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(Israeli-American Biochemist and Biophysicist Known for His Work on Computational Biochemistry and Biophysics) Arieh Warshel, an Israeli-American biochemist and biophysicist, is renowned for his groundbreaking research in computational studies of biological molecules. He currently holds the Dana and David Dornsife Chair in Chemistry at the University of Southern California and is a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Warshel shared the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Michael Levitt and Martin Karplus for their innovative work on multiscale models for complex chemical systems. His professional achievements have greatly enhanced the comprehension of the functional properties of biological molecules.