ADA YONATH

BIRTH AND DEATH

Birth: 6/22/1939     Death:

OCCUPATION

scientist

BIOGRAPHY SUMMARY

Ada E. Yonath is an Israeli crystallographer and Nobel laureate in Chemistry, best known for her pioneering work on the structure of ribosomes. She is the current director of the Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Center for Biomolecular Structure and Assembly of the Weizmann Institute of Science.

NOTABLE WORK

WHY THEY MATTER

Ada Yonath is intellectually unique for her groundbreaking research in crystallography, particularly her work on understanding the structure of ribosomes. Her contributions to the field have not only earned her a Nobel Prize in Chemistry but have also significantly advanced our knowledge of molecular biology and protein synthesis. Yonath's leadership as the director of the Kimmelman Center further demonstrates her intellectual prowess in guiding cutting-edge research in biomolecular structure and assembly.

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