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Biography

Arkin was born in
Tel Aviv, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...
. He earned bachelor's degree at the Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel, and at the Faculty of
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. Arkin received a doctorate in
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from Yale University School of Medicine in 1996. From 1997 to 2000, he was a Lecturer in the Department of
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. Arkin is the Arthur Lejwa Professor of Structural Biochemistry at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Institute of Life Sciences, Department of Biological Chemistry in Jerusalem, Israel. He joined the faculty of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem as a senior lecturer in biochemistry. In 2001, he was named an associate professor. In 2007, he was named a professor. In 2008, he was appointed Chair of the Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences. In 2009 he was appointed Head of the Authority for Research and Development at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem."Curriculum Vitae; Isaiah (Shy) Arkin Ph.D."
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origin), and research into viruses (including the
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Arkin, Shy 1965 births Living people People from Tel Aviv Israeli biochemists Cell biologists Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment alumni Tel Aviv University alumni Yale School of Medicine alumni Academics of the University of Cambridge Academic staff of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem