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Ada E. Yonath
| Full Name of the recipient | Ada E. Yonath |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Chemistry |
| Year of Award | 2009 |
| Share in Award | 33.3% |
| Award Shared with | Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (33.3%) Thomas A. Steitz (33.3%) |
| Motivation for the Award | for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel |
| Place of Birth | Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine (now known as Israel ISR) |
| Date of Birth | 22 June 1939 |
| Age at the time of Award | 69 years |
