Historical FigureFemale
Ada Jonathová
1939 – 2026
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryAda Esther Yonath was an Israeli crystallographer and Nobel laureate in chemistry, best known for her pioneering work on the structure of ribosomes. She was the director of the Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Center for Biomolecular Structure and Assembly of the Weizmann Institute of Science.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
June 22, 1939
Jerusalem
Date of death
August 31, 2026
Citizenship
Israel
Occupations & fields
molecular biologistchemistuniversity teachercrystallographerbiochemistscientist
Awards & honours
Israel PrizeNobel Prize in ChemistryHarvey PrizePaul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter PrizeWilhelm Exner MedalWolf Prize in Chemistry
- Field and occupation
- izraelská biochemička (1939 – 2026)
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