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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Happening
Harvard Travel and Research Fund

Harvard Travel and Research Fund

2026 Call for proposal is now closed
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Faculty Program

Faculty Program

2026-2027 Call for nomination is now closed
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Postdoc Program

Postdoc Program

2026-2027 Call for nominations is now closed
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Israeli Postdoc Program

Israeli Postdoc Program

2026-2027 Call for nominations is now closed
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Focus: Cancer

It is inspiring to witness how innovation and collaboration are shaping the future of cancer treatment. We applaud the extraordinary progress being made in Zuckerman labs across Israel with the hope that these transformative breakthroughs in basic science will pave the way to tomorrow’s cures. 

Scholar Spotlight

We congratulate Dr. Lee Shaashua Berger, Zuckerman-CHE Israeli Woman Postdoctoral alumna at Cornell University on her new editorial board member position at BMC Cancer, a Springer Nature publication.

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.

Zuckerman Faculty Scholar Or Sharir, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

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: Zuckerman’s Faculty Scholars Yaara Oren (l) and Inbal Wortzel (r), Tel Aviv University

Oren Yaara and Inbal Wortzel

Pictured: Zuckerman’s Faculty Scholars Yaara Oren (l) and Inbal Wortzel (r), 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.