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Amos Banin

Prof. Amos Banin

In Memoriam
Soil and Water Sciences

IN MEMORY OF

Prof. Amos Banin

Passed in 2021

Wastewater reclamation and reuse, effects on soil geochemistry, Soil pollution by heavy metals, Long-term soil deterioration processes.

 

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Prof. Yehudit Birk

In Memoriam
Biochemistry, Food Science And Nutrition

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Prof. Yehudit Birk

1926 - 2013

Israel Prize for Agriculture 1988

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Established School Of Nutritional Sciences at HUJI
First woman dean at HUJI
Studied operating mechanism of protease inhibitors, which prevent viral replication.
Discovered the β-Lipotropin hormone, which is metabolized into endorphins that affect mood and behavior

 

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Prof. Shimon Fritz Bodenheimer

In Memoriam
Entomology

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Prof. Shimon Fritz Bodenheimer

1897 - 1959

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Entomologist and zoologist. Immigrated to Mandate Palestine in 1922. When the Hebrew University opened, he was appointed head of the Institute of zoology and Entomology. In 1936, Bodenheimer published The Biological Background of the Human Population Theory based on university lectures he gave in Tel Aviv. In 1954, Bodenheimer was awarded the Israel Prize, in agriculture

 

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Prof. Aron (Alfred) Bondi

In Memoriam
Animal Nutrition & Biochemistry

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Prof. Aron (Alfred) Bondi

1906 - 1997

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Israel Prize 1984. Studied the influence of chemical treatment on the feeding value of agricultural by-products and on the composition of structural carbohydrates contained in these feedstuffs. The influence of the concentrate: roughage ratio of the diets for high-producing dairy cows on feed efficiency and digestibility of the diets. Feed utilization in high-producing milk cows.

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Ben Ami Bravdo

Prof. Ben Ami Bravdo

In Memoriam
Plant Science and Genetics

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Prof. Ben Ami Bravdo

1933 - 2023

Effects of cultural practices on crop productivity; control of root environment; interactions between plant and environmental factors; biosynthesis and metabolism of aroma compounds in fruit and wine.

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Prof. Erwin Glotter

In Memoriam
Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition

IN MEMORY OF

Prof. Erwin Glotter

1928 - 2015

 

Raphael (Raffi) Goren

Prof. Raphael (Raffi) Goren

In Memoriam
Plant Science and Genetics

IN MEMORY OF

Prof. Raffi Goren

1931 - 2020

Ethylene action in plants; Examining the efficacy of ethylene antagonists in delaying senescence, increasing fruit and flower shelf life, and retarding abscission.