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Daniel Chamovitz
Daniel Chamovitz | |
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 Chamovitz, the 7th President of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev | |
| Born | April 18, 1963 |
| Citizenship | Israel, United States |
| Education | Yale University (1993-1995, Postdoc) Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1993, PhD, Genetics) Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1986, B.Sc., Biology,) Hopewell High School (Pennsylvania), Aliquippa, PA (1981) |
| Known for | Carotenoid biosynthesis Discovering the COP9 signalosome What a Plant Knows (2012) |
| Spouse | Shira Yalon-Chamovitz |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Plant Biology Molecular genetics Food security |
| Institutions | Ben Gurion University of the Negev; Tel Aviv University |
| Thesis | Molecular Analysis of the Early Steps of Carotenoid Biosynthesis in Cyanobacteria: Phytoene Synthase and Phytoene Desaturase |
| Doctoral advisor | Joseph Hirschberg |
Daniel Chamovitz (דניאל חיימוביץ; born April 18, 1963 ) is an American-born plant geneticist and the 7th President of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beer-Sheva, Israel.[1] On July 1, 2024, he assumed the position of head of VERA – Association of University Heads, Israel ועד_ראשי_האוניברסיטאות. [2] Previously he was Dean of the George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences at Tel Aviv University, Israel, and the director of the multidisciplinary Manna Center Program in Food Safety and Security.[3][4]
- ^ "Prof. Daniel Chamovitz, President-Elect of BGU". Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ https://vera.org.il/%D7%93%D7%91%D7%A8_%D7%94%D7%99%D7%95%D7%A8/ [bare URL]
- ^ "Food Safety & Security Manna Center Program in | Tel Aviv University". foodsecurity.tau.ac.il. Archived from the original on 2014-05-01.
- ^ "Prof. Daniel Chamovitz | The George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences". en-lifesci.tau.ac.il. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
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