Izraeli Nobel Laureates in Prague

Four laureates of the Nobel Prize from Israel – Ada Yonath (Weizmann Instiute, Rehovot, Nobel Prize 2009), Aaron Ciechaonover (Technion, Nobel Prize 2004), Avram Hershko (Rappaport Institute, Haifa, Nobel Prize 2004) and Dan Schechtman (Technion, Nobel Prize 2011) – visited Prague on the last days of May. They attended the conference Prague Nobel Get-Together at Prague’ National Technical Library (30–31 May), which was jointly arranged by the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the ASCR, The Academy of Sciences of the CR and the Embassy of the State of Israel in the CR.

Besides the Nobel Prize laureates, also other significant personalities from the fields of chemical biology, material sciences and structural biology appeared within this event. Scientists and students thus had the opportunity to meet top world experts not only in lectures but face to face during exceptional and informal events as well. They could also speak with the Nobel Prize laureates alone about interesting specialised issues or debate science over dinners in a restaurant in Prague.

prof. Ada Yonath