Zoe Nakos Canellakis

Background

Canellakis, Zoe Nakos was born on September 7, 1927 in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Arthur John and Sophia (Michaelidou) Nakos.

Education

Bachelor in Economics, Vassar College, 1947; Master of Science in Biochemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy in Physiological Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, 1954.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1954-1955; instructor biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1955-1959; research associate pharmacology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1959-1967; senior research associate pharmacology and internal medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1967-1982; assistant dean graduate school, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1972-1977; senior research scientist, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1982-1992; research scientist, West Haven (Connecticut) VA Medical Center, 1977-1991; senior research scientist, Yale University, New Haven, 1992-1993; senior research scientist emeritus, since 1993. Visiting scientist Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1967, Athens (Greece) Medical School, 1976, Institute de Invest. Citolog., Valencia, Spain, 1977.

Guestlectr. Japan, People's Republic of China, Helsinki (Finland), Jerusalem.

Achievements

• Zoe Nakos Canellakis has been listed as a notable research scientist, pharmacology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member International Association for Women Bioscientists (board directors 1985-1989), American Society Biological Chemists, American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (co-chairman committee for equal opportunity for women, organizer international and national panels on women in science since 1986), Federation American Societies for Experimental Biology's Visiting Scientists for Minority Institutions Program, Greek Biochemistry and Biophysics Society, Professional Resources Greece Organization, Modern Greek Studies Association, The Enzyme Club, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married E.S. Canellakis (divorced). Children: Thomas Nakos, Arthur John.

Father:

Arthur John Nakos

Mother:

Sophia (Michaelidou) Nakos

Spouse:

E.S. Canellakis

child:

Arthur John Canellakis

child:

Thomas Nakos Canellakis