Kudos to Israeli Female Scientist

ISRAELI WOMAN ACCEPTS NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY

In a formal but simple ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall last month, 70-year-old Weizmann Institute of Science Prof. Ada Yonath—a pioneer in the study of the key protein-producing ribosomes in all cells—became the first Israeli woman, and the ninth Israeli, to win a Nobel Prize, The Jerusalem Post reported. Before the ceremony, Yonath—one of five women to receive a Nobel this year and one of just 40 to do so in 108 years—said she hoped her award would encourage Israeli children, both girls and boys, to develop an interest in sciences in general and specifically chemistry. "There is a great feeling here," Yonath said. "There is a lot of pleasure in it. I have my entire family here, and this is a wonderful opportunity to spend time with them. I can't complain."

Reported in AIPAC news