Background
Koltin, Yigal was born on April 8, 1937 in Petach Tikva, Israel. Son of Epharim and Bat Ami (Garber) Koltin.
Koltin, Yigal was born on April 8, 1937 in Petach Tikva, Israel. Son of Epharim and Bat Ami (Garber) Koltin.
Bachelor of Science, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, 1961. Master of Science, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1967.
Research fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1967-1968; lecturer, Israel Institute Technology, Haifa, 1968-1970; senior lecturer, Tel Aviv U., 1970-1975; associate professor, Tel Aviv U., 1975-1978; full professor genetics, Tel Aviv U., since 1978; department chairman microbiology, Tel Aviv U., 1980-1982. Consultant Smith Kline and French, Philadelphia, 1982-1985, Schering Plough Corporation, Bloomfield, New Jersey, 1985-1988, SmithKline Beecham Beecham Pharmaceutical, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, 1988-1992, Israel National Research Council, 1991. Founding member Myco Pharmaceuticals, 1992-1993.
Active United States-Israel Binational Agricultural Research Foundation, since 1968, German-Israel Biotechnology Program, since 1968. Consultant United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation, since 1968. Member American Society Microbiology, Genetics Society of America, Israel Society Microbiology, Israel Society Genetics, New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Sara Levinberg, October 26, 1959. Children: Ephraim, Dror.