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In Memoriam
Avis Sylvia received her PhD from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill in cellular biology/neurophysiology. She proceeded to a postdoctoral position at Duke University in 1976 and worked there until 1991. Her research area was a continuation of her doctoral project and involved blood flow, oxygen metabolism, and brain function. During that time, she was the principal investigator and co-principal investigator for several grants and gained the position of Associate Medical Research Professor. She wrote 31 peer-reviewed journal articles and 42 abstracts for professional presentations over that period. Obituary:Avis L. Sylvia, Ph.D., 73, died January 11, 2012, in Durham, North Carolina, surrounded by her mother and immediate family, after a long battle with cancer.
Sylvia was most recently a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry at North Carolina State University. From 1974 to 1991, she worked in various capacities as both an instructor and researcher at Duke University, where she was awarded numerous grants and authored or co-authored more than 30 published papers on blood disease and the mechanisms of aging. Born in Westerly, Rhode Island, she is survived by her mother, Muriel Sylvia, of Durham, NC; sister, Brenda Autry and her husband, Robert, of Marco Island, Florida; sister, Una Briggs and her husband, Robert, of Joliet, Illinois; two nieces and two nephews, their families; along with many close friends and former students who loved her dearly. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Duke Hock Family Pavilion in Durham, North Carolina. |
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