21 moments

1. Birth in Geula

   1939-06-22 · Geula, Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine

   Ada Esther Lifshitz, later Ada Yonath, was born in Jerusalem's Geula quarter. Neighborhood-level coordinate.

2. Family move to Tel Aviv

   1951-01-01 · Tel Aviv, Israel

   Yonath moved with her family to Tel Aviv after her father's death, beginning the Tel Aviv period of her schooling. The source is a university-library biographical timeline; coordinate represents Tel Aviv.

3. Returned to Jerusalem for university

   1959-01-01 · Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, Israel

   After compulsory military service, Yonath returned to Jerusalem to study chemistry at the Hebrew University. Coordinate represents the Hebrew University's Givat Ram campus.

4. Bachelor's degree at Hebrew University

   1962-01-01 · Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, Israel

   Yonath completed her chemistry bachelor's degree in Jerusalem. Coordinate represents the university campus.

5. Master's degree at Hebrew University

   1964-01-01 · Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, Israel

   Yonath completed a master's degree in biochemistry at the Hebrew University. Coordinate represents the university campus.

6. PhD at the Weizmann Institute

   1968-01-01 · Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel

   

   Yonath earned her doctorate in X-ray crystallography at the Weizmann Institute, working in Wolfie Traub's laboratory.

7. Postdoctoral research at Carnegie Mellon

   1969-01-01 · Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

   

   Yonath undertook postdoctoral work in Pittsburgh before continuing to MIT. Coordinate represents Carnegie Mellon University's main campus.

8. Established protein-crystallography laboratory

   1970-01-01 · Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel

   

   After returning to Weizmann, Yonath established Israel's first protein-crystallography laboratory, the foundation for her later ribosome research.

9. Second postdoctoral appointment at MIT

   1970-01-01 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

   

   Yonath's second postdoctoral appointment was at MIT, where she developed high-resolution structural methods. Coordinate represents MIT's main campus.

10. Visiting professor at the University of Chicago

    1977-01-01 · University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    

    Yonath served as a visiting professor at the University of Chicago during 1977 and 1978. The appointment extended through 1978; this card is dated to its first supported year.

11. Group leader in Berlin

    1979-01-01 · Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany

    

    Yonath led a research group with Heinz-Günter Wittmann at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics. Appointment dates do not establish uninterrupted residence in Berlin.

12. Headed ribosome-structure unit at DESY

    1986-01-01 · DESY, Hamburg, Germany

    

    Yonath began heading the Max Planck Research Unit for Ribosome Structure at DESY, while continuing her Weizmann work. She led the Hamburg unit through 2004; this card marks the start of that appointment.

13. SESAME users meeting lecture

    2009-11-01 · Petra, Jordan

    

    Yonath attended the eighth SESAME users meeting in Petra, gave a lecture, and remained for its full duration. The meeting ran 19–21 November 2009; JSON date is limited to month precision because the source does not assign her lecture to a particular day.

14. Nobel Lecture

    2009-12-08 · Aula Magna, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden

    

    Yonath delivered her Nobel Lecture two days before the 2009 Nobel Prize award ceremony.

15. Received Nobel Prize in Chemistry

    2009-12-10 · Stockholm Concert Hall, Stockholm, Sweden

    

    Yonath was in Stockholm to receive the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, shared for work mapping ribosomes. The Nobel Prize award ceremony was held at Stockholm Concert Hall.

16. Carnegie Mellon honorary degree

    2018-05-20 · Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

    Yonath returned to Carnegie Mellon and received an honorary degree at its 121st Commencement. The newsletter is a 2018 Carnegie Mellon publication; the commencement date was 20 May 2018.

17. Honored by Ecuador's National Assembly

    2018-08-02 · National Assembly of Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador

    Yonath received Ecuador's scientific-merit medal during a National Assembly ceremony. The Thursday referred to was 2 August 2018, the date of the National Assembly's contemporaneous announcement.

18. Indian Science Congress attendance

    2020-01-01 · University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, India

    

    Yonath attended the 107th Indian Science Congress at the University of Agricultural Sciences in Bengaluru. The five-day congress began on 3 January 2020; the source does not date Yonath's attendance to a specific day.

19. Chief guest at Indian Science Congress valedictory

    2023-01-07 · Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur, India

    

    Yonath was chief guest at the valedictory function of the 108th Indian Science Congress and addressed the audience.

20. Technion honorary doctorate ceremony

    2024-06-03 · Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

    Technion President Uri Sivan presented Yonath with an honorary doctorate during the institution's Board of Governors meeting. The page identifies Yonath as one of the two degree recipients; Monday, 3 June was in 2024.

21. Death in Israel

    2026-08-31 · Israel

    

    Yonath died at age 87 after a career centered at the Weizmann Institute and extending internationally. The source identifies only Israel, so the coordinate is a representative national point.