Funded Researchers: 2026-2027
Amos Danielli, PhD
Bar-Ilan University
Project Grant
Ronit Elhasid, MD
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Project Grant
Michal Hershfinkel, PhD
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Project Grant
Niv Papo, PhD, MD
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Project Grant
Ruth Scherz-Shouval, PhD
Weizmann Institute of Science
Project Grant
Eitan Shaulian, PhD
Hebrew University Medical School
Project Grant
Funded Researchers: 2025-2026
Naama Barkai, PhD
Weizmann Institute of Science
Genome navigation by the disordered N-terminus of the Steroid Nuclear Receptors
Avi-Hai Hovav, PhD
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Project Grant – Oral Cancer
Adit Ben-Baruch, PhD
Tel Aviv University
The expanding world of NUCLEAR PD-L1 functions, regulation and clinical relevance in breast cancer
Yoni Haitin, PhD
Tel Aviv University
Project Grant, Chloride intracellular channel proteins (CLICs)
Tali Ilovitsh, PhD
Tel Aviv University
Noninvasive brain tumor biopsy: Ultrasound-based detection of circulating GBM biomarkers
Ron Kimmel, PhD
Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
Project Grant – Breast Cancer
Nir London, PhD
Weizmann Institute of Science
Project Grant, Colorectal Cancer, Lung Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Pediatric Cancer
Gabriel Nussbaum, MD, PhD
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Project Grant, Pancreatic Cancer
Amir Orian, MD, PhD
Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
Project Grant,
Bone Cancers, Carcinomas, Sarcoma, Skin Cancer
Yardena Samuels, PhD
Weizmann Institute of Science
Project Grant – Pancreatic Cancer
Eilon Sherman, PhD
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Project Grant, Breast Cancer, Ovarian and Uterine Cancer
Reuven Stein, PhD
Tel Aviv University
Project Grant – Brain Cancer, Cancer Metastasis

Dr. Jonathan Cohen, MD, PhD
Hadassah Medical Organization
Project Grant – Peptide Inhibition of SLAMF6




























