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Aaron Ciechanover

Scientist · born October 1, 1947

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Aaron Ciechanover is an Israeli biologist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for characterizing the method that cells use to degrade and recycle proteins using ubiquitin.

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  1. ~53Received the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research2000
  2. ~56Received the Israel Prize2003
  3. ~57Received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry2004

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