Georgi Efremov
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Georgi D. Efremov, Ph.D. (1931-2011) was Macedonian academician
and scientist
at Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts
, Skopje, Macedonia and professor emeritus from Faculty of Agricultural Science and Food in Skopje
. He was specialized in genetic engineering in human medicine, veterinary medicine and animal biotechnology. He was former Ambassador and Minister of Science in R. Macedonia.
He was born in the little town of Kratovo
, Republic of Macedonia
-one of the oldest towns in Europe
in 1931. His father was Merchant-wholesales, a richest man in the town until 1945, when the new communist regime of the former Yugoslavia
confiscated all his property. His parents taught their children that education is the only way to a better life.
He started his higher education in the University of Zagreb
, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Croatia. In 1956 he graduated from this university and the next two years he served as a veterinarian, later enrolling at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Faculty of Medicine in Macedonia. After he finish medicine he was appointed as junior assistant in physiology of domestic animals at the Faculty of Agriculture and Food in Skopje.
In 1960 he specialized (M.Sc.) in physiology and biochemistry at the University of Belgrade
with help from his mentor Professor Bozidar Nikolic. After his masters studies, Efremov defended his doctoral thesis "Fetal and Adult Animal Hemoglobins" in in September 1963 at the University of Belgrade.
After his Ph.D. dissertation he started to work as Professor at the Department of Internal Medicine, Veterinary College of Norway in Oslo, which was headed by Professor Mikael Braed. After 2 years he was invited from Professor Titus H.J. Huisman to join his group for 2 years at the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, USA that was styding the structure, function, synthesis, and expression of normal and abnormal human hemoglobins.
After he returned from the United States he was appointed to a position at Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts where he find the Research Laboratory for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology where he served as Director today
Academician
The title Academician denotes a Full Member of an art, literary, or scientific academy.In many countries, it is an honorary title. There also exists a lower-rank title, variously translated Corresponding Member or Associate Member, .-Eastern Europe and China:"Academician" may also be a functional...
and scientist
Scientist
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at Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts
The Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts is the most eminent academic institution in the Republic of Macedonia.-History:The Academy of Sciences and Arts was established by the Macedonian Assembly on 22 February 1967 as the highest scientific, scholarly and artistic institution in the country...
, Skopje, Macedonia and professor emeritus from Faculty of Agricultural Science and Food in Skopje
Faculty of Agricultural Science and Food in Skopje
The Faculty of Agricultural Science and Food in Skopje is a part of Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje. The faculty is located in the eastern part of the city Skopje on campus with other departments of biolocical and biotechnological science:Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences,...
. He was specialized in genetic engineering in human medicine, veterinary medicine and animal biotechnology. He was former Ambassador and Minister of Science in R. Macedonia.
He was born in the little town of Kratovo
Kratovo
Kratovo may refer to:*Kratovo, Macedonia, a town in the Republic of Macedonia*Kratovo, Russia, an urban-type settlement in Moscow Oblast, Russia*Kratovo, Serbia, a settlement situated in the Priboj municipality of southwestern Serbia...
, Republic of Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
-one of the oldest towns in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
in 1931. His father was Merchant-wholesales, a richest man in the town until 1945, when the new communist regime of the former Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
confiscated all his property. His parents taught their children that education is the only way to a better life.
He started his higher education in the University of Zagreb
University of Zagreb
The University of Zagreb is the biggest Croatian university and the oldest continuously operating university in the area covering Central Europe south of Vienna and all of Southeastern Europe...
, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Croatia. In 1956 he graduated from this university and the next two years he served as a veterinarian, later enrolling at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Faculty of Medicine in Macedonia. After he finish medicine he was appointed as junior assistant in physiology of domestic animals at the Faculty of Agriculture and Food in Skopje.
In 1960 he specialized (M.Sc.) in physiology and biochemistry at the University of Belgrade
University of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade is the oldest and largest university of Serbia.Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university...
with help from his mentor Professor Bozidar Nikolic. After his masters studies, Efremov defended his doctoral thesis "Fetal and Adult Animal Hemoglobins" in in September 1963 at the University of Belgrade.
After his Ph.D. dissertation he started to work as Professor at the Department of Internal Medicine, Veterinary College of Norway in Oslo, which was headed by Professor Mikael Braed. After 2 years he was invited from Professor Titus H.J. Huisman to join his group for 2 years at the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, USA that was styding the structure, function, synthesis, and expression of normal and abnormal human hemoglobins.
After he returned from the United States he was appointed to a position at Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts where he find the Research Laboratory for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology where he served as Director today