Background
Moscona, Aron Arthur was born on July 4, 1922 in Israel. Came to United States, 1955, naturalized, 1965. Son of David DeAbravanel and Lola (Krochmaal) Moscona.
Moscona, Aron Arthur was born on July 4, 1922 in Israel. Came to United States, 1955, naturalized, 1965. Son of David DeAbravanel and Lola (Krochmaal) Moscona.
Master of Science, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1950.
Postgraduate fellow Strangeways Research Laboratory, Cambridge, England, 1950-1952. Visiting investigator Rockefeller Institute, New York City, 1955-1957. Professor biology University Chicago, 1958—1992, Louis Block professor biological science, 1972-1992, Louis Block professor emeritus, 1992—2009.
Chairman Committee on Development Biology, 1969-1976. Visiting professor Stanford University, 1959, University Montreal, 1960, University Palermo, Italy, 1966, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1972, Tel-Aviv (Israel) University, 1977, 79, Kyoto University, Japan, 1980.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Lombardo Institute (Milan), New York Academy of Sciences. Member National Academy of Sciences, International Society Development Biology (president 1977-1981), American Society Development Biology, International Society Cell Biology, American Society Zoology, Sigma Xi.
Married Malka Kempinsky, July 6, 1954. 1 child, Anne.