Iphigenia Photaki

Iphigenia Photaki
Ιφιγένεια Βουρβίδου-Φωτάκη
Born1921 (1921)
Corinth, Greece
Died1983 (1984) (aged 62)
Athens, Greece
NationalityGreek
Other namesIphigenia Vourvidou-Photaki (after marriage)
Alma materUniversity of Athens
Known forChemical synthesis of complex and biologically active peptides
AwardsGeorgios Panopoulos Prize of the Academy of Athens (1970)
Scientific career
FieldsOrganic chemistry, Peptide chemistry
Institutions
Theses
  • Ἔρευναι ἐπὶ τῆς Γλυκοζαμίνης[a]  (1950; doctoral thesis)
  • Περὶ Ὀξυτοκίνης[b]  (1965; habilitation thesis)
Doctoral advisorLeonidas Zervas

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]

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]


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  1. ^ a b "Iphigenia Vourvidou-Photaki". Laboratory of Physical Chemistry (in Greek). University of Athens, Department of Chemistry. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 Apr 2021.
  2. ^ a b c University Chemistry Professors (deceased after 1957) Χημικοί Καθηγητές Α.Ε.Ι. (Αποβιώσαντες μετά το 1957) (in Greek). Athens: Greek Association of Retired Chemists. 2009. pp. 21–22.
  3. ^ a b c Kimourtzis, P.; Sigountou, V. (2016). "The era protons were gendered. Women in the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Athens (1922–1967)". Academia. 6. Patras: Greek Higher Education Policy Network: 79–132. eISSN 2241-1402.
  4. ^ a b c Iphigenia Vourvidou-Photaki: Biographical Statement and Scientific Work (PDF) (in Greek). Athens: F. Konstantinidis & K. Mihalas. 1968. pp. 5–42. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  5. ^ a b Iphigenia Vourvidou-Photaki: Addendum to Biographical Statement and Scientific Work (PDF) (in Greek). Athens: K. Mihalas. 1976. pp. 3–23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2021-04-13.