Lia Addadi

Lia Addadi (born 1950) is a professor of structural biology at the Weizmann Institute of Science. She works on crystallisation in biology, including biomineralization, interactions with cells and crystallisation in cell membranes. She was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in 2017 for “distinguished and continuing achievements in original research”, and the American Philosophical Society (2020).

Lia Addadi
Lia Addadi in the Weizmann Institute of Science
Born1950 (age 7374)
Alma materUniversity of Padua (BS, MS)
Weizmann Institute of Science (PhD)
AwardsGregori Aminoff Prize (2011)
Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2017)
Scientific career
FieldsBiomineralization
InstitutionsWeizmann Institute of Science
Harvard University
ThesisPlanning and execution of a solid State "absolute" asymmetric dimerization and polymerization with quantitative Enantiomeric yield (1979)
Doctoral advisorMeir Lahav
Notable studentsJulia Mahamid
Websitewww.weizmann.ac.il/Structural_Biology/Addadi
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