Aaron Ciechanover

Israeli biologist and Nobel Laureate

Aaron Ciechanover (/ɑːhəˈrn iˈhɑːnvɛər/ (audio speaker iconlisten) 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.[1][2]

Aaron Ciechanover
Ciechanover in 2014
Born (1947-10-01) October 1, 1947 (age 76)
NationalityIsraeli
Alma materHadassah Medical School M.S. 1971; M.D. 1974Technion-Israel Institute of Technology D.Sc
Known forUbiquitin-mediated protein degradation
SpouseMenucha Ciechanover
AwardsNobel Prize in Chemistry (2004)
ForMem, NAS
Scientific career
FieldsBiology
InstitutionsTechnion, Israel
NCKU, Taiwan

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