Name |
Ruth Arnon |
| Position,
Affiliation
|
Professor, Dept. of Immunology, Weizmann Institute of Science |
| Vice President, Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities |
| Immediate Past President, The Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia |
| Address |
Weizmann Institute of Science, PO Box 26, Rehovot, Israel, 76100 |
| Education |
1971 Ph.D., Hebrew University,
Jerusalem, Israel |
| Major Activities |
| 1972-1977 |
Secretary-General, Israel Society for Immunology |
| 1977-1984 |
Council Member, International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS) |
| 1979-1985 |
UNESCO
Expert Committee on Biomaterials |
| 1981-1983 |
President, Israel Biochemical Society |
| 1983-1986 |
President, European Federation of Immunological Societies (EFIS) |
| 1989-1992
|
Secretary-General, IUIS
Chairperson, Sciences Division, Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
|
| 2000-2004 |
Vice-President, Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia (AASA) |
| 2002-2004 |
Senior Vice-President, AASA |
| 2004-2006 |
President, AASA |
| 2004- |
Vice-President, Israel Academy of Sciences & Humanities |
|
| Honors and Awards |
Robert Koch Prize in Medical Sciences
Spain¡¯s Jiminez Diaz Memorial Prize
France¡¯s legion of Honor
Wolf Prize for Medicine, Rothschild Prize for Biology
Israel Prize |
| Research Interests |
Immunology |