Dr. Bernheim has developed a new field, where the general approach of her research group represents the emerging field of nanomedicine and synthetic biology.
Dr. Ann Bernheim, senior lecturer in the chemical engineering department at Ben-Gurion University, will receive the 2010 Krill Award for Excellence in Scientific Research.
Dr. Bernheim joined the university in 2002, after spending two years as part of her post-doctorate at the Curie Institute in Paris. Dr. Bernheim developed a new field, in which the general approach of her research group represents the emerging field of nanomedicine and synthetic biology. Cells, like many natural and engineered bodies, are created in modular steps: simple molecular parts are intended for use in building facilities that find use in creating more and more complex methods. A prominent way to understand the logic of the logical scales of such methods is to start with simple molecular functions, which are well characterized, and try to use them in building more sophisticated methods. This type of approach represents a major advance toward the rational engineering of cellular behavior for applications in biotechnology and medicine.
The Krill Awards for excellence in scientific research are given in memory and honor of Benjamin and Gitla Krill Mansbach Schlanger Zel. The awards are intended for outstanding academic staff members at the rank of lecturer or senior lecturer who have not yet received tenure, who are employed at one of the universities in Israel.
Six awards of $10,000 each are awarded annually in the fields of exact sciences, life sciences, medicine, agriculture and engineering. The winners are selected by the Wolf Foundation's scholarship committee from outstanding candidates submitted by the universities in Israel. The selection is made according to criteria of excellence, the research topic and its importance.
The awards are funded by the Krill family, and were awarded for the first time in 2005.
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This is the development of artificial cells. No ?