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Avram Hershko
Biochemist

Avram Hershko

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Discovering how ubiquitin marks proteins for destruction.

Ubiquitin-mediated degradation

Born
31 December 1937
Birthplace
Karcag

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Avram Hershko

Avram Hershko is a Hungarian-born Israeli biochemist whose work helped explain how cells remove proteins they no longer need.

Early life

Education

Moved with his family to Israel in 1950 and earned medical and doctoral degrees at the Hebrew University.

Career

  1. 1969

    Doctorate

    Completed his PhD before postdoctoral research in San Francisco.

  2. Research career

    Technion

    Developed his protein-degradation research in Haifa.

  3. 2004

    Nobel Prize

    Shared the chemistry prize with Aaron Ciechanover and Irwin Rose.

Contributions

Ubiquitin-mediated degradation

Helped identify the tagging system controlling protein disposal.

Beyond research

Childhood

Survived wartime deportation and forced labour with his mother and brother.

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