Background
Becker, Yechiel was born on June 29, 1931 in Tel-Aviv.
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Yechiel Becker
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Master of Science, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1960.
Career
Assistant department parasitology, The Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1955-1956;
assistant virus laboratory, The Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1956-1959;
senior assistant virus laboratory, The Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1959-1962;
instructor department virology, The Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1962-1965;
senior lecturer, The Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1965-1968;
associate professor, The Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1968-1971;
professor department molecular virology, The Hebrew U., Jerusalem, since 1972;
department chairman, The Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1973-1983, 87-90;
chairman Institute Microbiology, The Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1993-1996. Chairman national organizing committee Xth International Congress of Virology, Jerusalem, 1996. Member United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Global Network for Molecular and Cell Biology,1994, European Network "Man Against Virus", United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization-ROSTE, Venice, Italy, 1993.
Director United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization-Hebrew U. Jerusalem International School Molecular Biology and Microbiology, since 1995.
Achievements
Membership
Corresponding member European Academy of Arts, Sciences and Humanities. Member Israel Biochemistry Society, Israel Society Microbiology (Ulitzky prize), American Society Microbiology, American Society Virology, Mediterranean Society for Chemotherapy, International Society for Comparative Research on Leukemia and Related Diseases, Society General Microbiology Great Britain, Indian Virology Society (life), Bulgarian Society Virology (honorary).
Connections
Married Miriam Becker, June 2, 1955. Children: Rakefet, Oren, Itai.
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Nationality
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Education
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1957
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1960
Career
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1955 - 1956
Awards
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Recipient medal Institute of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Sofia, Bulgaria, 1991, Gold-Headed Cane award University Arizona College Medicine, Tucson, 1980. 1st incumbant Carolyn Jane Bendheim Chair in Molecular Virology, Hebrew University, 1980.Recipient medal Institute of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Sofia, Bulgaria, 1991, Gold-Headed Cane award University Arizona College Medicine, Tucson, 1980. 1st incumbant Carolyn Jane Bendheim Chair in Molecular Virology, Hebrew University, 1980.