In 1961 he moved to Miami, Florida, to develop the Papanicolaou Cancer Research Institute at the University of Miami, but died there on 19 February 1962[REF][REF] prior to its opening.
Papanikolaou's portrait appeared on the obverse of the Greek 10,000-drachma banknote of 1995-2001,[REF] prior to its replacement by the euro.