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Aaron Ciechanover

1 October 1947 – present

Aaron Ciechanover is an Israeli biologist and physician known for his work on ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation. Working with Avram Hershko at the Technion, and with Irwin Rose, he helped identify the system by which cells tag proteins for destruction. He shared the 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for this work.

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Born in Haifa
1 October 1947

Born in Haifa, then in Mandatory Palestine, to a family of Jewish immigrants from Poland.

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Received an MSc from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1971
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Qualified as a physician at the Hadassah Medical School
1974

Completed his medical degree at the Hebrew University's medical school in Jerusalem.

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Began doctoral research with Avram Hershko at the Technion
c. 1976 – 1982

Their work identified a heat-stable protein, later named ubiquitin, required for protein breakdown.

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Published the description of the ubiquitin-mediated degradation system
1980

Papers with Hershko and Irwin Rose set out how proteins are tagged for destruction in the cell.

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Postdoctoral research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
c. 1981 – c. 1984

Worked in the laboratory of Harvey Lodish in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Awarded the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
2000

Shared the award with Avram Hershko and Alexander Varshavsky.

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Awarded the Israel Prize in Biology
2003

Shared the prize with Avram Hershko.

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Shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
2004

Awarded jointly with Avram Hershko and Irwin Rose for the discovery of ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation.

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