Avram Hershko

Avram Hershko , born Herskó Ferenc the December 31st 1937 with Karcag (Hungary), is a researcher israëlien in Biochimie and cellular Biologie. He received the Nobel Prize of chemistry in 2004 for his work of cellular biology on the étiquettage of proteins by the Ubiquitine for their degradation in the cell.

Biography

His/her grandfather, Samuel Hershko, were originating in Tiszaszászfalu and settled in Karcag in Hungary, with his wife, Helén Braun, born with Oláhszentmiklós in Transylvania, and four of their six children. During the Second world war, the father of Avram Hersko, Mózes Hersko, for STO then was imprisoned in Russia until in 1947 was initially indicated. Although seven years old only, Avram Hershko was off-set during the war with the camp of Strasshof. He then lived two years with his family with Budapest, then emigrated in Israel in 1950.

Scientific career

Avram Hershko received its diploma of medicine in 1965 and its thesis of science in 1969 of the Hebraic Université of Jerusalem. He is currently professor emeritus with the Technion (Institute of technology israëlien) with Haïfa and assistant professor with the Université of New York.

He received the very prestigious price Lasker in 2000. He is the Co-member elect with Aaron Ciechanover and Irwin Pink of the Nobel Prize of chemistry in 2004 for his work in cellular biology on the degradation of proteins by the process of Ubiquitination.

External bonds

Prizes winner of the Nobel Prize of chemistry 2004
Autobiography on the site of the foundation Nobel

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