Background
Yanai, Joseph was born on August 20, 1944 in Rehovot, Israel. Son of Benjamin and Hadassah (Passerman) Yanai.
Yanai, Joseph was born on August 20, 1944 in Rehovot, Israel. Son of Benjamin and Hadassah (Passerman) Yanai.
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1968. Master of Arts, University Colorado, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, University Colorado, 1972.
Assistant professor department biobehavioral science University Connecticut, Storrs, 1971-1974. Assistant research scientist development neurobiological, department biological science Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1974-1976. Assistant professor department physiology and biophysics University Illinois Medical Center, Chicago, 1976-1978.
Professor department anatomy and cell biology Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, since 1978. Visiting professor department pharmacology Chicago Medical School, 1985. Adjunct professor department pharmacology Duke University Medical School, Durham, North Carolina, since 1991.
Director Ross Laboratory for Studies in Neural Birth Defects, Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, since 1976. Board directors Israel Society for Prevention of Alcoholism.
Lieutenant Israeli Defense Forces, 1962-1964. Member International Narcotics Research Conference, Behavioral Teratology Society, Behavior Genetic Association.
Married Julia Maslaton. Children: Tahly, Shanie, Tani, Sunny.