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David Ron

b. 1955

Professor of Cellular Pathophysiology and Clinical Biochemistry at the University of Cambridge

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About David Ron

Born 1955. David Ron is a biochemist.

David Ron (דוד רון) is an Israeli-born British biomedical researcher.

Biography and family David Ron's parents, (ארזה רון) and (עמירם רון), were professors of chemistry and physics at the Technion. His younger sister, Dana Ron Goldreich, is a computer scientist at Tel Aviv University. In 1972, Ron graduated from Municipal High-school III in Nave Sha'anan, Haifa.

In 2010, he moved to the Clinical School of Cambridge University, where he serves as a Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow and the Professor of Cellular Pathophysiology and Clinical Biochemistry with a laboratory based at the Cambridge Institute for Medical Research. In 2011 he joined Churchill College as a professorial fellow. Especially notable is their contribution to understanding how stress promotes changes in protein synthesis through an arm of the UPR known as the Integrated Stress Response (ISR). served as the Edwin B. Astwood Lecturer of the Endocrine Society in 2011, and was elected to the European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) in 2012, the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2013, and the Royal Society in 2014.

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Important facts

Born
1955, Israel
Birth century
Occupation
Education
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, NYU Langone Medical Center, University of Cambridge
Employers
University of Cambridge, NYU Langone Health, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital
Awards
Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellowship; Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences; Fellow of the Royal Society; Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

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Frequently asked questions

Who is David Ron?

Professor of Cellular Pathophysiology and Clinical Biochemistry at the University of Cambridge

When was David Ron born?

David Ron was born in 1955 in Israel.

What is David Ron's occupation?

David Ron is a biochemist.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: David Ron

· Wikidata: Q18195722

· DBpedia: David Ron

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