News & Announcements

New Method Reveals DNA Methylation in Ancient Tissues, Unlocking Secrets of Human Evolution
PhD student Yoav Mathov, under the guidance of Professor Eran Meshorer from the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences (ELSC) and Professor Liran

In memory of Viviana Goren Kasam
Unexpectedly, on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, in Rome, Italy, our dear Viviana passed away at the age of seventy-seven. Beloved

Shimon Peres fellowship – 2024
ELSC congratulates Dr. Aviel Sulem for receiving the Shimon Peres Postdoctoral Fellowship for 2024. Aviel studied Physics at the Hebrew

Prof. Hagai Bergman Wins the 2024 Israel Prize for Life Sciences
For over thirty years, Hagai Bergman has dominated the study of Parkinson’s disease and its brain correlates, both in Israel

Prof. Inbal Goshen wins a Prusiner-Abramsky Research Award for 2024 in Clinical and Basic Neuroscience
We are delighted to congratulate Prof. Inbal Goshen for winning the Prusiner-Abramsky Research Award for 2024. The title of Prof. Goshen’s

ELSC Members list of publications: January – June 2023
From July to December of 2023, ELSC members published 55 peer-reviewed papers. These publications maintained ELSC’s exceptional standards, with one

Prof. Haim Sompolinsky is awarded The Brain Prize 2024
Photo by: David Salem – Zoog Productions Professor Haim Sompolinsky has been awarded The Brain Prize for 2024 for his

Prof. Idan Segev has won the prestigious COMBINE NINDS grant
Prof. Idan Segev, together with 5 colleagues from top US universities (MIT, Harvard, NYU, Columbia, and Stanford), was awarded a

Dr. Raunak Basu wins prestigious ERC starting grant
ELSC is delighted to announce that Dr. Raunak Basu has received a European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant. These grants help

ELSC Members list of publications: January – June 2023
During the first half of 2023, ELSC members published 70 peer – reviewed papers. This amounts to almost twice as

Study sheds light on where conscious experience resides in brain
We gaze at a tree, then shift our gaze to look at a fly which flies away after a few

Discovery of a Neural Brake on Opioid Consumption
In a groundbreaking development, a new lab animal study conducted by the research group led by Prof. Ami Citri, developed

Breakthrough in Alzheimer’s Disease Research Discovered at ELSC
We are excited to announce a groundbreaking study led by Prof. Hermona Soreq, alongside Dana Shulman and Prof. Yonatan Loewenstein,

Prof. Aviv Mezer wins a Prusiner-Abramsky Research Award in Clinical and Basic Neuroscience
ELSC is delighted to announce that Prof. Aviv Mezer has received a Prusiner-Abramsky Research Award in Clinical and Basic Neuroscience

Prof. Merav Ahissar named by HUJI “Outstanding Female Researcher” for International Day of Women and Girls in Science, February 11th, 2023
The ELSC community is proud of Prof. Ahissar’s ongoing invaluable contribution in both research and education, serving as a role

Prof. Inbal Goshen wins prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant
ELSC is delighted to announce that Prof. Inbal Goshen has received a European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant. These grants help scientists with

ELSC Members list of publications: July – December 2022
During the second half of 2022, ELSC members published 52 peer-reviewed papers, exceeding the number of publications (45) for the

Congratulations to Dr. David Lipton for winning the Shimon Peres Postdoctoral Fellowship for 2023
ELSC congratulates Dr. David Lipton for receiving the Shimon Peres Postdoctoral Fellowship for 2023. Dr. Lipton studied neuroscience at Stanford

ELSC congratulates Dr. Aya Ben-Yakov for winning an ERC Starting Grant
Photo Credit: Bruno Charbit ELSC is delighted to announce that Dr. Aya Ben-Yakov has received a European Research Council (ERC) starting grant.

Dr. Naomi Habib named among Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers of 2022
ELSC is proud to share that Dr. Naomi Habib has been named among the world’s most influential researchers in 2022

Congratulations to Dr. Indrajeet for winning the Shimon Peres Postdoctoral Fellowship for 2022
ELSC congratulates Dr. Indrajeet for receiving the Shimon Peres Postdoctoral Fellowship for 2022. Indrajeet earned his doctorate in the field

ELSC congratulates Dr. David Omer for winning the prestigious ERC Synergy Grant
The Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences is delighted to announce that Dr. David Omer won the prestigious Synergy

ELSC congratulates Prof. Israel (Eli) Nelken on winning the Humboldt Research Award
The Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences is delighted to announce that Prof. Israel (Eli) Nelken has been awarded

ELSC Members list of publications: January – June 2022
During the first half of 2022, ELSC members published 30 peer-reviewed papers. Many were published in leading journals, including PNAS,

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem mourns the passing of Mrs. Lily Safra (z”l)
July 12, 2022 Dear Governors and Friends,The Hebrew University of Jerusalem community, including our Friends around the world, mourns the

ELSC congratulates Prof. Haim Sompolinsky on winning the 2022 Gruber Neuroscience Prize
Photo by David Salem – Courtesy of the EMET Prize The Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences is

ELSC congratulates Prof. Haim Sompolinsky for his election as fellow of the Israel Physical Society.
Prof. Sompolinsky was elected “for his seminal work on statistical mechanics of neural networks, and for his leading contribution to

ELSC congratulates Prof. Hermona Soreq for winning the 2022 EMET Prize
The Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences (ELSC) is delighted to announce that Prof. Hermona Soreq has been

ELSC Members list of publications: July-December 2021
During the second half of 2021, ELSC members published 45 peer-reviewed papers in leading journals, including Science, Neuron, and others.

Prof. Naftali Tishby passes away at the age of 68
Prof. Naftali (Tali) Tishby passed away at the age of 68 on August 10, 2021 in Jerusalem. Prof. Tishby was

Congratulations to Dr. Jonathan Kadmon for receiving the Azrieli Early Career Faculty Fellowship.
The Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences is pleased to announce that Dr. Jonathan Kadmon has been selected

Congratulations to our new ELSC graduates!
On June 30 we celebrated the graduation of our students who earned their M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees during the 2019-20

ELSC congratulates Dr. Naomi Habib for winning the 2021 Krill Prize
The Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences (ELSC) is delighted to announce that Dr. Naomi Habib has been

ELSC Members list of publications: July-December 2020
During the second half of 2020, ELSC members published over 60 peer-reviewed papers in leading neuroscience journals, including Nature Neuroscience, Cell,

Thabat Khatib wins the Shimon Peres Postdoctoral Award for 2020-21
ELSC congratulates Dr. Thabat Khatib, for winning the Shimon Peres Postdoctoral Award for 2020-21. Dr. Khatib studied neuroscience at the

A warm welcome to all our students for the 2020-2021 academic year!
As in every other year, ELSC’s faculty and students opened the new academic year with much excitement and anticipation –

Congratulations to Dr. Yoav Adam for Receiving an ERC Starting Grant
ELSC is delighted to announce that Dr. Yoav Adam has received a European Research Council (ERC) starting grant. This grant

Congratulations to Dr. David Omer for Receiving a NARSAD Young Investigator Grant
ELSC is delighted to announce that Dr. David Omer has received a NARSAD Young Investigator Grant, funded by the Brain

Catherine Dulac Wins Breakthrough Prize for Life Sciences
ELSC congratulates our steering committee member Prof. Catherine Dulac from Harvard University for receiving the prestigious Breakthrough Prize in Life

ELSC congratulates Prof. Yoram Burak for winning the prestigious ERC Synergy Grant
The Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences (ELSC) is delighted to announce that Prof. Yoram Burak won the prestigious Synergy

Congratulations to Dr. Johannes Niediek for Receiving the Shimon Peres Postdoctoral Fellowship for 2019-2020
ELSC congratulates Dr. Johannes Niediek for receiving the Shimon Peres Postdoctoral Fellowship for 2019-20. Dr. Niediek studied mathematics and physics

ELSC Doctoral Students Find a Method to Increase the Efficiency of COVID-19 Testing
Together with the global scientific effort to establish and improve laboratories’ technical ability to perform precise tests on pooled samples,

Actions during COVID-19 outbreak
ELSC is taking the Corona Crisis in stride! On top of the academic efforts to ensure a smooth and productive

Congratulations Dr. Yoav Adam for Winning the Prestigious Alon Fellowship
Congratulations Dr. Yoav Adam for winning the prestigious Alon Fellowship for outstanding young researchers. ELSC is delighted to announce that

Diplomats from 27 Countries Visit ELSC
On June 17, 2020, 40 diplomats visited Hebrew University labs and met with researchers to learn about the progress Israeli

President Rivlin Visits ELSC – June 2020
“Let us join hands in research”: President Rivlin Visits ELSC. ELSC had the honor of hosting the President of the

The Meshorer and Carmel Labs Receive an Award for Groundbreaking Research
What makes us human? The labs of Prof. Eran Meshorer (ELSC) and Prof. Liran Carmel (The Alexander Silberman Institute of

ELSC Members’ Publications: January-June 2020
During the first half of 2020, ELSC members published over 50 peer-reviewed papers, with publications in leading journals in the

ELSC members’ publications – July-December 2019
During the second half of 2019 ELSC members have published over 50 peer-reviewed papers, with publications in leading journals in

Prof. Catherine Dulac receives the prestigious Ralph W. Gerard Prize
The Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences warmly congratulates our steering committee member Prof. Catherine Dulac for receiving

First anatomical reconstruction of the elusive Denisovans
Prof. Liran Carmel (Life Sciences), in collaboration with Prof. Eran Meshorer (ELSC and Life Sciences), provide the first anatomical reconstruction of the

The Hebrew University signed an agreement for the establishment of a brain research innovation center in Guangzhou, China (Hebrew Article)
Prof. Israel Nelken, Prof. Adi Mizrahi and Prof. Hagai Bergman are a part of the team leading the development of

Save The Date: ELSC’s 10th Birthday Celebration!
Dear past and present students, members and administrative staff, The Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences invites you

ELSC members publications – January-June 2019
During the first half of 2019 ELSC members have published over 40 papers in scientific journals, among them some of

Dean’s List Recipients 2019
Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences congratulates Noga Larry and Guy Hacohen from class 25 for their outstanding academic performance. Noga is being honored

The Hebrew University’s 82nd Board of Governors Meeting
The Hebrew University’s 82nd Board of Governors Meeting opening event, which took place on the night of Saturday, June 15,

Dr. Ami Citri appointed as fellow of CBD program at CIFAR
Congratulations to Dr. Ami Citri for his appointment as a Fellow of the CIFAR program in Child & Brain Development!

Congratulations Shir Filo
For receiving the Azrieli Scholarhip The Azrieli Fellows Program promotes excellence in graduate studies at accredited institutions of higher learning

Congratulations to the new graduates!
On Tuesday, June 25 at 12:30, we will be celebrating the graduation of the recent PhD graduates: Galit Agmon from Prof.

Congratulations Prof. Idan Segev
For receiving the Casella prize https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEiDxti0opE&feature=youtu.be the prize in memory of the italian neurophysiologist Cesare Casella has been awarded to

Summer Internship 2019
ELSC Invites excellent undergraduate students (second year and over) to apply for a summer internship in one of the center’s labs.

ELSC congratulates Prof. Merav Ahissar for winning the ERC Grant
“The ERC Advanced Grants back outstanding researchers throughout Europe. Their pioneering work has the potential to make a difference in

Congratulations Prof. Naftali (Tali) Tishby
Prof. Tishby holds the Ruth and Stan Flinkman Chair for Brain Research at the Hebrew University, works at the interface

Shimon Peres fellowship – 2018-2019
ELSC congratulates Katarzyna Winek, MD/PhD for being awarded the Shimon Peres Postdoctoral Fellowship for 2019. ELSC CONGRATULATES KATARZYNA WINEK, MD/PHD FOR BEING

Special ISF Canada-Israel collaboration grant for 2018-19
ELSC warmly congratulates the members who received the special ISF Canada-Israel collaboration grant for 2018-19! The winners are: Prof. Alexander

Dr. Inbal Goshen selected as a FENS-Kavli Network of Excellence scholar
ELSC Congratulates Dr. Inbal Goshen on being selected as a FENS-Kavli Network of Excellence scholar! The FENS-Kavli Network of Excellence is a network of

Students from Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Iran and Pakistan learn about the human brain at the Hebrew University
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has started teaching its first course in partnership with Coursera, which provides free online courses