Effie

American  

[ef-ee] / ˈɛf i /

noun

1. a female given name.

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Example Sentences

"This study leverages the unprecedented genomic resolution of the RC-MC assay to reveal new and surprising aspects of mitotic chromatin organization, which we have overlooked in the past using traditional 3C-based assays. The authors reveal that, contrary to the well-described dramatic loss of TADs and compartmentalization during mitosis, fine-scale "microcompartments" -- nested interactions between active regulatory elements -- are maintained or even transiently strengthened," says Effie Apostolou, an associate professor of molecular biology in medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, who was not involved in the study.

From Science Daily

The search for Condon’s Molina/Kendall was as extensive as the one he did for Effie in his film version of “Dreamgirls” 20 years earlier, the role that famously went to singer Jennifer Hudson.

From Los Angeles Times

And on Sunday, during a press tour of a small area of the Gaza Strip, Effie Defrin, a commanding officer and Israel Defense Forces spokesman, told reporters that visuals emerging from Gaza were “breaking our hearts.”

From Los Angeles Times

“The county has consistently expressed its view that this should be a fully transparent process, including having the August appeal hearing for her removal from office be open,” said San Mateo County spokesperson Effie Milionis Verducci.

From Los Angeles Times

On Thursday, IDF spokesman Brig-Gen Effie Defrin acknowledged at a briefing that Israeli forces were facing a "complex challenge" and drawing "lessons from every incident to prevent similar cases in the future".

From BBC