Kimmel Award to Prof. Nachum Ulanovsky
The annual award for innovative investigation was bestowed on Prof. Ulanovsky of the Department of Neurobiology
Special events
Date:
December 20, 2018
Source:
Weizmann Direct
Prof. Nachum Ulanovsky addresses the International Board.
The Hellen and Martin Kimmel Award for Innovative Investigation was bestowed on Prof. Nachum Ulanovsky of the Department of Neurobiology at the Annual General Meeting of the International Board on November 7.
Prof. Ulanovsky discussed his research on the brain’s spatial navigation—its “GPS”—which he investigates in bats, with major implications for understanding the human brain.
The award is given annually to a scientist to allow him or her to develop outside-the-box ideas that might not otherwise be supported by traditional funding agencies, which typically award grants to projects in later stages of development.
