About Isaac Berenblum
Lived 1903 – 2000 (aged 96). Isaac Berenblum was an Israeli pedagogue, biochemist, university teacher and cancer researcher.
Isaac Berenblum, (; born 26 August 1903, died 18 April 2000) was an Israeli biochemist, who in 1947 proposed that cancers need another trigger to grow besides mutated DNA.
Awards In 1958, he was awarded the Weizmann Prize for his research in experimental biology, especially on neoplastic diseases.
In 1974, he was awarded the Israel Prize, in life science. In 1980, he received the Alfred P. Sloan Jr. Prize given by the General Motors Cancer Research Foundation.
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Who was Isaac Berenblum?
Polish-born Israeli biochemist (1903-2000)
When was Isaac Berenblum born?
Isaac Berenblum was born on 26 August 1903 in Białystok.
When did Isaac Berenblum die?
Isaac Berenblum died on 18 April 2000 in Rehovot.
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Isaac Berenblum was a pedagogue, biochemist, university teacher and cancer researcher.
What nationality was Isaac Berenblum?
Isaac Berenblum was Israeli.
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