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Vera Nikodem

1940 – 2018

Czechoslovak-American molecular biologist

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About Vera Nikodem

Lived 1940 – 2018 (aged 77–78). Vera Nikodem was a Czech and American molecular biologist.

Vera Marie Nikodem (1940-May 17, 2018) was a Czechoslovak-American molecular biologist who served as a section chief at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.

Life Nikodem was born in 1940 in the former Czechoslovakia during World War II. She graduated from Charles University in 1962 with degrees in chemistry and biology. She escaped communism and moved to the United States in 1967 to join her husband, Zdenek Nikodem who was pursuing graduate studies at Princeton University. Nikodem earned her Ph.D. in biochemistry at Rutgers University in 1975. She completed postdoctoral research at Princeton.

Nikodem and her family moved to the Washington, D.C., area in 1978 and Nikodem began her 30-year career as a molecular biologist at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), culminating as a section chief at National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK).

Nikodem retired in 2008 and spent her time in both Georgetown and at her second home in Breckenridge, Colorado. She died on May 17, 2018, at Sibley Memorial Hospital at the age of 78, after a brief battle with acute myeloid leukemia. Nikodem was survived by her husband of 53 years, Zdenek Nikodem, sons David and Gregory, daughters-in-law Mary and Bridget and six grandchildren.

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Important facts

Born
1940, Czechoslovakia
Birth century
Occupation
Education
Charles University, National Institutes of Health, Rutgers University
Employers
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Also known as
Vera Marie Nikodem, Vera M. Nikodem, V. Nikodem

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Vera Nikodem?

Czechoslovak-American molecular biologist

When was Vera Nikodem born?

Vera Nikodem was born in 1940 in Czechoslovakia.

When did Vera Nikodem die?

Vera Nikodem died on 17 May 2018 in Washington, D.C..

What was Vera Nikodem's occupation?

Vera Nikodem was a molecular biologist.

What nationality was Vera Nikodem?

Vera Nikodem was Czech and American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Vera Nikodem

· Wikidata: Q108197479

· DBpedia: Vera Nikodem

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