Avram Hershko

Avram Hershko
Avram Hershko
	Hershko in 1994
Born	Ferenc Ábrahám Herskó; December 31, 1937 (age 86); Karcag, Hungary
Nationality	Hungary; Israel;
Alma mater	Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Known for	Ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation
Spouse	Judith Leibowitz (m. 1963)
Children	3
Awards	Weizmann Prize (1987); Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2004)
	Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry
Institutions	Technion, Haifa

Avram Hershko (Hebrew: אברהם הרשקו, romanized: Avraham Hershko, Hungarian: Herskó Ferenc Ábrahám;^[1] born December 31, 1937) is a Hungarian-Israeli biochemist who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2004.

^ "Hungary's Nobel Prize Winners". www.mta.hu. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2021.

Avram Hershko
Hershko in 1994
Born	Ferenc Ábrahám Herskó (1937-12-31) December 31, 1937 (age 86) Karcag, Hungary
Nationality	Hungary Israel
Alma mater	Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Known for	Ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation
Spouse	Judith Leibowitz (m. 1963)
Children	3
Awards	Weizmann Prize (1987) Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2004)
Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry
Institutions	Technion, Haifa