Laureates 2024
Prof. Ran Spiegler is an economic theorist at the Tel Aviv University Berglas School of Economics. His work on the role of narrative in politics uses theoretical assumptions to show how false and true narratives can cycle back and forth to create a pendulum effect on economic policy.
Prof. Neta Erez, Vice Dean of the Tel Aviv University Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, is attempting to tackle cancer metastasis by understanding its early stages. One immunotherapy her lab is developing involves helping protective T-cells stop breast cancer from spreading into bones by bolstering their functionality and blocking anti-T-cell actors in the microenvironment.
Prof. Dafna Langgut is Head of the Laboratory of Archaeobotany and Ancient Environments at the Tel Aviv University Alkow Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures. Through her research on fossilized pollen, she showed that Israel was likely the first region where olives were first intentionally cultivated, 7,000 years ago, to make one of humanity’s most pivotal culinary inventions: olive oil!
Prof. Gili Bisker is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the Tel Aviv University Fleischman Faculty of Engineering. In her lab, she is developing super-thin nanosensors that can detect specific biomolecules which can be used to check for the presence of things like blood clots, disease, or toxins in the human body.
