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Jerusalem — The Hadassah Medical Organization, the Jerusalem-based hospital system of Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, proudly announces that 16 of its physicians and scientists have received grants from the Israel Science Foundation (ISF), Israel's leading organization supporting basic scientific research.
ISF grants enable Israeli researchers to pursue groundbreaking discoveries, strengthen academic collaborations and advance the future of medicine.
Four Hadassah physicians and scientists received ISF individual research grants while 12 received biomedical research grants and a start-up grant from MAVRI, a nonprofit biomedical research accelerator comprising a collaboration among the ISF, Israel’s Council for Higher Education and Ministry of Health, the philanthropies Yad Hanadiv and The Klarman Family Foundation, the Israeli Medical Association and 8400 The Health Network, a nonprofit that connects Israeli health tech leaders.
ISF Individual Research Grants:
- Nurit Beyth, DMD, PhD – Oral Rehabilitation
- Alexander Gural, MD – Hematology
- Liya Kerem, MD – Pediatrics
- Esi Sharon-Sagie, DMD – Oral Rehabilitation
MAVRI Biomedical Research Grants:
- Imam Ashraf, MD – Surgery
- Eithan Galun, MD – Gene Therapy
- Gal Goldstein, MD – Pediatric Hemato-Oncology
- Ayala Hubert, MD – Oncology
- Gilad Karavani, MD – Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Abed Khalaileh, MD, PhD – Surgery
- Iris Lavon, PhD – Neurology
- Michal Lotem, MD – Oncology
- Boaz Nachmias, MD, PhD – Hematology
- Ran Nir-Paz, MD – Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
- Yonatan Zarbiv, MD – Oncology
MAVRI Start-up Grant for Physician-Scientists:
- Alex Gileles-Hillel, MD – Pediatric Pulmonology
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About the Hadassah Medical Organization:
For more than a century, the Hadassah Medical Organization, the Jerusalem-based hospital system of Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, has set the standard for excellence in medical care and research in Israel. The experience, expertise and ingenuity of Hadassah’s doctors and scientists have led to new tools and treatments in all areas of medicine, including therapeutics, diagnostics and medical devices. Visit hadassah.org/how-we-help/our-hospitals.
About Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America:
Hadassah is the largest Jewish women’s organization in America. With nearly 300,000 members, donors and supporters, Hadassah brings women together to effect change on such critical issues as ensuring Israel’s security, combating antisemitism and promoting women’s health. Through the Hadassah Medical Organization, its Jerusalem-based hospital system, Hadassah helps support exemplary care for more than 1 million people each year and pioneering medical research. Hadassah’s hospitals serve without regard to race, religion or nationality and earned a Nobel Peace Prize nomination for "building bridges to peace" through medicine. Hadassah also supports two youth villages in Israel that set vulnerable teens and pre-teens on the path to a rewarding future. Visit us at hadassah.org; follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Threads; and watch us on YouTube.