# Aaron Ciechanover

_Israeli physician and biochemist, Nobel Laureate_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> 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.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1 October 1947 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233205#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Haifa ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233205#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Israel ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233205#P27))
- **Occupation:** biochemist; chemist; physician; pedagogue; university teacher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233205#P106))
- **Education:** Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Hadassah Medical Center; Technion – Israel Institute of Technology ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233205#P69))
- **Awards:** Israel Prize; Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research; Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Silver Medal of the President of the Senate; Sir Hans Krebs Medal; honorary doctor of Tel Aviv University; honorary doctor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; honorary doctor of the Bar-Ilan University; honorary doctor of Ben-Gurion University; honorary doctor of the University of Warsaw; honorary doctorate of Haifa University; Centenary Prize; honorary doctor of the University of Athens; honorary doctor of the Huazhong University of Science and Technology; The EMET Prize for Art, Science and Culture ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233205#P166))

## Questions

**When was Aaron Ciechanover born?**  
Aaron Ciechanover was born on 1 October 1947 in Haifa.

**Where did Aaron Ciechanover study?**  
Aaron Ciechanover was educated at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Hadassah Medical Center, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Aaron Ciechanover](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Ciechanover) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q233205](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233205) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Aaron Ciechanover 1.jpg by Sharon Gabay (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aaron_Ciechanover_1.jpg)

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## Cite this page

"Aaron Ciechanover". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/aaron-ciechanover. Retrieved 5 November 2026.