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Joel Sussman | |
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| Born | 24 September 1943 |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Alma mater | Cornell University MIT Hebrew University |
| Known for | Studies on acetylcholinesterase |
| Awards | Samuel and Paula Elkeles Prize (2005) Teva Founders' Award (2006) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Crystallography |
| Institutions | Weizmann Institute of Science |
Joel L. Sussman (born September 24, 1943) is an Israeli crystallographer best known for his studies on acetylcholinesterase, a key protein involved in transmission of nerve signals. He is the Morton and Gladys Pickman Professor of Structural Biology at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot and its director of the Israel Structural Proteomics Center.