Uri Alon

Uri Alon
אורי אלון
Uri Alon
Born1969 (age 5556)
Alma materHebrew University of Jerusalem
Weizmann Institute of Science
Known forNetwork motifs
AwardsOverton Prize (2004)
Scientific career
InstitutionsWeizmann Institute of Science
Princeton University
Doctoral advisorDavid Mukamel
Other academic advisors
Doctoral studentsRon Milo
Websitewww.weizmann.ac.il/mcb/UriAlon

Uri Alon (Hebrew: אורי אלון; born 1969) is a Professor and Systems Biologist at the Weizmann Institute of Science. His highly cited research investigates gene expression, network motifs and the design principles of biological networks in Escherichia coli and other organisms using both computational biology and traditional experimental wet laboratory techniques.