Background
Hershko, Avram was born on December 31, 1937 in Karcag, Hungary. Arrived in Israel, 1950. Son of Moshe and Shoshana Margit (Manci) Hershko.
Hershko, Avram was born on December 31, 1937 in Karcag, Hungary. Arrived in Israel, 1950. Son of Moshe and Shoshana Margit (Manci) Hershko.
Doctor of Medicine, Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, 1969.
Postdoctoral fellow University California, San Francisco, 1969—1972. Associate professor Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 1972—1980, professor, since 1980, distinguished professor biochemistry, Rappaport Faculty Medicine, since 1998. Visiting researcher Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, 1978—1981.
With Israel Defense Forces, 1965-1967.
Member of National Academy of Sciences (foreign associate), American Academy Arts & Sciences (foreign honorary), European Molecular Biology Organization.
Married Judith Leibowitz, 1963. Children: Daniel, Yair, Oded.