalides, Nicholas Alexander was born on January 17, 1927 in Alexandroupolis, Greece. Son of Athanasios and Alexandra (Aematidou) Kefalides.
Bachelor, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, 1951. Bachelor of Science, University Illinois-Chicago, 1953, Master of Science in Biochemistry, 1956, Doctor of Medicine, 1956, Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, 1965. Master of Science (honorary), University Pennsylvania, 1971.
Doctorate (honorary) U. Reims, France, 1987.
Resident in internal medicine University of Illinois College Medicine, Chicago, 1960-1962, National Institutes of Health fellow in infectious disease, 1962-1964, assistant professor medicine, 1964-1965, University of Chicago, 1965-1969, associate professor medicine, 1969-1970. Association professor medicine and biochemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1970-1974, professor medicine, 1974, professor biochemistry and biophysics, 1975.
Associate dean research University of Pennsylvania School Medicine, Phila, 1994-1995. Member, chairman pathobiochemistry study section National Institutes of Health, 1982-1986.
Director project on burns United States Public Health Service, Lima, Peru, 1957-1960, Connective Tissue Research Institute, Philadelphia, 1977.
Executive Committee Institution Review board University of Pennsylvania, 1998, chairman Institutional Review Board # 4, 1995, initiator, chair Gordon Research conferences on basement membranes, 1982.
Dean research University of Pennsylvania School Medicine, Phila, 1994-1995. Director project on burns United States Public Health Service, Lima, Peru, 1957-1960, Connective Tissue Research Institute, Philadelphia, 1977. Review board University of Pennsylvania, 1998, chairman Institutional Review Board # 4, 1995, initiator, chair Gordon Research conferences.
Served as surgeon United States Public Health Service, 1957-1960. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Association Pathologists, American Society Clinical Investigation, American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society Cell Biology.
Achievement includes the discovery of Collagen type IV in basement membranes.
Married Eugenia Georgia Kutsunis, November 24, 1949. Children: Alexandra Jane, Patricia Ann, Paul Thomas.