He is married to Zipora, a psychodramatist, and has six children, Joseph (a film writer and director), Dahlia, Noa, Yoav, Yonatan and Daniel, and 24 grandchildren.
Awards and recognition
In 1999, Cedar was awarded the Israel Prize, for biology.[3]
In 2008, he was awarded the Wolf Prize in Medicine, jointly with Aharon Razin, "for their fundamental contributions to our understanding of the role of DNA methylation in the control of gene expression."[4]
In 2009, he was awarded the EMET Prize for his work in cancer research.[5]
In 2011 he received the Canada Gairdner International Award, together with Aharon Razin for their "pioneering discoveries on DNA methylation and its role in gene expression."
In 2011 he received the Rothschild Prize in Biology
