JOSEPH SCHLESSINGER

Jewish biochemist, a university professor and academician.

Born in Croatia, during the Nazi occupation of 1945th year. His family emigrated to Israel 1948th year. He studied chemistry and physics in Jerusalem. He received his Ph.D. and was a university teacher in Israel and later in the U.S., where he went for further training. He has taught at several universities in the United States and a member of several institutes. Since 2001. year, a university professor and head of the Department of Pharmacology at Yale University. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In the editorial boards of several scientific journals. It has an honorary doctorate at the University of Haifa. He was elected a member of the Croatian Academy of Arts and Sciences 2009th year. He is the author of 450 scientific papers in pharmacology, biochemistry, molecular biology, etc. The most studied tyrosine kinase, which is important for combating cancer. He had several important findings relevant to the fight against cancer. He has received numerous awards. In 2001., Has been added to the list of 30 most cited scientists in the world of strip of Sciences. His works have been cited more than 76 000 times. The English newspaper The Guardian, was placed 14th in in the "giants of science."