| Gad Avigad | |
| Native Name: | גד אביגד |
| Native Name Lang: | he |
| Birth Date: | 1930 |
| Birth Place: | Jerusalem, Israel |
| Nationality: | Israeli |
| Fields: | Biochemistry |
| Workplaces: | Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School |
| Alma Mater: | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| Awards: | Israel Prize in exact sciences (1957) |
| Known For: | Biochemistry research |
| Parents: | Nahman Avigad (father) |
Gad Avigad (Hebrew גד אביגד; born 1930) is an Israeli biochemist.
Avigad was born in 1930 in Jerusalem. At 17, he joined the ranks of the Palmach. He studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, receiving a doctorate in 1958.
Avigad was Associate Professor of Biochemistry at the Hebrew University and, in 1967, moved to the United States and taught at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Jersey.
In 1957, Avigad was awarded the Israel Prize, in exact sciences, jointly with Shlomo Hestrin and David Sidney Feingold, with whom he studied.[1]
Gad is the son of Israeli archeologist Nahman Avigad.