Itamar Harel
Itamar Harel
Congratulations to Zuckerman Faculty Scholar Itamar Harel, member of the Department of Genetics at Hebrew University, on being named a recipient of the 2024 Krill Prize for Excellence in Scientific Research.
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Recognized for his breakthrough in developing a unique model and identifying the activity of proteins associated with the aging process, Dr. Harel’s research, based on the African turquoise killifish, is contributing to the development of new strategies to halt or delay the aging process.