Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists
The Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists was established in 2007 through a partnership between the Blavatnik Family Foundation, headed by American industrialist and philanthropist Len Blavatnik (Russian: Леонид Валентинович Блаватник), chairman of Access Industries, and the New York Academy of Sciences, headed by president and CEO Mr. Ellis Rubinstein. The awards have been 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 the New York tri-state area. 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.[1][2][3][4]
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. 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 will be 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 be honored at a ceremony in New York City every fall.
Regional Postdoctoral Competition
The regional program will continue to recognize postdoctoral researchers working at institutions in the New York tri-state area. 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 Regional Winners (Faculty and Postdoctoral)
Since the Awards’ inception, there have been 45 winners and 45 finalists named:
| 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, The Rockefeller University, Cell Biology Scott 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 | Alexei Aravin, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Developmental 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, California Institute of Technology, 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, Astrophysics 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[5] 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[6] Kristjan Haule, Rutgers University, Condensed Matter Physics Patrick Holland, University of Rochester, Inorganic Chemistry[7] Samie Jaffrey, Weill Cornell Medical College, Chemical Biology[8] Frans Pretorius, Princeton University, Astrophysics Rachel Rosen, Columbia University, Astrophysics |
Bi-Sen Ding, Weill Cornell Medical College, 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 Medical College, 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 |
| 2014 | Rachel Wilson, Harvard University, Life Sciences
Marin Soljačić, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Physical Sciences & Engineering Adam Cohen, Harvard University, Chemistry | |
References
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- ↑ "Billionaire and Science Academy Create Annual Prizes". The New York Times. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ↑ "Science prizes: The new Nobels". Nature. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ↑ "New Award to Target Young Scientists". Science. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
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- ↑ "Jonathan Fisher receives Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists". The Rockefeller University Newswire. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ↑ "Pat Holland wins Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists". University of Rochester newswire. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ↑ "Dr. Samie Jaffrey Wins Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists". Weill Cornell Newswire. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.