Isaac Berenblum Explained

Isaac Berenblum
Native Name:	יצחק ברנבלום
Native Name Lang:	he
Birth Date:	26 August 1903
Nationality:	Israeli
Fields:	Biochemistry
Known For:	Proposed that cancers need another trigger to grow besides mutated DNA
Awards:	Weizmann Prize (1958), Israel Prize (1974), Alfred P. Sloan Jr. Prize (1980)

Isaac Berenblum, (Hebrew: יצחק ברנבלום, born 26 August 1903, died 18 April 2000) was an Israeli biochemist, who in 1947 proposed that cancers need another trigger to grow besides mutated DNA.

Awards

• In 1958, he was awarded the Weizmann Prize for his research in experimental biology, especially on neoplastic diseases.
• In 1974, he was awarded the Israel Prize, in life science.^[1]
• In 1980, he received the Alfred P. Sloan Jr. Prize given by the General Motors Cancer Research Foundation.^[2]

See also

• List of Israel Prize recipients

External links

• • Prof. Isaac BERENBLUM
• Charter Members | World Academy of Art & Science

Notes and References

1. Web site: Israel Prize Official Site – Recipients in 1974 (in Hebrew).
2. Web site: Image Details Error - NCI Visuals Online. visualsonline.cancer.gov. Aug 26, 2020.