Ada Yonath vs Uğur Şahin
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Compare the life timelines of Ada Yonath (1939–2026) and Uğur Şahin (1965–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 61 years, from 1965 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
Uğur Şahin (1965–present)
- — Born in İskenderun, Turkey Verified
- — Moved to Cologne, West Germany, as a child Verified
- — Graduated in medicine from the University of Cologne Verified
- — Co-founded Ganymed Pharmaceuticals Verified
- — Married Özlem Türeci Verified
- — Appointed professor at the University of Mainz Verified
- — Co-founded BioNTech in Mainz Verified
- — BioNTech listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange Verified
- — BioNTech-Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine received its first emergency authorisation Verified
- — Awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Verified