Background
Lavie, David was born on April 2, 1916 in Alexandria, Egypt. Son of Moshe and Renia (Rosenfeld) Levkovitch. arrived in Israel, 1934.
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David Lavie
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David Lavie, Israeli Organic chemistry researcher, educator. Certified in medicinal chemistry. Recipient Israel Matz Chair of Organic Chemistry, 1967; recipient grant German Federal Government, 1973; elected corresponding member Brazilian Academy Sciences,1978; recipient grant United States-Israel Binat. Agricultural Research Development Fund, 1982; recipient grant Yeda, Israel, 1983.
Education
Master of Science in Biochemistry, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1940; Doctor of Philosophy in Organic Chemistry, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1949.
Career
Research fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1952-1954;
senior scientist, Weizmann Institute Science, Rehovot, Israel, 1954-1960;
associate professor, Weizmann Institute Science, Rehovot, Israel, 1960-1969;
acting head, department organic chemistry, Weizmann Institute Science, Rehovot, Israel, 1965-1967;
professor, Weizmann Institute Science, Rehovot, Israel, 1969;
professor emeritus, organic chemistry, Weizmann Institute Science, Rehovot, Israel. Consultant Israel Government laboratories, 1955. Visiting professor Sloan Kettering Institute Cancer Research, 1964.
Guest professor of University São Paulo, Brazil, 1968. Visiting professor.U. California, Berkeley, 1971. Invited lecturer 25th Nobel Symposium on Chemistry of Botanical Classification, Stockholm, 1973.
Weizmann Lectr.in Canada, 1976. Visiting professor Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas and consultant Natural Products Chemical Laboratory, visiting professor Columbia University, New York City, 1977. Visiting professor Institut de Recherche des Substances Naturelles, Gif, France, visiting professor South Africa, 1980.
International guest lecturer in field.
Achievements
Membership
Major, participated in Israeli War of Independence. Member Israel Chemical Society (president 1975).
Connections
Married Batia Voskoboinik, Apr.4, 1941. Children: Gad, Michal.
Awards
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Recipient Israel Matz Chair of Organic Chemistry, 1967. Recipient grant German Federal Government, 1973. Elected corresponding member Brazilian Academy Sciences,1978. Recipient grant United States-Israel Binat. Agricultural Research Development Fund, 1982. Recipient grant Yeda, Israel, 1983.Recipient Israel Matz Chair of Organic Chemistry, 1967. Recipient grant German Federal Government, 1973. Elected corresponding member Brazilian Academy Sciences,1978.
Recipient grant United States-Israel Binat. Agricultural Research Development Fund, 1982. Recipient grant Yeda, Israel, 1983.