We are paying the price for living longer, collecting degenerative diseases along the way. Cancer is only one. Others are heart and brain diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinsons. Aaron Ciechanover alzheimerbraincancer Change image and share on social
To develop drugs for people, we basically dismantle the system. In the lab, we look at things the size of a cell or two. We dismantle life into very small models. Aaron Ciechanover basicallycelldevelop Change image and share on social
I went to the Technion and studied with Avram Hershko. I found it more exciting than practicing medicine. Aaron Ciechanover avramexcitfind Change image and share on social
My brother Joseph, who is 14 years older than me, was already on his national military compulsory service when I was 4 years old, the age from which I remember myself. Aaron Ciechanover agebrothercompulsory Change image and share on social
We discovered a mechanism which is like the garbage machine of the body. We need to remove damaged proteins and create new ones in their place, and we discovered the machine that does this. Aaron Ciechanover bodycreatedamage Change image and share on social
The important thing is to do what you most love in the best way. If you love literature, you could be a great writer and perhaps one day become a Nobel Prize Laureate for Literature. Aaron Ciechanover daygreatimportant Change image and share on social
Reticulocytes are terminally differentiating red blood cells that do not contain lysosome. Therefore, it was postulated that the degradation of hemoglobin in these cells is mediated by a non-lysosomal machinery. Aaron Ciechanover bloodcelldegradation share on social
The development of methods to monitor protein dynamics in cells together with the discovery of specific and general lysosomal inhibitors have resulted in the identification of different classes of cellular proteins, long- and short-lived, and the findings of the differential effects of the inhibitors on these groups. Aaron Ciechanover cellcellularclass share on social
Towards the end of the military service, I had to make what I assume has been the most important decision in my career: to start a residency in clinical medicine, in surgery, which was my favorite choice, or to enroll into graduate school and start a career in scientific research. It was clear to me that I was heading for graduate school. Aaron Ciechanover assumecareerchoice share on social
My father left me with his love of Jewish studies and cultural life. To this very day, along with several physicians and scientist colleagues, I take regular periodical lessons taught by a Rabbinical scholar on how the Jewish law views moral and ethical problems related to modern medicine and science. Aaron Ciechanover colleagueculturalday share on social