PANAYOTIS "PANO" KATSOYANNIS

1924 - 2019

Panayotis George Katsoyannis  "Pano" (Age 95)  
Peacefully passed away in his home on May 31, 2019. He is preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Frieda. He is survived by his children, Miranda (Mihalis) and George (Kathy), and his precious grandchildren, Nina (Jon), Alexandra, Peter, and Anna Maria. He devoted his life to his family and to science. He is world renown for having synthesized insulin, the first man made protein in history. The American Diabetes Association honored Pano with the Commemorative Medallion in 1972. Pano was the founding Chairman of the Department of Biochemistry at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City in 1967 and remained until 2005. He continued publishing for years after as a Distinguished Service Professor and Chair Emeritus in Pharmacologic and Systems Therapeutics.His memory will be eternal.Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at the St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 7701 Bradley Blvd., Bethesda, MD, 20817. The family will receive friends at the church beginning an hour prior to the service, at 10 a.m. Burial will be at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Silver Spring, MD at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, June 5, 2019. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the American Diabetes Association (American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 15829, Arlington, VA, 22215). Friends may view and sign the family guest book at www.pumphreyfuneralhome.com