Background
Kakari, Sophia Anastasiou was born on March 4, 1922 in Athens, Greece. Daughter of Anastasios B. and Angeliki (Theohari) Kakari.
researcher clinical biochemist
Kakari, Sophia Anastasiou was born on March 4, 1922 in Athens, Greece. Daughter of Anastasios B. and Angeliki (Theohari) Kakari.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, National University Athens, 1948. Master of Science in Biochemistry, Chelsea College, London, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology, University London, 1968.
Analytical chemist, owner chemistry laboratory, Athens, l948-52;
senior clinical chemist, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, l952-62;
research fellow, Royal Free Hospital School Medicine, U. London, l963-66;
assistant lecturer, Medical Research Council Great Britain research fellow, Royal Free Hospital School Medicine, U. London, l967-69;
assistant professor, New York University School Medicine, New York City, l970-74;
associate research professor, New York University School Medicine, New York City, l975-79;
head clinical biochemistry department, Hellenic Anticancer Institute, Athens, l980-92;
consultant, Hellenic Anticancer Institute, Athens, since 1993. Visiting associate professor New Jersey School Medicine and Dentistry, Newark, 1975. Sr.investigator National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1976-1978.
Supervisory research chemist Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, 1978-1980. Senior research associate National Research Council, Washington, 1978.
Fellow British Histochem. Society, American Institute Chemists, National Academy Clinical Biochemistry. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Clinical Chemistry (Clinical Chemist's Recognition award 1991), Association Greek Chemists (member assembly representatives since 1988), Greek Association Clinical Chemistry (founding president 1991-1993, emeritus president since 1993), Greek Society Tumor Marker Oncology (founding president 1991-1994, emeritus president since 1995), New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Nikolaos A. Dimitriou, July 22, 1967.