John G. Aghajanian

WORCESTER – John G. Aghajanian, 68, of Putnam, CT, died Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at UMass Memorial – Belmont Street after a short illness.

He leaves his wife, Linda J. (Purtle) Aghajanian; a son, Gregory Aghajanian of Quincy; two half-brothers, Kenneth Marquis of New Hampshire and William Marquis of Boston; several nieces and nephews, Michael Marquis, Lisa Marquis, Edouard Marquis, Katie Soranoce.  He is predeceased by a brother, Edouard Marquis.  He was born in Quincy, son of William and Ann (Infante) Aghajanian.

John was an electron microscopist at the University of Connecticut Hospital.  He graduated from Milton High School, Milton, MA.  He was a Masonic Brother since 5/16/1987.  He was an active member of the New England Society for Electron Microscopy, and had the following accomplishments:

Education:

Undergraduate Univ. of New Hampshire, Biology    1965-1970       B.A., 1970

Graduate Long Island Univ., Marine Science            1970-1972       M.S., 1972

Graduate Univ. of North Carolina, Botany                1972-1977       Ph.D., 1977

Appointments:

2000-Present, Research Associate, Assistant Director, Central Electron Microscope Facility, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT.

1999-2000, Medical Technologist 2, Electron Microscopy Unit, Department of Anatomic Pathology, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT.

1997-1999, Senior Scientist, Director of Separation Technology Laboratory, Carr Separations, Franklin, MA.

1995-1997, Director of Imaging Center, Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research, Shrewsbury, MA.

1982-1997, Senior Electron Microscopist, Assistant Director, Central Electron Microscopy Facility, Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research, Shrewsbury, MA.

1984-1987, Adjunct Instructor, Biology, Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester, MA.

1979-1982, Research Associate in Biophysics and Structural Electron Microscopy, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA.

1979-1982, Research Associate in Physiology, Dept. of Physiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

1977-1979, Research Associate, Dept. of Pathology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC.

Memberships:

1984-1968, Director, Biological Sciences, and Member of Executive Board, New England Society for Electron Microscopy NESEM

1986-1987, President Elect, Program Chairman, NESEM.

1987-1988, President, NESEM

1988-1989, Chairman, Nominating Committee, NESEM.

1988-present, Member, Past Presidents Advisory Council, NESEM.

1988-1992, Vice-Chairperson, Local Arrangements Committee; Chairman, Social Committee; Site Coordinator; Volunteer Coordinator, and Golf Tournament Director, The 50th Anniversary and Annual Meeting of The Electron Microscopy Society of America, Boston, MA. August 16-21, 1992.

1993-1995, Auditor, NESEM. 

1992-1997, Member, Budget Committee, NESEM.

A Celebration of Life reception will be held on Saturday, December 12, 2015 from 7 to 9 pm at the Beechwood Inn, 363 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605 in the Wine Room.  Rice Funeral Home, 300 Park Ave, Worcester is in care of arrangements. Donations may be made to the American Heart Association or the Diabetes Association.

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