The Azrieli Fellows Program is proud to announce the selection of the 2025–2026 cohort of Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellows. This year, 20 exceptional postdoctoral researchers were selected to embark on advanced research at Israel’s leading academic institutions. Chosen for their outstanding accomplishments and remarkable potential, these Fellows will contribute to groundbreaking work across a diverse range of disciplines.
We warmly welcome this new cohort of scholars and scientists and look forward to the meaningful contributions they will make within their fields and to the broader academic community.
Awarded:
Dr. Haftu Gebrekiros Alemayehu, Physical Chemistry
Dr. Vincent Beiler, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Bible
Dr. Francesco Gandellini, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Metaphysics
Dr. Disha Gupta, Tel Aviv University, Applied Economics
Dr. Farah Hasan, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Sociology of Religions
Dr. Johan Lyrvall, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Statistics
Dr. Pawel Matus, Tel Aviv University, Solid State Physics
Dr. Hannah Mayne, Tel Aviv University, Social-Cultural Anthropology
Dr. Nicolas Perez, Tel Aviv University, Environmental Studies
Dr. Glen Pridham, Weizmann Institute of Science, Computational Biology
Dr. Alma Carolina Sanchez Rocha, Weizmann Institute of Science, Molecular Biology
Dr. Lucian Scharenberg, Weizmann Institute of Science, Particle Physics
Dr. Debapriya Sengupta, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Neuroscience
Dr. Michelle Tian, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Art History
Dr. Eleonara Vanzan, Tel Aviv University, Cosmology
Dr. Laurie Venters, Tel Aviv University, Ancient History
Dr. Abhishek Kumar Yadav, Tel Aviv University, Organic Chemistry
Dr. Tingchang Yin, Weizmann Institute of Science, Hydrology
Dr. Kang Kang Zhang, Tel Aviv University, Electrical Engineering
Dr. Lisa Zorzato, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Philosophy of Science