2025 Annual Zuckerman Forum

Some 150 participants welcomed the new scholar cohort, celebrated the achievements of Zuckerman scholars, and learned about an initiative to boost neuroscience research in Israel.

2026/27 Cohort

The Zuckerman STEM Leadership Program is Proud to Welcome New Scholars to its 11th Cohort

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Postdoctoral Program

Postdoctoral Program

2027-2028 Call for nominations will open on October 1, 2026
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Israeli Postdoctoral Program

Israeli Postdoctoral Program

2027-2028 Call for nominations will open on October 1, 2026
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Faculty Program

Faculty Program

2027-2028 Call for nominations will open on October 2026
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Focus: Microbiome

How the trillions of microorganisms living in and around us are reshaping our understanding of health, disease, and human biology.

Israel has emerged as one of the world’s leading centers for this research, with Zuckerman Scholars at the forefront of efforts to reveal how the gut and its microbial residents impact our lives.

Three Zuckerman Alums Receive ISF Beresheet Grants
Scholar Spotlight

Three Zuckerman Alumni Receive ISF Beresheet Grants

Advancing Light, Quantum, and DNA-Based Technologies

Eran Lustig, Zuckerman Israeli Postdoctoral Scholar (Alum), Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Yossef E. Panfil, Zuckerman Israeli Postdoctoral Scholar (Alum), Bar-Ilan University

Zohar Arnon, Zuckerman Israeli Postdoctoral Scholar (Alum), Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Zuckerman Labs

Israel’s Brain Gain

Zuckerman funded cutting-edge labs are accelerating STEM research at Israel’s top institutions. Dr. Or Sharir, Zuckerman Faculty scholar at Technion, explores efficiency-driven approaches to machine learning with the objective of building a robust theoretical foundation for evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of newly proposed architectures.

Omer Revah, Zuckerman Faculty Scholar at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Leadership

Advancing women in STEM

We continue to lead the way in advancing women in STEM at Israel’s academic institutions and proudly continue to expand the community with significant partnerships and opportunities.

44% of Zuckerman scholars now enrolled in the program are women. Each female scholar is making an impact in her field, creating a larger group of peers, and easing the way for other women to be accepted.

Pictured: Dekel Rosenfeld (r) Zuckerman Faculty Scholar at Tel Aviv University

Dekel Rosenfeld

Pictured: Dekel Rosenfeld (r) Zuckerman Faculty Scholar at Tel Aviv University

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Vision

Mortimer B. Zuckerman envisioned a shared future of scientific growth and collaboration for Israel and the United States

His initiative set in motion numerous tremendous academic alliances that have given hundreds of young researchers the opportunity to pursue the highest level of research in Israel and the United States.