The award will be presented to Beni in recognition of his significant contributions to the field of Developmental Biology, specifically in the area of cell-cell fusion, and the development of Developmental Biology research in Israel. The ceremony will take place at the Annual IsSDB Symposium on “ECM, cytoskeleton andmigration,” which will take place on Sept 2nd 2021, at the Weizmann Institute. Prof. Podbilewicz’s lecture will follow the ceremony.
Awards
The IsSDB Career Award is presented annually in recognition of Israeli scientists who significantly contributed to the field of Developmental Biology and the development of the field in Israel. The winners are chosen by an ad-hoc award advisory committee composed of representatives from all the major Israeli universities, as well as the members of the steering committee.
The 2020 IsSDB Career Award
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Prof. Benjamin PodbilewiczTecnion, Israel Institute of Technology
Past Winners
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Prof. Howard (Chaim) CedarThe Hebrew University of JerusalemThe 2019 IsSDB Career Award was presented to Prof. Howard (Chaim) Cedar of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The award was presented to Chaim at the joint meeting of the German and Israeli societies for Developmental Biology, which took place in February 17-20, 2019, Vienna, Austria.
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Prof. Chaya KalcheimThe Hebrew University of JerusalemThe 2018 IsSDB Career Award was presented to Prof. Chaya Kalcheim of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on March 11, 2018, in recognition of her significant contributions to the field of Developmental Biology and to the development of this research area in Israel. The ceremony took place at The Annual IsSDB Symposium on “Developmental Biology – The Next Generation” at the Weizmann Institute.
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Prof. Ben-Zion (Benny) ShiloWeizmann Institute of scienceThe 2017 IsSDB Career Award was presented to Prof. Ben-Zion (Benny) Shilo of the Weizmann Institute on June 18, 2017, in recognition of his significant contributions to the field of Developmental Biology and to the development of this research area in Israel. The ceremony took place at The Annual IsSDB Symposium on “Developmental Cell Death” at the Weizmann Institute.