Background
Honig, Barry Hirsh was born on November 30, 1941 in New York City. Son of Jacob Joshua and Bernice (Liebman) Honig.
Honig, Barry Hirsh was born on November 30, 1941 in New York City. Son of Jacob Joshua and Bernice (Liebman) Honig.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1963. Master of Science in Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, 1968.
Senior lecturer Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1973-1978, associate professor, 1978-1979, University Illinois, Urbana, 1979-1981. Professor biochemistry and molecular biophysics Columbia University, New York City, since 1981, Howard Hughes Medical investigator, since 2000. Panel member, consultant National Institutes of Health, Washington, 1981-1984, National Science Foundation, 1985.
Member science advisory board Schrödinger LLC.
Fellow American Academy Arts & Sciences. Member National Academy of Sciences (Alexander Hollaender award in Biophysics, 2007), Biophysics Society (councillor 1985-1988, president 1990-1991, Founders award, 2002), American Chemical Society.
Married Marjorie Hanson, August 9, 1968. Children: Michael, Adam.