Announcing the Awardees of Research Proposals from The Eileen and Louis Dubrovsky Research Fund for Solid Cancers 2026
Seven innovative projects in solid cancer research have been selected
The Dubrovsky Family Research Fund issued a call for research proposals to support innovative projects in solid cancer research. International external experts reviewed each proposal, and the final decisions were made by the grant committee. A total of 2,250,000 NIS will be awarded with up to 600,000 NIS per grant.
We are excited to announce two awardees of the Research Grants each for 600,000 NIS for 2 years followed by two awardees that split a Research Grant and three awardees of the Seed Grants each for 150,000 NIS for 1 year:
Research Grants
- Carmit Levy, PhD | Human Genetics and Computational Medicine, Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University
Ofer Margalit, MD | Sheba Medical Center
Project Title: Novel Checkpoint Blockage for Cancer Patients Non-Responsive to PD-1 Blockade
- Yuval Ebenstein, PhD | School of Chemistry, Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University
Ari Raphael, MD | Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center
Project Title: Detection and Follow-Up of Lung Cancer Using a Novel Epigenetic-Based Liquid Biopsy Approach
- Motti Gerlic, PhD | Department of Cancer Biology and Immunology, Gray School of Medical Sciences, Tel Aviv University
Project Title: Harnessing Necroptosis-Derived Extracellular Vesicles to Prevent Cancer Relapse
- Dan Peer, PhD | Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University
Project Title: Therapeutic Restoring of p53 Function in Solid Cancers Through Gene-Modifying Lipid
Seed Grants
- Adi Barzel, PhD | School of Biochemistry, Neurobiology & Biophysics, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University
Project Title: T Cell Engineering using V(D)J Recombination for the Treatment of Solid Cancer
- Marcelo Ehrlich, PhD | Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University
Project Title: Unleashing Tumor Immunogenicity through Epigenetic - Viral Vector Synergy
- Esther Berko, MD PhD | Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Schneider Children’s Medical Center (SCMC), Gray Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Division of Oncology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Shai Izraeli, MD PhD | Gray Faculty of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, SCMC
Project Title: Non-Invasive Precision Oncology for Children with Cancer
Congratulations to the awardees!
Our deepest gratitude to The Eileen and Louis Dubrovsky Research Fund for Solid Cancers for their support of the CBRC scientists and physicians. Many thanks to the applicants and to the reviewers. We appreciate your participation and hope these grants will lay the foundation for better understanding and new therapies for solid cancers!
Grant Committee
Chair: Prof. Ronit Satchi-Fainaro, Gray School of Medical Sciences, Tel Aviv University
Prof. Osnat Ashur-Fabian, Meir Medical Center
Prof. Itai Benhar, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University
Prof. Michal Besser, Rabin Medical Center
Prof. Moshe Elkabets, Ben Gurion University
Dr. Raya Leibowitz, Shamir Medical Center
Prof. Keren Levanon, Rabin Medical Center
Prof. Michal Lotem, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Hadassah Medical Center
Prof. Yoram Reiter, Technion
Prof. Ruth Scherz-Shouval, Weizmann Institute of Science.
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