Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists
Scientific award
Blavatnik and Israeli President Reuven Rivlin with Israeli winners of the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists, February 2018
Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists was established in 2007 through a partnership between the Blavatnik Family Foundation, headed by Leonard Blavatnik (Russian: Леонид Валентинович Блаватник), chairman of Access Industries, and the New York Academy of Sciences , headed by president Nicholas Dirks .
These cash grant awards are given annually to selected faculty and postdoctoral researchers age 42 years and younger who work in the life and physical sciences and engineering at institutions in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. The first Blavatnik Awards were given in New York City on Monday, November 12, 2007. On June 3, 2013, the Blavatnik Family Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences announced the expansion of the faculty competition to include young scientists from institutions throughout the United States. In April 2017, the Blavatnik Awards program was expanded to the United Kingdom (UK) and Israel.[ 1] By the end of 2022, the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists will have awarded prizes totaling US$13.6 million; Blavatnik Award recipients have hailed from 48 countries across six continents.[ 2]
Blavatnik National Awards are for faculty-rank scientists and engineers in Chemistry, Physical Sciences and Engineering, and Life Sciences.
Blavatnik Regional Awards are for postdoctoral scientists working in the fields of Chemistry, Physical Sciences and Engineering, and Life Sciences in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the United Kingdom are for young, faculty-rank scientists and engineers from Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and England.
Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in Israel are for young faculty-rank scientists and engineers early in their independent research careers.
U.S. Regional Postdoctoral Competition
The regional program recognizes postdoctoral researchers working at institutions in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. The regional program accepts nominations for scientists working in the life sciences , physical sciences , mathematics , and engineering . Nominations are accepted from institutions in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Submissions for the regional program are reviewed by a Judging Panel of senior scientists, science editors, and past Blavatnik winners from the Mid-Atlantic area. As of 2013, winners of the postdoctoral competition receive US$30,000 and finalists receive US$10,000, each in unrestricted cash prizes.
Past U.S. Regional Winners and Finalists
Year
Winners
Finalists
2007
Leon Bottou , NEC Labs America, Computer Science
George Malliaras , Cornell University, Nanotechnology
Ruslan Medzhitov , Yale University, Immunology
Milan Stojanovic , Columbia University, Biotechnology
Leslie Vosshall , The Rockefeller University, Behavioral Science
Antje Baeumner , Cornell University , Environmental Engineering
Christoph Bregler , New York University , Computer Science
Geoffrey Coates , Cornell University, Organic Chemistry
Antonio Giraldez , Yale University , Developmental Biology
Tarun Kapoor , Rockefeller University , Cell Biology
Scott N. Keeney , Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center , Molecular Biology
Philip Kim , Columbia University , Condensed Matter Physics
Colin Nuckolls , Columbia University, Organic Chemistry
Kathryn Uhrich , Rutgers University , Green Chemistry
2008
Andrey Pisarev , SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Steven Gubser , Princeton University, Nuclear & Particle Physics
Andrew Houck , Princeton University, Electrical Engineering
Laura Landweber , Princeton University, Evolutionary Biology
Thomas Muir , The Rockefeller University, Biochemistry
Alexei Aravin , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory , Developmental Biology
Matthew Evans , Mount Sinai School of Medicine , Microbiology
Valerie Horsley , Yale University, Developmental Biology
Andreas Keller , The Rockefeller University, Neuroscience
Shobha Vasudevan , Harvard University , Cell & Molecular Biology
Daphne Bavelier , University of Rochester , Cognitive Neuroscience
Geoffrey Coates , Cornell University , Organic Chemistry
Christine Jacobs-Wagner , Yale University, Cell & Molecular Biology
Eric Lai , Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Developmental Biology
Ken Shepard , Columbia University, Electrical Engineering
Saeed Tavazoie , Columbia University, Genetics & Genomics
2009
Sreekanth Chalasani , The Rockefeller University, Behavioral Science
Paul Chirik , Cornell University, Chemical Biology
Ofer Feinerman , Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Computational Biology
Carmala Garzione , University of Rochester, Geology
Rebecca Oppenheimer , American Museum of Natural History, Astrophysics
Eva Pastalkova , Rutgers University, Neuroscience
Alexander Pechen , Princeton University, Theoretical Physics
Shai Shaham , The Rockefeller University, Developmental Biology
Tamas Horvath , Yale University, Molecular Neuroscience
Lam Hui , Columbia University, Astrophysics
Daniel Sigman , Princeton University , Geology
Denis Zorin , New York University, Computer Science
2010
Zoltan Haiman , Columbia University, Astronomy
Yaron Lipman , Princeton University, Computer Science
Michal Lipson , Cornell University, Nanotechnology
Haitao Liu , Columbia University, Nanotechnology
Evgeny Nudler , New York University, Biochemistry
Daniela Schiller , New York University, Behavioral Science
Song-Hai Shi , Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Neuroscience
Nicolas Reyes , Institut Pasteur , Physiology & Biophysics
Agnel Sfeir , New York University, Cell Biology
Elza Erkip , Polytechnic University of NYU, Electrical Engineering
David Evans , Yale University, Geology & Geophysics
Neal Weiner , New York University, Particle Physics
2011
Johannes Gehrke , Cornell University, Computer Science
Szabolcs Marka , Columbia University, Astrophysics
Frank Oury , Columbia University, Physiology
Valentino Tosatti , Columbia University, Mathematics
Roberto Bonasio , New York University, Biochemistry
Mary Kay Lobo , University of Maryland , Cellular Neuroscience
Shaun Olsen , Medical University of South Carolina , Structural Biology
Ruth Van de Water , Brookhaven National Laboratory , Nuclear & Particle Physics
Robert Anderson , City College CUNY, Ecology
Charalampos Kalodimos , Rutgers University, Structural Biology
Jun Korenaga , Yale University, Geology
Olga Troyanskaya , Princeton University, Computational Biology
Gerard Wysocki , Princeton University, Electrical Engineering
2012
B. Andrei Bernevig , Princeton University, Particle Physics
Andrey Feklistov , The Rockefeller University, Structural Biology
Jason Fridley , Syracuse University, Ecology
Alison Galvani , Yale University, Epidemiology[ 3]
Michael Hahn , Columbia University, Astronomy
Robert Johnston , New York University, Developmental Biology
Assaf Naor , New York University, Computer Science
Elisa Oricchio , Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Clinical Medicine
Nicholas Stavropoulos , The Rockefeller University, Neuroscience
Michael Collins , Columbia University, Computer Science
Wei Min , Columbia University, Physical Chemistry
2013
David Blei , Princeton University, Computer Science
Jonathan Fisher , The Rockefeller University, Behavioral Science[ 4]
Kristjan Haule , Rutgers University, Condensed Matter Physics
Patrick Holland , University of Rochester, Inorganic Chemistry[ 5]
Samie Jaffrey , Weill Cornell Medical College, Chemical Biology[ 6]
Frans Pretorius , Princeton University, Astrophysics
Rachel Rosen , Columbia University, Astrophysics
Bi-Sen Ding , Weill Cornell Medicine , Physiology
Emily Hodges , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Genetics & Genomics
Mariangela Lisanti , Princeton University, Nuclear & Particle Physics
Jason MacGurn , Vanderbilt University , Cell Biology
Xiankai Sun , Yale University, Electrical Engineering
2014
Clément Hongler , Columbia University, Applied Mathematics
Jeremy Palmer , Princeton University, Chemical Engineering
Panteleimon Rompolas , Yale University, Developmental Biology
Stephen Brohawn , The Rockefeller University, Biochemistry & Structural Biology
Dilek Colak , Weill Cornell Medicind, Neuroscience
Nathaniel Craig , Rutgers University, Theoretical Physics
Knut Drescher , Princeton University, Immunology & Microbiology
Xiaowei Hou , Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Biochemistry & Structural Biology
Jérémie Palacci , New York University, Condensed Matter Physics
2015
Hani Goodarzi , The Rockefeller University, Genetics & Genomics
Arash Nikoubashman , Princeton University, Chemical Engineering
Nicolás Young , Columbia University, Geology & Geophysics
Allyson Friedman , Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Neuroscience
Ziv Shulman , Rockefeller University, Immunology & Microbiology
Xiang Gao , Yale University, Biochemistry & Structural Biology
Jinzhong Lin , Yale University, Biochemistry & Structural Biology
Yang Liu , Princeton University, Electrical Engineering
Dennis Perepelitsa , Brookhaven National Laboratory, Nuclear & Particle Physics
2016
William Anderegg , Princeton University, Ecology
Tomoyasu Mani , Brookhaven National Laboratory, Physical Chemistry
Jian Li , Princeton University, Condensed Matter Physics
Kate Meyer , Weill Cornell Medical College, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Rachel Perry , Yale University, Biomedical Engineering & Biotechnology
Matthieu Gagnon , Yale University, Biochemistry & Structural Biology
Kuang Yu , Princeton University, Theoretical Chemistry
Xi Chen , Columbia University, Materials Science & Nanotechnology
Eli Visbal , Astrophysics & Cosmology
2017[ 7]
Chao Lu , The Rockefeller University, Chromatin Biology and Epigenetics
Andrew Ilott , New York University, Physical Chemistry
June Huh , Institute for Advanced Study, Mathematics
Ataman Sendoel , The Rockefeller University, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Eunyong Park , The Rockefeller University, Biophysics and Structural Biology
Alan Healy , Yale University, Chemical Biology
Wilhelm Palm , Memorial Sloane Kettering, Biochemistry & Structural Biology
Douglas Stanford , Institute for Advanced Study, Theoretical Physics
Chia Wei (Wade) Hsu , Yale University, Condensed Matter Physics
2018
Shruti Naik , PhD, nominated by The Rockefeller University (now at NYU School of Medicine)
Lingyan Shi , PhD, nominated by Columbia University (now at the University of California, San Diego)
Lu Wei , PhD, nominated by Columbia University (now at Caltech)
Samuel Bakhoum , MD, PhD, nominated by Weill Cornell Medicine (now at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center), Life Sciences
Zhe Zhang , PhD, The Rockefeller University, Life Sciences
Lucia Gualtieri , PhD, Princeton University, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Peter Schauss , PhD, nominated by Princeton University (now at the University of Virginia), Physical Sciences & Engineering
Niankai Fu , PhD, Cornell University, Chemistry
Priyanka Sharma , PhD, Stony Brook University, Chemistry
2019
Laura Duvall , PhD, nominated by The Rockefeller University (now at Columbia University)
Netta Engelhardt , PhD, nominated by Princeton University (now at Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Juntao Ye , PhD, nominated by Cornell University (now at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China)
Carla Nasca , PhD, nominated by The Rockefeller University, Life Sciences
Liling Wan , PhD, nominated by The Rockefeller University (now at the University of Pennsylvania), Life Sciences
Derya Akkaynak , PhD, nominated by Princeton University, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Matthew Yankowitz , PhD, nominated by Columbia University (now at the University of Washington), Physical Sciences & Engineering
Yaping Zang , PhD, nominated by Columbia University, Chemistry
Igor Dikiy , PhD, nominated by the Advanced Science Research Center at The Graduate Center, CUNY, Chemistry
2020
Antonio Fernández-Ruiz , PhD, nominated by New York University
Adrian Price-Whelan , PhD, nominated by Flatiron Institute
Ning Jia , PhD, nominated by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Amelia Escolano , PhD , nominated by The Rockefeller University, Life Sciences
Marc Schneeberger Pané , PhD, nominated by The Rockefeller University, Life Sciences
Zahra Abdollahnejad , PhD , nominated by University of Connecticut, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Shruti Puri , PhD, nominated by Yale University, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Xianwen Mao , PhD , nominated by Cornell University, Chemistry
Yifei Zhang , PhD , nominated by Columbia University, Chemistry
2021
Direna Alonso Curbelo , PhD, nominated by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Life Sciences
Chenhao Jin , PhD, nominated by Cornell University, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Daniel Straus , PhD, nominated by Princeton University, Chemistry
Wenyan Jiang , PhD, nominated by Columbia University, Life Sciences
Luka Mesin , PhD, nominated by The Rockefeller University, Life Sciences
Irina Petrushina , PhD, nominated by Stony Brook University, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Maxim Shcherbakov , PhD, nominated by Cornell University, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Erik Henning Thiede , PhD, nominated by Flatiron Institute, Chemistry
Xiaoming Zhao , PhD, nominated by Princeton University, Chemistry
U.S. National Faculty Competition
Beginning with the 2014 awards cycle, the national faculty competition accepts nominations for scientists working in three disciplinary categories: Life Sciences , Physical Sciences & Engineering , and Chemistry .[ 8] Nominations are accepted from institutions throughout the United States. Members of the Awards’ Scientific Advisory Council may also submit nominations. Submissions are reviewed by a Judging Panel of senior scientists and past Blavatnik Awards winners. The awards are conferred annually with one winner (“Laureate”) from each disciplinary category selected each year (for a total of three Laureates per year). Each Laureate will receive a US$250,000 unrestricted cash prize and is honored at a ceremony in New York City every fall.
Past U.S. National Laureates and Finalists
Year
Laureates
Finalists
2021[ 9] [ 10]
Kay M. Tye , Professor, Systems Neuroscience Laboratory Wylie Vale Chair, Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Mircea Dincă , W. M. Keck Professor of Energy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Andrea Alù , Einstein Professor of Physics, Founding Director of the Photonics Initiative at the Advanced Science Research Center, The Graduate Center, the City University of New York
Viviana Gradinaru , California Institute of Technology , Life Sciences
Sun Hur , Boston Children's Hospital, Life Sciences
Stanley Qi , Stanford University, Life Sciences
Peter James Turnbaugh , University of California, San Francisco, Life Sciences
Mikhail G. Shapiro , California Institute of Technology, Life Sciences
Michael Fischbach , Stanford University, Life Sciences
Kay M. Tye , Salk Institute for Biological Studies , Life Sciences
Kaiyu Guan , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Life Sciences
Houra Merrikh , Vanderbilt University, Life Sciences
Ahmet Yildiz , University of California, Berkeley, Life Sciences
Brandi Cossairt , University of Washington, Chemistry
Danna Freedman , Northwestern University, Chemistry
Hosea Nelson , University of California, Los Angeles, Chemistry
Mircea Dincă , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Chemistry
Paul Dauenhauer , University of Minnesota, Chemistry
Prashant K. Jain , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Chemistry
Rebekka Klausen , Johns Hopkins University , Chemistry
Sara Skrabalak , Indiana University, Chemistry
Shannon Boettcher , University of Oregon, Chemistry
Wei Min , Columbia University, Chemistry
Wenjun Zhang , University of California, Berkeley, Chemistry
Aditya Akella , University of Wisconsin-Madison, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Andrea Alù , The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Andrea Young , University of California, Santa Barbara, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Asegun Henry , Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Graham Neubig , Carnegie Mellon University, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Guihua Yu , The University of Texas at Austin , Physical Sciences & Engineering
Kilian Weinberger , Cornell University, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Kristen Grauman , The University of Texas at Austin, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Liangbing Hu , University of Maryland, College Park, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Noah Planavsky , Yale University, Physical Sciences & Engineering
2020[ 9] [ 10]
Clifford Brangwynne , Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University
William Dichtel , Professor of Chemistry, Northwestern University
Brian Metzger , Professor of Physics, Columbia University
Polina Anikeeva , Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Life Sciences
Clifford Brangwynne , Princeton University, Life Sciences
Elena Gracheva , Yale University, Life Sciences
Viviana Gradinaru , California Institute of Technology, Life Sciences
Sun Hur , Boston Children's Hospital , Life Sciences
Cigall Kadoch , Dana-Farber Cancer Institute , Life Sciences
Julius Lucks , Northwestern University, Life Sciences
Houra Merrikh , Vanderbilt University, Life Sciences
Seth Murray , Texas A & M University, Life Sciences
Nieng Yan , Princeton University, Life Sciences
Aditya Akella , University of Wisconsin-Madison, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Andrea Alù , Advanced Sciences Research Center, The Graduate Center, CUNY, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Cory Dean , Columbia University, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Kristen Grauman , The University of Texas at Austin, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Mohammad Hafezi , University of Maryland, College Park, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Mohammad Hajiaghayi , University of Maryland, College Park, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Liangbing Hu , University of Maryland, College Park, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Subhash Khot , New York University, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Maureen Long , Yale University, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Brian Metzger , Columbia University, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Aydogan Ozcan , University of California, Los Angeles, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Luis Campos , Columbia University, Chemistry
William Dichtel , Northwestern University, Chemistry
Guangbin Dong , University of Chicago, Chemistry
Neil Garg , University of California, Los Angeles, Chemistry
Prashant Jain , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Chemistry
Wei Min , Columbia University, Chemistry
Gary Patti , Washington University in St. Louis , Chemistry
Ryan Shenvi , Scripps Research , Chemistry
Emily Weiss , Northwestern University, Chemistry
2019
Heather J. Lynch , Associate Professor with a joint appointment in Ecology and Evolution and the Institute for Advanced Computational Science, Stony Brook University
Ana Maria Rey , JILA Fellow & Professor of Physics, University of Colorado Boulder
Emily Balskus , Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University
Emily Balskus , Harvard University, Chemistry
William Dichtel , Northwestern University, Chemistry
Christy Haynes ,University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Chemistry
Ive Hermans , University of Wisconsin-Madison, Chemistry
Jeremiah Johnson , Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chemistry
Wei Min , Columbia University, Chemistry
David Nicewicz , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chemistry
Mohammad R. Seyedsayamdost , Princeton University, Chemistry
Joseph Subotnik , University of Pennsylvania , Chemistry
Emily Weiss , Northwestern University, Chemistry
Andrea Alù , Advanced Science Research Center, City University of New York, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Chiara Daraio , California Institute of Technology, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Xiangfeng Duan , University of California, Los Angeles, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Mohammad Hafezi, University of Maryland, College Park, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Liangbing Hu , University of Maryland, College Park, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Subhash Khot , New York University, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Jure Leskovec , Stanford University, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Ying Shirley Meng , University of California, San Diego , Physical Sciences & Engineering
Brian Metzger , Columbia University, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Ana Maria Rey , University of Colorado Boulder, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Clifford Brangwynne , Princeton University, Life Sciences
Viviana Gradinaru , California Institute of Technology, Life Sciences
Michael Jewett , Northwestern University, Life Sciences
Heather Lynch , Stony Brook University , Life Sciences
Joseph Mougous , University of Washington , Life Sciences
Seth Murray , Texas A&M University, Life Sciences
Nicholas Navin , MD Anderson Cancer Center , Life Sciences
Benjamin tenOever , Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Life Sciences
Benjamin Tu , UT Southwestern Medical Center , Life Sciences
Nieng Yan , Princeton University, Life Sciences
Gene Yeo , University of California San Diego, Life Sciences
2018
Janelle Ayres , an associate professor in the Nomis Center for Immunobiology & Microbial Pathogenesis and Helen McLoraine Developmental Chair at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Neal K. Devaraj , associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry and bioengineering at the University of California, San Diego
Sergei V. Kalinin , director of the Institute for Functional Imaging of Materials at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Janelle Ayres , Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Life Sciences
Edward Boyden , Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Life Sciences
Clifford Brangwynne , Princeton University, Life Sciences
Zachary Lippman , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Life Sciences
Franziska Michor , Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Life Sciences
Joseph Mougous , University of Washington, Life Sciences
Celeste Nelson , Princeton University, Life Sciences
Bradley Pentelute , Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Life Sciences
Benjamin Tu , UT Southwestern Medical Center, Life Sciences
Gene Yeo , University of California, San Diego, Life Sciences
Emily Balskus , Harvard University, Chemistry
Luis Campos , Columbia University, Chemistry
Bianxiao Cui , Stanford University, Chemistry
Mircea Dincă , Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chemistry
Neal Devaraj , University of California, San Diego, Chemistry
Neil Garg , University of California, Los Angeles , Chemistry
Christy Haynes , University of Minnesota , Chemistry
Bo Huang , University of California, San Francisco , Chemistry
Joseph Subotnik , University of Pennsylvania, Chemistry
Emily Weiss , Northwestern University, Chemistry
Andrea Alù , The Advanced Science Research Center at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
Alexandra Boltasseva , Purdue University , Physical Sciences & Engineering
Xiangfeng Duan , University of California, Los Angeles, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Jonathan Fortney , University of California, Santa Cruz , Physical Sciences & Engineering
Ryan Hayward , University of Massachusetts Amherst , Physical Sciences & Engineering
Sergei V. Kalinin , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Physical Sciences & Engineering
Jure Leskovec , Stanford University, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Ying Shirley Meng , University of California, San Diego, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Brian Metzger , Columbia University, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Anastasia Volovich , Brown University , Physical Sciences & Engineering
Gleb Yushin , Georgia Institute of Technology , Physical Sciences & Engineering
2017[ 11] [ 12]
Yi Cui , Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Photon Science and Chemistry, Stanford University and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Melanie Sanford , Moses Gomberg Distinguished University Professor and Professor of Chemistry, University of Michigan
Feng Zhang , Core Member, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Mohamed El-Naggar , University of Southern California , Life Sciences
Antonio Giraldez , Yale University, Life Sciences
Stavros Lomvardas , University of California, San Francisco, Life Sciences
Franziska Michor , Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Life Sciences
Celeste Nelson , Princeton University, Life Sciences
Bradley Pentelute , Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Life Sciences
Antonis Rokas , Vanderbilt University, Life Sciences
Pardis Sabeti , Harvard University, Life Sciences
Benjamin Tu , UT Southwestern Medical Center, Life Sciences
Andrea Alù , The University of Texas at Austin, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Nicolas Dauphas , The University of Chicago, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Julia Greer , California Institute of Technology, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Mark Hersam , Northwestern University, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Sergei V. Kalinin , Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Jure Leskovec , Stanford University, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Tommaso Treu , University of California, Los Angeles, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Anastasia Volovich , Brown University, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Gleb Yushin , Georgia Institute of Technology, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Matthew Becker , University of Akron , Chemistry
William Dichtel , Northwestern University, Chemistry
Matthew Disney , Scripps, Chemistry
Michael Fischbach , University of California, San Francisco, Chemistry
Nathan Gianneschi , University of California, San Diego, Chemistry
Christy Haynes , University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Chemistry
Bo Huang , University of California, San Francisco, Chemistry
Michael Strano , Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chemistry
Dmitri Talapin , University of Chicago, Chemistry
2016[ 13]
David Charbonneau , Professor of Astronomy, Harvard University
Phil Baran , Professor of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute
Michael Rape , Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Berkeley
Xi Chen , Johns Hopkins University, Life Sciences
Casey Dunn , Brown University, Life Sciences
Antonio Giraldez , Yale University, Life Sciences
Rob Knight , University of California, San Diego, Life Sciences
Oliver Rando , University of California, Berkeley, Life Sciences
Antonina Roll-Mecak , National Institutes of Health, Life Sciences
Pardis Sabeti , Harvard University, Life Sciences
Beth Shapiro , University of California, Santa Cruz, Life Sciences
Leor Weinberger , Gladstone Institutes , Life Sciences
Feng Zhang , Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Life Sciences
Andrea Alù , The University of Texas at Austin, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Alexei Borodin , Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Yi Cui , Stanford University, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Jenny Greene , Princeton University, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Julia Greer , California Institute of Technology, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Sergei Kalinin , Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Aydogan Ozcan , University of California, Los Angeles, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Amit Singer , Princeton University, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Anastasia Volovich , Brown University, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Garnet Chan , Princeton University, Chemistry
Matthew Disney , Scripps Florida, Chemistry
Pieter Dorrestein , University of California, San Diego, Chemistry
Michael Fischbach , University of California, San Francisco, Chemistry
David Ginger , University of Washington, Chemistry
Bo Huang , University of California, San Francisco, Chemistry
Nevan Krogan , Gladstone Institutes, Chemistry
Teri Odom , Northwestern University, Chemistry
Edward Valeev , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , Chemistry
2015[ 14]
Christopher Chang , Professor of Chemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Berkeley and Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Edward F. Chang , Associate Professor in Residence of Neurological Surgery and Physiology, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Co-Director of the Center for Neural Engineering and Prosthetics, UC Berkeley and UCSF
Syed Jafar , Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California, Irvine
Jonathan Kagan , Boston Children's Hospital, Life Sciences
Rob Knight , University of California, San Diego, Life Sciences
Harmit Malik , Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center , Life Sciences
Luciano Marraffini , The Rockefeller University, Life Sciences
Michael Rape , University of California, Berkeley, Life Sciences
Jared Rutter , University of Utah, Life Sciences
Alice Ting , Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Life Sciences
Feng Zhang , Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Life Sciences
Yi Zuo , University of California, Santa Cruz, Life Sciences
Yi Cui , Stanford University & SLAC, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Xiangfeng Duan , University of California, Los Angeles, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Eric Ford , Pennsylvania State University , Physical Sciences & Engineering
Markus Greiner , Harvard University, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Ali Khademhosseini , Brigham and Women’s Hospital , Physical Sciences & Engineering
Hakho Lee , Massachusetts General Hospital, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Yueh-Lin Loo , Princeton University, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Aydogan Ozcan , University of California, Los Angeles, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Abhay Pasupathy , Columbia University, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Ashvin Vishwanath , University of California, Berkeley, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Phil Baran , Scripps Research Institute, Chemistry
Bianxiao Cui , Stanford University, Chemistry
Matthew Disney , Scripps, Chemistry
Michael Fischbach , University of California, San Francisco, Chemistry
Rustem Ismagilov , California Institute of Technology, Chemistry
Nevan Krogan , Gladstone Institutes, Chemistry
Hening Lin , Cornell University, Chemistry
Melanie Sanford , University of Michigan, Chemistry
Michael Strano , Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chemistry
Peng Yin , Harvard University, Chemistry
2014
Rachel Wilson , Harvard University, Life Sciences
Marin Soljačić , Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Adam Cohen , Harvard University, Chemistry
Helen Blackwell , University of Wisconsin-Madison , Life Sciences
Howard Chang , Stanford University, Life Sciences
Jonathan Kagan , Boston Children’s Hospital, Life Sciences
Rob Knight , University of Colorado, Boulder, Life Sciences
Harmit Malik , Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Life Sciences
Sarkis Mazmanian , California Institute of Technology, Life Sciences
Michael Rape , University of California, Berkeley, Life Sciences
Alice Ting , Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Life Sciences
Sinisa Urban , Johns Hopkins University, Life Sciences
Yi Cui , SLAC National Laboratory and Stanford University, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Ali Hajimiri , California Institute of Technology, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Patrick Hopkins , University of Virginia, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Ali Javey , University of California, Berkeley, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Ali Khademhosseini , Harvard University, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Teri Odom , Northwestern University, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Aydogan Ozcan , University of California, Los Angeles, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Leonardo Rastelli , Stony Brook University, Physical Sciences & Engineering
William Shih , Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Phil Baran , The Scripps Research Institute, Chemistry
Garnet Chan , Princeton University, Chemistry
Christopher Chang , University of California, Berkeley, Chemistry
Peng Chen , Cornell University, Chemistry
Ruben Gonzalez , Columbia University, Chemistry
Melanie Sanford , University of Michigan, Chemistry
Michael Strano , Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chemistry
Peng Yin , Harvard University, Chemistry
Martin Zanni , University of Wisconsin-Madison, Chemistry
Israel Faculty Competition
In 2017 the Blavatnik Awards launched a national competition in Israel modeled on the U.S. Faculty awards. The Blavatnik Awards in Israel are administered by The New York Academy of Sciences in collaboration with the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Three Laureates from Israel are chosen each awards cycle and receive US$100,000 in unrestricted funds. The first awards were granted during a ceremony held at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem on February 4, 2018.[ 15] [ 16] [ 17] [ 18] [ 19] [ 20]
Past Israel Laureates
Year
Laureates
2018[ 21]
Anat Levin , Associate Professor, The Andrew & Erna Viterbi Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
Charles Diesendruck , Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
Oded Rechavi , Senior Lecturer, Department of Neurobiology, Tel Aviv University
2019[ 22]
Michal Rivlin , Senior Scientist and Sara Lee Schupf Family Chair, Weizmann Institute of Science
Erez Berg , Associate Professor, Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science
Moran Bercovici , Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
2020[ 23]
Igor Ulitsky , Senior Scientist, Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science
Emmanuel Levy , Senior Scientist, Department of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science
Guy Rothblum , Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, Weizmann Institute of Science
2021[ 24]
Yossi Yovel , Associate Professor of Zoology, Tel Aviv University, Israel Young Academy Member
Rafal Klajn , Associate Professor and Head of the Helen and Martin Kimmel Center for Molecular Design, Weizmann Institute of Science
Ido Kaminer , Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
2022[ 25]
Noam Stern-Ginossar , Associate Professor, Microbiology, Weizmann Institute of Science
Menny Shalom , Professor of Inorganic & Solid-State Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Ronen Eldan , Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Weizmann Institute of Science
United Kingdom (UK) Faculty Competition
In 2017 the Blavatnik Awards launched a national competition across the United Kingdom modeled after the U.S. Faculty awards. A laureate and two finalists in each of three categories (Chemistry, Life Sciences, and Physical Sciences and Engineering) are chosen in the UK every awards cycle. In 2022, prize monies were increased for the UK competition and Laureates are awarded £100,000 and finalists receive £30,000.[ 26] The first awards were granted during a ceremony held at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London on March 7, 2018.[ 27]
Past United Kingdom (UK) Laureates and Finalists
Year
Field
Laureate
Finalists
2018[ 28]
Chemistry
Andrew Goodwin , Professor of Materials Chemistry, University of Oxford
Robert Hilton , Durham University
Philipp Kukura , University of Oxford
Life Sciences
M. Madan Babu , Programme Leader, Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Timothy Behrens , University of Oxford; honorary Principal Investigator, University College London (UCL)
John Briggs , Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Physical Sciences and Engineering
Henry Snaith , Professor of Physics, Group Leader Photovoltaics and Optoelectronics Device group, University of Oxford
Claudia de Rham , Imperial College London
Andrew Levan , University of Warwick
2019[ 29]
Chemistry
Philipp Kukura , University of Oxford
Igor Larrosa , University of Manchester
Rachel O'Reilly , University of Birmingham
Life Sciences
Ewa Paluch , University College London (UCL) & University of Cambridge
Timothy Behrens , University of Oxford & Honorary Principal Investigator, University College London (UCL)
Kathy Niakan , Francis Crick Institute
Physical Sciences and Engineering
Konstantinos Nikolopoulos University of Birmingham
Gustav Holzegel , Imperial College, London
Máire O'Neill , Queen's University Belfast
2020[ 30]
Chemistry
Kirsty Penkman , University of York
Matthew Fuchter , Imperial College London
Stephen Goldup , University of Southampton
Life Sciences
Timothy Behrens , University of Oxford and University College London (UCL)
Eleanor Stride , University of Oxford
Edze Rients Westra , University of Exeter
Physical Sciences and Engineering
Claudia de Rham , Imperial College London
Ian Chapman , UK Atomic Energy Authority and Culham Centre for Fusion Energy
Amaury Triaud , University of Birmingham
2021[ 31]
Chemistry
Daniele Leonori , University of Manchester
David P. Mills , University of Manchester
Matthew Powner , University College London
Life Sciences
Stephen L. Brusatte , University of Edinburgh
John Marioni , European Bioinformatics Institute and University of Cambridge
Edze Westra , University of Exeter
Physical Sciences and Engineering
Sinead Farrington , University of Edinburgh
Artem Mishchenko , University of Manchester
Themis Prodromakis , University of Southampton
2022
Chemistry
Kim Jelfs , Imperial College London
Gonçalo Bernardes , University of Cambridge
Stephen Thomas, University of Edinburgh
Physical Sciences and Engineering
Matthew Brookes , University of Nottingham
Sarah Haigh , University of Manchester
Anja Schmidt , University of Cambridge
Life Sciences
Madeline Lancaster , MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Erin Saupe , University of Oxford
Sonja Vernes , University of St Andrews
See also
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