Iphigenia Photaki
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Iphigenia Photaki (Greek: Ιφιγένεια Φωτάκη, pronounced [ifiˈʝeni.a foˈtaki]; also known after marriage as Iphigenia Vourvidou-Photaki, Greek: Ιφιγένεια Βουρβίδου-Φωτάκη; 1921–1983) was a Greek organic chemist remembered for her contributions in peptide chemical synthesis, especially in the synthesis of biologically/enzymatically active peptides.[1][2][3][4][5]
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Ιφιγένεια Βουρβίδου-Φωτάκη | |
Born | 1921 (1921) |
Died | 1983 (1984) (aged 62) |
Nationality | Greek |
Other names | Iphigenia Vourvidou-Photaki (after marriage) |
Alma mater | University of Athens |
Known for | Chemical synthesis of complex and biologically active peptides |
Awards | Georgios Panopoulos Prize of the Academy of Athens (1970) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Organic chemistry, Peptide chemistry |
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Doctoral advisor | Leonidas Zervas |
Photaki was in 1965 the fourth woman overall to be habilitated in a scientific discipline in Greece, and the second to do so in the field of Chemistry.[3][4] She specialised in peptide synthesis, influenced by her mentor and doctoral advisor Leonidas Zervas, a global authority on the subject.[1][2][4] After distinguished research in Basel, Athens, and later Cornell, Photaki eventually rose to Professor of Organic Chemistry and Head of the Laboratory of Organic Chemistry of the University of Athens.[2][3][5]