Ada Yonath vs Salim Abdool Karim
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Compare the life timelines of Ada Yonath (1939–2026) and Salim Abdool Karim (1960–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 66 years, from 1960 to 2026.
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Ada Yonath (1939–2026)
- — Born in Jerusalem Verified
- — Took a bachelor's degree in chemistry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Verified
- — Completed a master's degree in biochemistry Verified
- — Awarded a doctorate by the Weizmann Institute of Science Verified
- — Established Israel's first protein crystallography laboratory Verified
- — Obtained the first crystals of a ribosomal subunit Verified
- — Led a Max Planck research unit in Hamburg Verified
- — Published high-resolution structures of ribosomal subunits Verified
- — Awarded the Wolf Prize in Chemistry Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Verified
- — Died
Salim Abdool Karim (1960–present)
- — Born in South Africa Verified
- — Qualified in medicine at the University of Natal Verified
- — Married Quarraisha Abdool Karim
- — Master's degree in epidemiology from Columbia University Verified
- — Doctorate in medicine from the University of Natal Verified
- — Founded CAPRISA Verified
- — Results of the CAPRISA 004 tenofovir gel trial announced Verified
- — Received the Canada Gairdner Global Health Award Verified
- — Appointed chair of South Africa's ministerial advisory committee on COVID-19 Verified