Current Grant Recipients

View or download a pdf of ICRF research grants newly awarded in 2025

Meet Our New 2025-2026 Grant Recipients

Nabieh Ayoub, PhD

Nabieh Ayoub, PhD
Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
Project Grant

Gilad Bachrach, PhD
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Project Grant

Naama Barkai, PhD

Naama Barkai, PhD
Weizmann Institute of Science
The Janice & Jeffrey Bly and Family Project Grant 

Avinoam Bar-Zion, PhD
Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
The Fernande and Marco Zevy Family Career Development Award 

Adit Ben-Baruch, PhD
Tel Aviv University
Project Grant

Merav Cohen, PhD
Tel Aviv University
Funded In Partnership with the Redhill Foundation

Marcelo Ehrlich, PhD
Tel Aviv University
Project Grant

Eran Elinav, MD, PhD
Weizmann Institute of Science
The Special ICRF Initiative in Pediatric Cancer Research

Ran Elkon, PhD
Tel Aviv University
Project Grant

Neta Erez, PhD
Tel Aviv University
Funded In Partnership with The Redhill Foundation

Zvi Fridlender, MD, MSc
Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center
Project Grant

Naama Geva-Zatorsky, PhD
Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
Project Grant

Albert Grinshpun, MD, MSc
Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Clinical Research Career Development Award

Oshrat Hershkovitz-Rokah, PhD
Assuta Medical Center
Project Grant

Avi-Hai Hovav, PhD

Avi-Hai Hovav, PhD
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Project Grant

Elad Jacoby, MD
Chaim Sheba Medical Center
Funded in Partnership with The Jacki & Bruce Barron Cancer Research Scholars’ Program

Yaacov Lawrence, MBBS
Chaim Sheba Medical Center
ICRF-Rolfe Collaborative Project Grant for Pancreatic Cancer

Nir London, PhD
Weizmann Institute of Science
The Feldberg Family Project Grant

Asaf Madi, PhD
Tel Aviv University
Funded in Partnership by the Fried Family Memorial Fund and In Memory of Leah Susskind

Ofer Mandelboim, PhD
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Simon Family Foundation Project Grant

Katy Margulis, PhD

Katy Margulis, PhD
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Fried Family Memorial Project Grant

Amir Orian MD, PhD
Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
Project Grant

Yardena Samuels, PhD
Weizmann Institute of Science
The Irving Himel and Family Project Grant

Yoav Shaul, PhD
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Project Grant

Eilon Sherman, PhD
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Project Grant

Yochai Wolf, PhD
Chaim Sheba Medical Center
Funded in Partnership With The Barbara and Fred Kort Foundation

Yosef Yarden, PhD
Weizmann Institute of Science
The ICRF-Mark Foundation Collaborative Project Grant

Meet Our Continuing Grant Recipients

Sheera Adar, PhD
Hebrew University/ Hadassah Medical School
Project Grant

Ido Amit, PhD
Weizmann Institute of Science
The Fried Family Memorial Research Professorship Grant

Debbie Anaby, PhD
Chaim Sheba Medical Center
The Jacqueline and Arthur Burdorf Memorial Research Career Development Award

Emily Avitan-Hersh, MD
Rambam Health Care Campus
The Daisy Gerber Memorial Project Grant

Tami Bar-Shalita, PhD

Tami Bar-Shalita, PhD
Tel Aviv University
The Redhill Foundation Project Grant

Irit Ben-Aharon, MD, PhD

Irit Ben-Aharon, MD, PhD
Rambam Health Care Campus
Project Grant

Uri Ben-David, PhD

Uri Ben-David, PhD
Tel Aviv University
Project Grant

Itai Benhar, PhD
Tel Aviv University
The Nikoh Foundation Project Grant

Yinon Ben-Neriah, MD, PhD
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Redhill Foundation Professorship Grant

Ittai Ben-Porath, PhD
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Jacki and Bruce Barron Cancer Research Scholar’s Program Project Grant

Michael Berger PhD

Michael Berger, PhD
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The ICRF – CRI Collaborative Project Grant

Galia Blum, PhD

Galia Blum, PhD
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Project Grant

Yosef Buganim, PhD
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Project Grant

Tal Burstyn-Cohen, PhD
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The ICRF – Joseph Safra Memorial Grant for Glioblastoma Research

Chen Buxbaum, MD
Rambam Health Care Campus
The ICRF–Shir For Life Special Initiative in Neuroblastoma Collaborative Research Grant

Aaron Ciechanover, MD, DSc
Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
The Daisy Gerber Memorial Professorship Grant

Haim Cohen, PhD
Bar-Ilan University
Aging & Cancer Int’l Collaboration Grant

Ofir Cohen, PhD
Ben-Gurion University
The Bev Zadikoff RCDA for Metastatic Breast Cancer

Rony Dahan, PhD
Weizmann Institute of Science
Project Grant

Moshe Elkabets, PhD
Ben-Gurion University
Acceleration Grant

Shahar Frenkel, MD, PhD
Hadassah Medical Center
Project Grant

Talia Golan, MD
Sheba Medical Center
The Jacqueline and Arthur Burdorf Memorial Professorship Grant

Yoni Haitin, PhD
Tel Aviv University
Project Grant

Erez Hasnis, MD, PhD
Rambam Health Care Campus
The Barbara S. Goodman Endowed RCDA in Pancreatic Cancer

Aeid Igbaria, PhD

Aeid Igbaria, PhD
Ben-Gurion University
Research Career Development Award

Tali Ilovitsh, PhD
Tel Aviv University
Project Grant

Shai Izraeli, MD

Shai Izraeli, MD
Tel Aviv University
The Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation Professorship Grant

Ron Kimmel, PhD
Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
Project Grant

Yakov Maman, PhD

Yaakov Maman, PhD
Bar-Ilan University
Machla Liebe Librach Stomach Cancer Research Fund RCDA

Yifat Merbl

Yifat Merbl, PhD
Weizmann Institute of Science
The ICRF–Cancer Research Institute Collaborative Technology Impact Award

Ariel Munitz, PhD
Tel Aviv University
The Redhill Foundation Project Grant

Gabriel Nussbaum, MD, PhD
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Project Grant

Yaara Oren, PhD
Tel Aviv University
The Barbara and Fred Kort Foundation Research Career Development Award

Ruth Perets, MD, PhD
Rambam Health Care Campus
The Beverley Librach Abshez Initiative for Ovarian and Female Reproductive System Cancers Grant

Thomas Schultheiss, MD, PhD
Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
The Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation Project Grant

Yuval Shaked, PhD
Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
Project Grant

Meir Shamay, PhD

Meir Shamay, PhD
Bar-Ilan University
The Dr. Jerry Gross Memorial Project Grant

Efrat Shema, PhD
Weizmann Institute of Science
The Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation Acceleration Grant

Eric Shifrut, PhD
Tel Aviv University
The Daisy Gerber Memorial Research Career Development Award

Ofer Shoshani, PhD
Weizmann Institute of Science
The Jacqueline and Arthur Burdorf Memorial Research Career Development Award

Reuven Stein, PhD
Tel Aviv University
Project Grant

Yuval Tabach, PhD
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Project Grant

Israel Vlodavsky, PhD

Israel Vlodavsky, PhD
Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
Project Grant

Zvi Yaari, PhD
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Daisy Gerber Memorial Research Career Development Award

Tal Yardeni, PhD

Tal Yardeni, PhD
Chaim Sheba Medical Center
Research Career Development Award

Eylon Yavin, PhD
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Funded in Partnership by the Dr. Jerry Gross Memorial Fund

Joel Yisraeli, PhD

Joel Yisraeli, PhD
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The ICRF-Lung Cancer Research Foundation Collaborative Project Grant

Keren Yizhak, PhD

Keren Yizhak, PhD
Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
Research Career Development Award

Assaf Zinger, PhD
Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
The Jacqueline and Arthur Burdorf Memorial Project Grant

Adi Zoref-Lorenz, MD, PhD
Meir Medical Center
The ICRF–Conquer Cancer (The ASCO Foundation) Collaborative Career Development Award