Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists

These cash grant awards are given annually to selected faculty and postdoctoral researchers age 42 years and younger who work in the life and physical sciences and engineering at institutions in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

On June 3, 2013, the Blavatnik Family Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences announced the expansion of the faculty competition to include young scientists from institutions throughout the United States.

[2] The regional program recognizes postdoctoral researchers working at institutions in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

Submissions for the regional program are reviewed by a Judging Panel of senior scientists, science editors, and past Blavatnik winners from the Mid-Atlantic area.

[15][16][17][18][19][20] Charles Diesendruck, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology Oded Rechavi, Senior Lecturer, Department of Neurobiology, Tel Aviv University Michal Rivlin, Senior Scientist and Sara Lee Schupf Family Chair, Weizmann Institute of Science Erez Berg, Associate Professor, Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science Moran Bercovici, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Igor Ulitsky, Senior Scientist, Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science Emmanuel Levy, Senior Scientist, Department of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science Guy Rothblum, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, Weizmann Institute of Science Yossi Yovel, Associate Professor of Zoology, Tel Aviv University, Israel Young Academy Member Rafal Klajn, Associate Professor and Head of the Helen and Martin Kimmel Center for Molecular Design, Weizmann Institute of Science Ido Kaminer, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Noam Stern-Ginossar, Associate Professor, Microbiology, Weizmann Institute of Science Menny Shalom, Professor of Inorganic & Solid-State Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Ronen Eldan, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Weizmann Institute of Science In 2017 the Blavatnik Awards launched a national competition across the United Kingdom modeled after the U.S.