Howard Cedar
Howard Chaim Cedar (Hebrew: חיים סידר; born January 12, 1943) is an Israeli American biochemist who works on DNA methylation, a mechanism that turns genes on and off.
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| Born | Howard Chaim Cedar January 12, 1943 New York City, U.S. |
| Nationality | Israeli American |
| Alma mater | New York University Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Spouse | Zipora |
| Children | 6 (including Joseph) |
| Awards | Gairdner Prize (2011) EMET Prize (2009) Wolf Prize in Medicine (2008) Israel Prize (1999) Rothschild Prize (2012) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Molecular Biology |
| Institutions | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| Doctoral students | Eva Jablonka |
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