Two Faculty Grad Students Win Prestigious Science Ministry Scholarships

Congratulations to grad student Tal-Shahar Ben Gal and PhD candidate Mariana Biederman, of Prof. Rachela Popovotzer's lab, who each won a 2017 Ministry of Science and Technology Scholarship for the Advancement of Women in Science for Graduate Students. Tal-Shahar won a 50,000NIS scholarship for studying bifunctional gold nano-particles enhancing the immune system. Mariana won an 80,000NIS scholarship for studying nanometric barcodes identifying bio processes inside the body.