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Eliora Ron

b. 1939

Israeli microbiologist

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Born 1939. Eliora Ron is an Israeli scientist, microbiologist and university teacher.

Eliora Zenziper Ron (Hebrew: אליאורה צנציפר רון) is an Israeli microbiologist who is the Secretary General of the European Academy of Microbiology and President of the International Union of Microbiology Societies.

Life and career Ron received her MSc in microbiology, Genetics and Biochemistry in 1962 from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, before moving to the US to do her PhD at Harvard University under the supervision of Professor Bernard D Davies in 1967. Her PhD thesis was entitled ‘Studies on the regulation of RNA synthesis in Escherichia coli’.

She was then offered a faculty member position at Tel Aviv University, where her lab is based to this day, becoming a full professor in 1984. The same year, she became Vice President of the Federation of Israeli Societies of Experimental Biology (FISEB). She remained Dean until 2004. Between 2004 and 2007 she was the President of the Federation of Microbiology Societies and in 2005 she became President of the FISEB. In 2007 she was awarded the EMET prize for Excellence in Arts, Science, and Culture, Israel.

In 2009, she was a founding member of the European Academy of Microbiology, and she has served in the role of Secretary General since this point. In 2010, she became the scientific director of the MIGAL Galilee Research Institute, and also received an honorary doctorate from Ben Gurion University, Israel. In 2011 she became the president of the Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology section of the International Union of Microbiology Societies (IUMS), and later, in 2017, became the president of the IUMS.

She has three children named Michal, Itai and Anat.

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Important facts

Born
1939, Tel Aviv
Birth century
Nationality
Education
Ironi Alef High School, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Harvard University
Employers
Tel Aviv University
Awards
The EMET Prize for Art, Science and Culture
Also known as
Ron, Eliora Z.‏, Eliora Z. Ron, Eliora Zenziper Ron

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Eliora Ron?

Israeli microbiologist

When was Eliora Ron born?

Eliora Ron was born in 1939 in Tel Aviv.

What is Eliora Ron's occupation?

Eliora Ron is a scientist, microbiologist and university teacher.

What nationality is Eliora Ron?

Eliora Ron is Israeli.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Eliora Ron

· Wikidata: Q24022845

· DBpedia: Eliora Z. Ron

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