C.V.

Prof. YOSEF YARDEN, Ph.D.
The Harold and Zeda Goldenberg Chair of Molecular Cell Biology

EDUCATION

Degree-Granting Education
The Weizmann Institute of Science; Rehovot, Israel, 1985, Ph.D. (c/o J. Schlessinger)

Postgraduate Training
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Genetech Inc. (c/o A. Ullrich), South San-Francisco CA;
1985 - 1986
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Whitehead Institute (c/o R.A. Weinberg), Cambridge MA;
1986 - 1988

EXPERIENCE/SERVICE

Academic Appointments
Professor (tenured), Department of Molecular Cell Biology, The Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel, 1997 -
Associate Professor (tenured), Department of Biological Regulation, The Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel, 1996 - 1997
Senior Scientist, Department of Immunology, The Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel, 1988 - 1992

Academic Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Dean, The Feinberg Graduate School, The Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel, 2001 -
Dean, Faculty of Biology, The Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel, 1997 - 1999
Vice President for Academic Research, The Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel,
1999 - 2001
Director, The M.D. Moross Institute for Cancer Research, The Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel, 1999 - 2001
Director, The Dolfi and Lola Center for Biological Research, The Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel, 1999 - 2001

OTHER

National and International Committees
The Israel National Committee on Biotechnology, Member 1995 - 2001,
Chair 2003 -
Israel Cancer association, Research Committee, Member 1995 - 2005,
Chair 2006 -
The Council of The European Association for Cancer Research,
Member, 2002 - 2006
Workshops Committee, European Molecular Biology Organization,
Member 1995 - 1998

Boards of Academic Institutions
Board of Governors of the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, 2002 -
Board of Governors of the The Weizmann Institute of Science, 2001 -

CONSULTANTSHIPS

Current
Bioline Rx, Jerusalem, Israel, Member of the Scientific Advisory Board
Targeted Molecular Diagnostics, Westmont, IL, Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board
GammaCan International Inc., Tel Aviv, Member of the Scientific Advisory Board
Molecular Targeted Therapy of Cancer (MTTC), Board Member

Previous
Novartis International A.G., Basel, Switzerland
Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA
Genetech Inc., South San Francisco, CA
Hoffman-La Roche, Basel. Switzerland
Imclone - Bristol Meyer Squibb, New York, NY
Pfizer Oncology
Ventana Medical Systems, Phoenix, AZ
Boehringer Ingelheim, Vienna, Austria
Zetiq Inc., Rehovot, Israel
Proteologics Ltd, Rehovot, Israel
HONORS AND AWARDS
The Weizmann Institute of Science
The Sergio Lombroso Prize in Cancer Research (together with R. Prywes), 1994
The Somech Sachs Prize in Chemistry, 1992
The H. Dudley Wright Research Award, 1990
The John F. Kennedy Award for outstanding doctoral thesis, 1984
The Chaim Weizmann Fellowship for Postdoctoral Research, 1985

AWARDS

The EMET Prize in Biochemistry, 2007
Elected, Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 2007
The MERIT award of the U.S. Natioanl Cancer Institute, 2005
The TEVA Founders Prize (together with Z. Selinger), 2004
The Michael Bruno Prize of Yad Hanadiv (Rotchild) Fund, 2000
The Andre Lewoff Prize (Pasteur Institute), 1995
The Sergio Lombroso Prize in Cancer Research (together with R. Prywes), 1994
The L. Naftali Science Award for Biology and Medicine, 1993
The Shlomo Hestrin Prize of the Israel Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1991
Research Career Development Award of the Israel Cancer Research Fund, 1990
The Irvington House Institute for Biomedical Research, Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1987
The Alon Fellowship of the Israel Council for High Education, 1985
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