2 Hebrew university professors received the prestigious Gairdner award

On March 23, 2011, 02 professors at Hebrew University, Israel, were honored with the 'Canada Gairdner International Awards' international award. This award, every year, is awarded to researchers who have made great contributions to the medical industry worldwide. These awards are awarded in October every year, in Toronto, Canada.

Professor Razin and Professor Cedar

Professor Chaim Cedar and Professor Aharon Razin, are members of the Hebrew University, Israel, for the first time to receive the prestigious Gairdner award. Both are members of the Israeli Institute of Medical Research, Department of Medicine, Hebrew University.

The award was awarded by the Gairdner Foundation as a recognition and recognition of the great contributions of researchers in the field of health, contributing significantly to improving the quality of human life. . Since being awarded for the first time in 1959, the Gairdner Award has become Canada's leading international award in the field of health, and is obviously recognized as one of the most prestigious awards. in the field of Medicine.

Professor Cedar explained the nature of the work that he and Professor Razin did: 'All components of the human body are constructed by reading the information encoded in the genes. Genes that act as books containing all the information, present in every cell of the body, are now completely decoded, viewed as part of the human genome project and act as is the basis for understanding genetic diseases. We discovered that the text of this gene book, actually annotated through a chemical process called DNA methylation. The methyl groups provide a sophisticated system to mark genes that must be turned on or off in all tissues of the body. This represents a completely new form of biological information that is responsible for regulating human development. '

Professor Razin, born and raised in the Israeli capital Tel Aviv, Israeli University lecturer since 1971 and is currently a professor of biochemistry. He has received many awards, including the 'the Israel and Wolf prizes' award , and is a member of the Israeli Academy of Humanities and Sciences.

Professor Cedar, born and raised in New York, USA, emigrated to Israel in 1973 and became a lecturer in the Department of Medicine, Hebrew University, Israel, and was promoted to professor in 1981. Professor Cedar also received numerous awards for his research work, including the 'the Israel and Wolf prizes ' award. He became a member of the Israeli Academy of Humanities and Sciences in 2003.