Background
Capetanaki, Yassemi was born on March 30, 1952 in Athens, Greece. Daughter of Georgios Capetanakis and Cleopatra Voudouri-Capetanaki. came to the United States, 1980.
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Yassemi Capetanaki, American Medical educator. Grantee National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1988-1996, American Heart Association, Dallas, 1987-1988, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Tucson, 1987-1990, 95-97; American Cancer Society Lievre fellow, 1984-1985, Gosney fellow, 1981, Muscular Dystrophy Association fellow, 1982-1983, Proctor and Gamble fellow, 1984; State Scholarships Foundation scholar U. Athens, 1972-1975.
Education
Bachelor of Science, U. Athens, 1975; Master of Science, New York University, 1977; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Heidelberg, Germany, 1980.
Career
Research assistant microbiology Department, University Athens, 1974-1975; research assistant human genetics, U. Heidelberg, 1976; adjunct lecturer, Hunter College, CUNY, 1976-1977; research fellow Institute Experimental Pathology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, 1978-1980; postdoctoral research fellow division biology, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1980-1983; senior research fellow division biology, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1984-1985; assistant professor cell biology, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, 1986-1992; associate professor cell biology, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, since 1992.
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Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Cell Biology, American Society Microbiology, American Heart Association, Helenic Biochemistry and Biophysics Society, Helenic Biological Society.
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Married Konstantinos Flytzanis, October 23, 1980. 1 child, Nicholas.
