Gilad Haran
Gilad Haran | |
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| גלעד הרן | |
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| Born | January 16, 1960 Holon, Israel |
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| Occupation(s) | biophysicist, physical chemist |
| Employer | Weizmann Institute of Science |
| Notable work | Investigation of spectroscopy and dynamics of molecules, understanding of mechanisms underlying protein folding processes and activity of molecular machines |
| Title | The Hilda Pomeraniec Memorial Professorial Chair |
Gilad Haran (Hebrew: גלעד הרן; born January 16, 1960) is an Israeli biophysicist and physical chemist, a full professor at the Faculty of Chemistry in the Weizmann Institute of Science, and its former dean.[1] An expert in molecular machines. Laureate of Weizmann Prize (2017)[2] and Nakanishi Prize (2023).[3]
Biography[edit]
Haran was born and raised Gilad Herling in Holon,[4] the son of Meir and Drora and a grandson of the second mayor of Holon Pinchas Eilon.[5]
He did his graduate studies in medical science at the medical school of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem[1] and completed the degree summa cum laude (1986).[1]
He then started working as a research assistant to Prof. Hezi Barenholz at the Hebrew University. At this time, he took part in the development of the first nanomedicine ever, Doxyl.[6]
In 1988 Haran started his doctoral studies at the Weizmann Institute of Science[1] under the supervision of Ephraim Katzir (a former President of Israel) and Elisha Haas.[7] His dissertation (1993) discussed the dynamics of the conformation of polypeptides and proteins.
During the next years, he was a post-doctoral fellow in the department of Chemistry of University of Pennsylvania with Robin M. Hochstrasser.[7] He was working on ultrafast spectroscopy of reaction dynamics in proteins and fluids.
Upon his coming back to Israel in 1998, he joined as a senior lecturer at the department of chemical physics at the Weizmann Institute.[1] In 2005 he was appointed an associate professor and, in 2011, a full professor. In 2007–2011 he served as the head of the board of Chemistry at the Feinberg Graduate School.[1]
In 2012, Haran was appointed the 11th dean of the Faculty of Chemistry and served six years in this post.[1]
He is married to Michal Haran, a hematologist at the Kaplan medical center and a senior lecturer at the medical school of the Hebrew University.[8]
He is a member of the Israeli Public Emergency Council for the COVID-19 Crisis (PECC).[9]
Awards[edit]
- 1999: Incumbent of the Benjamin H. Swig and Jack D. Weiler Career Development Chair[10]
- 2010: Incumbent of the Hilda Pomeraniec Memorial Professorial Chair[11]
- 2017: European Research Council Advanced Grant (Smallostery)[1]
- 2017: Weizmann Prize for the Exact Sciences, awarded by the Tel-Aviv municipality[2]
- 2019: Fellow of the Biophysical Society[1]
- 2019: ACS Physical Chemistry Division Award for Experimental Physical Chemistry[12]
- 2021: Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry[13]
- 2022: Israel Science Foundation Breakthrough Grant[14]
- 2023: American Chemical Society Nakanishi Prize[3]
- 2023: Member of Academia Europea[15]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Gilad Haran's biography, Weizmann Institute of Science". June 2, 2015.
- ^ a b "תל-אביב-יפו מעניקה את פרסי העירייה: אנגל, דיזנגוף, ויצמן וקרוון, אתר רשויות".
- ^ a b "ACS 2023 National Award winners". September 13, 2022.
- ^ "Research at the lab of Gilad Haran, Weizmann Institute of Science".
- ^ "אהובנו פנחס אילון איננו". Maariv. November 1, 1987.
- ^ "ברכות לפרופ' חזי ברנהולץ על זכייתו בפרס א.מ.ת בתחום הננו-טכנולוגיה". Faculty of Medicine, the Hebrew University. November 27, 2019.
- ^ a b "Gilad Haran, brief bio, Loop".
- ^ Gilad Haran, Michal Haran (October 2, 2022). "על בורות וזחיחות". Zman Israel.
- ^ "Prof. Gilad Haran". PECC – Health. Science. Truth.
- ^ "First Glimpses of Folding Proteins". May 2003.
- ^ "Gilad Haran's biography, Weizmann Institute of Science". June 2, 2015.
- ^ "All Winners – ACS Technical Division". December 7, 2021.
- ^ "congratulations, WIS Wonder Wander". December 22, 2020.
- ^ "Herzog: What these scholars have done will change our lives".
- ^ "Gilad Haran's page at Academia Europea".
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