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]
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.
| 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 SciencesZhe 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 |
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.
| 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 | 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 SciencesEdward 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 |
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]
| 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 |
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]
| 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 | ||
| 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 |