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Professor from Tel Aviv University receives 2021 Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists in Israel
Professor Yossi Yovel, Associate Professor of Zoology at Tel Aviv University (TAU), is one of three Laureates to be awarded 2021 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in Israel by the Blavatnik Family Foundation, the New York Academy of Sciences, and the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
Professor Yovel was recognized for his work in the area of Life Sciences and will receive $100,000.
Professor Yovel is working to bridge the gap between two of the most influential fields in biology ecology (the study of animals in their environment) and neuroscience (the study of how the brain controls actions).
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Rising star awards for leading scientists
Two Edinburgh scientists have been recognised as rising stars in their fields after winning prestigious awards.
Professors Steve Brusatte and Sinéad Farrington have been announced as recipients of 2021 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the UK.
They have secured two of only three Laureates awarded to scientists in the UK.
Each will receive a £76,000 prize.
Global recognition
Now in their fourth year, the awards – the largest cash prize for scientists aged 42 or younger – recognise outstanding achievements in Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering and Chemistry.
This year’s awards received 99 nominations from 49 academic and research institutions in the UK. A jury of leading scientists selected the three Laureates and six Finalists.