Anita Dolly Panek
Anita Dolly Haubenstock Panek (September 1, 1930 – March 27, 2024) was a Polish-born Brazilian biochemist and professor. She received a B.Sc. in Chemistry, 1954 and a Ph.D. in 1962. She became a professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, where she conducted research on the metabolism of the sugar trehalose.[1]
In 1988 she showed that endogenous trehalose protects cells against the damage caused by freezing. In 1996, she was awarded the National Order of Scientific Merit.[2][3]
Memberships
- Brazilian Academy of Sciences, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1986.
- Latin American Academy of Sciences, Caracas, Venezuela, 1989.
- Third World Academy of Sciences, 1989.
References
- ↑ "Anita D. Panek's research". ResearchGate.
- ↑ "NOTA DE PESAR. FAPERJ manifesta pesar pela perda da bioquímica Anita Dolly Panek". FAPERJ (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2026-07-30.
- ↑ "Anita Dolly Panek - ABC - Academia Brasileira de Ciências". www.abc.org.br. Retrieved 2026-07-30.
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- Commanders of the National Order of Scientific Merit (Brazil)
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- Brazilian women chemists
- 20th-century Polish women scientists
- Women biochemists
- 20th-century Brazilian women scientists
- Polish women academics
- 20th-century Polish scientists
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