Lia Addadi
Lia Addadi | |
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ליה אדדי | |
Lia Addadi in the Weizmann Institute of Science | |
| Born | 1950 (age 74–75) |
| Alma mater | University of Padua (BS, MS) Weizmann Institute of Science (PhD) |
| Awards | Gregori Aminoff Prize (2011) Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2017) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biomineralization |
| Institutions | Weizmann Institute of Science Harvard University |
| Thesis | Planning and execution of a solid State "absolute" asymmetric dimerization and polymerization with quantitative Enantiomeric yield (1979) |
| Doctoral advisor | Meir Lahav |
| Notable students | Julia Mahamid |
| Website | www |
Lia Addadi (Hebrew: ליה אדדי; born 1950) is a professor of structural biology at the Weizmann Institute of Science. She works on crystallization in biology, including biomineralization, interactions with cells, and crystallization in cell membranes. She was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in 2017 for “distinguished and continuing achievements in original research”, and the American Philosophical Society (2020).