Aaron Ciechanover
Aaron Ciechanover | |
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 Ciechanover in 2014 | |
| Born | October 1, 1947 |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Alma mater | Hadassah Medical School M.S. 1971; M.D. 1974 Technion-Israel Institute of Technology D.Sc |
| Known for | Ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation |
| Spouse | Menucha Ciechanover |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2004) ForMem, NAS |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biology |
| Institutions | Technion, Israel NCKU, Taiwan |
Aaron Ciechanover (/ɑːhəˈroʊn tʃiˈhɑːnoʊvɛər/ (ⓘ) AH-hə-ROHN chee-HAH-noh-vair; Hebrew: אהרן צ'חנובר; born October 1, 1947) is an Israeli biologist. He won the Nobel prize in Chemistry for characterizing the method that cells use to degrade and recycle proteins using ubiquitin.
He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 2009.
References
- ↑ "Irwin Rose | American biochemist". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ↑ Aaron Ciechanover and Avram Hershko 2004 Nobel in Chemistry Archived 2005-12-19 at the Wayback Machine – A web article
- ↑ "Aaron J. Ciechanover". Academia Europaea. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019.
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