Editing Georgios Papanikolaou (section)

==Commemorations==
In 1958 the [[Papanicolaou Award]], the highest award given by the [[American Society of Cytopathology]], was established in  Papanikolaou's honor, and it has since been awarded annually.<ref>[https://cytopathology.org/page/PapanicolaouAward Papanicolaou Award]</ref>

In 1978 Papanikolaou's work was honored by the [[United States Postal Service|U.S. Postal Service]] with a 13-cent stamp for early cancer detection.<ref name=":2" />

Between 1995 and 2001, his portrait appeared on the [[Obverse and reverse|obverse]] of the Greek [[Modern drachma|₯]]10,000 [[banknote]], until its replacement by the [[euro]].<ref>[http://www.bankofgreece.gr/en Bank of Greece] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328051044/http://www.bankofgreece.gr/en |date=28 March 2009 }}. Drachma Banknotes & Coins: [http://www.bankofgreece.gr/en/Banknotes/banknote_selection.asp?Value=10.000 10,000 drachmas] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071005003331/http://www.bankofgreece.gr/en/banknotes/banknote_selection.asp?Value=10.000 |date=5 October 2007 }} – Retrieved on 27 March 2009.</ref>

In 2011 ''A Man of Science'', a statue portraying Papanicolaou, was permanently installed in [[Weill Cornell Medicine]]'s main lobby at 1300 York Avenue, in [[New York City]].

On 13 May 2019, the 136th anniversary of his birth, a [[Google Doodle]] featuring Papanikolaou was shown in North America, parts of South America, and parts of Europe and Israel.<ref>{{cite web |title=Georgios Papanikolaou's 136th Birthday |url=https://doodles.google/doodle/georgios-papanikolaous-136th-birthday/ |website=Google |access-date=13 May 2019}}</ref> His and his wife Andromachi's efforts in the fight against [[cervical cancer]], along with those of [[Helen Octavia Dickens]] and [[Hashime Murayama]], featured in the [[documentary film]] ''The Cancer Detectives'', which first aired on ''[[American Experience]]'' on 26 March 2024.<ref>[https://www.kpbs.org/news/2024/02/27/american-experience-the-cancer-detectives Robinson, Jennifer. "''American Experience'': ''The Cancer Detectives''," KPBS.org, Tuesday, February 27, 2024.] Retrieved March 26, 2024.</ref>