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A prize of 100 thousand dollars: these are the researchers of the future of Israel

Posted on June 8, 2023 (June 22, 2023) by Christine Ongsueng

The 2023 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in Israel awards ceremony was held last night (Wednesday) at the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation in Tel Aviv, in the presence of President Yitzhak Herzog and his wife Michal. Three young researchers from universities in Israel each won a grant of 100 thousand dollars for their groundbreaking research in three fields — life sciences, chemistry, and physical sciences and engineering. […]

2023 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in Israel Science Symposium

Posted on May 24, 2023 by Christine Ongsueng

The Blavatnik Family Foundation, the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and the New York Academy of Sciences invite the public to a series of lectures from the forefront of Israeli research at the 2023 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in Israel Symposium on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Tel Aviv University. The symposium will be in-person and in English. The three recipients of the 2023 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in Israel will answer questions and more in a morning of free and exciting lectures in Tel Aviv, Israel. […]

Israeli Scientists Awarded $100,000 For Groundbreaking Research

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Christine Ongsueng

Three young Israeli scientists have been awarded $100,000 each for their groundbreaking research. Since 2017, the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in Israel has recognized the country’s most promising researchers in life sciences, physical sciences & engineering, and chemistry, and each year, one scientist in each category receives $100,000 to pursue their research. The prizes are awarded to scientists aged up to 42. The awards were established by the Blavatnik Family Foundation, which supports educational, scientific, cultural, and charitable institutions around the world. Over the past decade, it has contributed more than $1 billion to over 250 organizations. […]

Hebrew University Genetic Scientist Receives the Prestigious Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists in Israel

Posted on April 3, 2023 (April 3, 2023) by Christine Ongsueng

Hebrew University of Jerusalem Prof. Shai Carmi, of the Braun School of Public Health Faculty of Medicine, received the 2023 Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists in the field of life sciences. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the New York Academy of Sciences, and the Blavatnik Family Foundation announced the award today. Prof. Carmi is considered one of the world’s leading researchers in genetic epidemiology and population genetics. His pioneering work combines models of genetic inheritance with algorithms to identify risks of future diseases using DNA testing. […]

Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in Israel Announces 2023 Laureates

Posted on April 3, 2023 by Christine Ongsueng

The Blavatnik Family Foundation, the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities and the New York Academy of Sciences announced today the Laureates of the 2023 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in Israel. The Blavatnik Awards recognize outstanding, innovative scientists at the early stages of their careers, both for their extraordinary achievements and their promise for future discoveries. The prizes are awarded to researchers aged 42 and younger for groundbreaking work in life sciences, chemistry, and physical sciences & engineering. The Blavatnik Awards in Israel sit alongside their international counterparts, the Blavatnik National Awards and Blavatnik Regional Awards in the United States and the Blavatnik Awards in the United Kingdom. […]

PRESTIGIOUS BLAVATNIK AWARDS FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS IN ISRAEL ANNOUNCES 2023 LAUREATES

Posted on April 3, 2023 (April 3, 2023) by Christine Ongsueng

The Blavatnik Family Foundation, the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and the New York Academy of Sciences, announced today the Laureates of the 2023 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in Israel. This year’s Laureates, who will each receive US$100,000, are Shai Carmi, PhD (Life Sciences) – The Hebrew University of Jerusalem – Recognized for fundamental contributions to the fields of population and medical genetics; Rina Rosenzweig, PhD (Chemistry) – Weizmann Institute of Science – Recognized for discovering the regulatory mechanism by which a particular class of proteins, “chaperone” proteins, drive the innate ability of our cells to prevent and reverse protein aggregation—a phenomena associated with many neurodegenerative conditions including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Huntington’s diseases; and Zvika Brakerski, PhD (Physical Sciences & Engineering) – Weizmann Institute of Science – Recognized for developing the first efficient encryption algorithm that allows cloud computers to perform computations on encrypted data without the need to first decrypt them. […]