Michal Sharon's CV

Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Michal Sharon
Office: Ullman Building, Room 253
Tel: +972-8-934-3947
Fax: +972-8-934-6010
E-mail: michal.sharon@weizmann.ac.il

Date of Birth: March 25th, 1972
Place of Birth: Jerusalem, Israel
Citizenship: Israeli
Family status: Married + 3
Research Areas
Structural Biology (protein-protein interactions, structure function relationship, quaternary structure of large multisubunit complexes)
Investigating the composition, stoichiometry, structural arrangement, and dynamics of large protein complexes involved the protein degradation pathway (proteasome, signalosome, PAN, Clp complexes)
Biological Mass Spectrometry (mass spectrometry of intact macromolecular complexes, analysis and development)

Education

2007 - present Senior Lecturer in the Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.

2003 - 2007 Post-doctoral Research Associate in the lab of Prof. Carol V. Robinson, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, U.K.
Field of study: Mass spectrometry of non-covalent complexes.

1996 - 2003 M.Sc./Ph.D. combined program (direct Ph.D.), Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Structural Biology, under the supervision of Prof. Jacob Anglister.
Thesis title: "Suggested mechanism for HIV-1 coreceptor selectivity unveiled by the NMR structure of a V3MN Peptide in complex with a human neutralizing antibody".

1993 - 1996 B.Sc. in Chemistry, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, Faculty of Chemistry.
Award date - July 1996, grade: Cum laude.

Honors, Awards and Competitive Scholarships

9/2009 ERC starting grant from the EU

8/2008 Research Career Development Award, ICRF

7/2006 Awarded Dorothy Hodgkin Royal Society Fellowship
3/2006 Elected Research Fellow at Clare Hall College, University of Cambridge
8/2004 Awarded Wingate scholarship
8/2004 Awarded EMBO post-doctoral fellowship
2/2004 Israel Chemical Society prize for excellence in PhD studies
8/2003 Awarded Bikura post-doctoral fellowship founded by The Israeli Academy of Science and Humanities
2001 Salim and Rachel’s fund of education for excellence
1996 B.Sc. Diploma with distinction, Hebrew University Jerusalem
1995 Dean's prize. Hebrew University, Jerusalem
1995 Elving prize for high achievements in analytical chemistry, Hebrew University, Jerusalem

2007 - present	Senior Lecturer in the Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
2003 - 2007	Post-doctoral Research Associate in the lab of Prof. Carol V. Robinson, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, U.K. Field of study: Mass spectrometry of non-covalent complexes.
1996 - 2003	M.Sc./Ph.D. combined program (direct Ph.D.), Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Structural Biology, under the supervision of Prof. Jacob Anglister. Thesis title: "Suggested mechanism for HIV-1 coreceptor selectivity unveiled by the NMR structure of a V3MN Peptide in complex with a human neutralizing antibody".
1993 - 1996	B.Sc. in Chemistry, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, Faculty of Chemistry. Award date - July 1996, grade: Cum laude.

9/2009	ERC starting grant from the EU
8/2008	Research Career Development Award, ICRF
7/2006	Awarded Dorothy Hodgkin Royal Society Fellowship
3/2006	Elected Research Fellow at Clare Hall College, University of Cambridge
8/2004	Awarded Wingate scholarship
8/2004	Awarded EMBO post-doctoral fellowship
2/2004	Israel Chemical Society prize for excellence in PhD studies
8/2003	Awarded Bikura post-doctoral fellowship founded by The Israeli Academy of Science and Humanities
2001	Salim and Rachel’s fund of education for excellence
1996	B.Sc. Diploma with distinction, Hebrew University Jerusalem
1995	Dean's prize. Hebrew University, Jerusalem
1995	Elving prize for high achievements in analytical chemistry, Hebrew University, Jerusalem