About Anita Panek
Lived 1930 – 2024 (aged 93). Anita Panek was a Brazilian biochemist and botanist.
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.
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.
Memberships Brazilian Academy of Sciences, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1986. Latin American Academy of Sciences, Caracas, Venezuela, 1989. Third World Academy of Sciences, 1989.
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Who was Anita Panek?
Brazilian biochemist
When was Anita Panek born?
Anita Panek was born on 1 September 1930 in Kraków.
When did Anita Panek die?
Anita Panek died on 27 March 2024.
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Anita Panek was a biochemist and botanist.
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Anita Panek was Brazilian.
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