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Ada Yonath

अडा इ यनथ

Israeli structural biologist and Nobel laureate (1939–2026)

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Ada Esther Yonath (Hebrew: עדה יונת, pronounced [ˈada joˈnat]; née Lifshitz; 22 June 1939 – 31 August 2026) was an Israeli crystallographer and Nobel laureate in chemistry, best known for her pioneering work on the structure of ribosomes. She was the director of the Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Center for Biomolecular Structure and Assembly of the Weizmann Institute of Science.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Jerusalem wd
Died
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Citizenship
Israel wd
Occupation
molecular biologist, chemist, university teacher, crystallographer, biochemist, scientist wd
Education
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Weizmann Institute of Science wd

Awards wd

  • Israel Prize (2002)
  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2009)
  • Harvey Prize (2002)
  • Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize (2007)
  • Wilhelm Exner Medal (2010)
  • Wolf Prize in Chemistry (2006)
  • L'Oréal-UNESCO Award For Women in Science (2008)
  • Albert Einstein World Award of Science (2008)
  • Massry Prize (2004)
  • Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize (2005)
  • Silver Medal of the President of the Senate (2012)
  • X-ray badge (2014)
  • The EMET Prize for Art, Science and Culture (2006)
  • honorary doctor of Carnegie-Mellon University
  • honorary doctor of the University of Chile

About

In 2009, Yonath received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with Venkatraman Ramakrishnan and Thomas A. Steitz for her studies on the structure and function of the ribosome, becoming the first Israeli woman to win the Nobel Prize.

Questions

When was Ada Yonath born?
Ada Yonath was born on 22 June 1939 in Jerusalem.
Where did Ada Yonath study?
Ada Yonath was educated at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Weizmann Institute of Science.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Ada Yonath · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): अडा इ यनथ · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q7426 · CC0 1.0
  4. Image: Ada Yonath 2013 January CHF.jpg by Staff photographer (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Last updated · facts checked 3 November 2026

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"Ada Yonath". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/ada-yonath. Retrieved 4 November 2026.

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