The Blavatnik Family Foundation, the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and The New York Academy of Sciences announced today the Laureates of the prestigious 2025 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in Israel. This year’s Laureates, who will each receive US$100,000, are: Yonatan Stelzer, PhD (Life Sciences) – Weizmann Institute of Science, Benjamin Palmer, PhD (Chemical Sciences) – Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, and Chaim Garfinkel, PhD (Physical Sciences & Engineering) – The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The 2025 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in Israel will be conferred at a ceremony in June 2025 at the Peres Center for Peace & Innovation in Tel Aviv-Jaffa.
2025 Laureates of the Prestigious Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in Israel Announced

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