CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars
research leaders of tomorrow
Early-career researchers are essential to groundbreaking research.
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars are outstanding early-career researchers, recognized as rising stars in their field for their potential as future research leaders. Representing a wide range of disciplines and countries, they are selected to participate for two years in one of CIFAR’s research programs and receive $100,000 CAD in unrestricted research support.
Adeel Razi
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars 2021-2023
Brain, Mind & Consciousness
Monash University
Australia
Adrian Liu
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2018-2020
Gravity & the Extreme Universe
McGill University
Canada
Ajith Parameswaran
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2017-2019
Gravity & the Extreme Universe
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
India
Alannah Hallas
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2020-2022
Quantum Materials
University of British Columbia
Canada
Aleeza Gerstein
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars 2021-2023
Fungal Kingdom: Threats & Opportunities
University of Manitoba
Canada
Alexander Kwarteng
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2017-2019
Humans & the Microbiome
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Ghana
Alexei Ourjoumtsev
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2020-2022
Quantum Information Science
Collège de France
France
Allyson Mackey
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2020-2022
Child & Brain Development
University of Pennsylvania
United States
Alona Fyshe
Fellow
Canada CIFAR AI Chair
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2016-2018
Learning in Machines & Brains
Pan-Canadian AI Strategy
Pan-Canadian AI Strategy
Amii
University of Alberta
University of Alberta
Canada
Ameet Morjaria
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars 2021-2023
Innovation, Equity, & The Future of Prosperity
Kellogg School of Management
Northwestern University
Northwestern University
United States
Ami Citri
Fellow
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2016-2018
Child & Brain Development
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Israel
Andrew Saxe
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2020-2022
Learning in Machines & Brains
University College London
United Kingdom
Baobao Zhang
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars 2021-2023
Innovation, Equity, & The Future of Prosperity
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Syracuse University
Syracuse University
United States
Brad Ramshaw
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2020-2022
Quantum Materials
Cornell University
United States
Brian Dias
Fellow
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2017-2019
Child & Brain Development
University of Southern California
United States
Carolina Tropini
Fellow
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2019-2021
Humans & the Microbiome
University of British Columbia
Canada
Christine Muschik
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2020-2022
Quantum Information Science
University of Waterloo
Canada
Corinne Maurice
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2016-2018
Humans & the Microbiome
McGill University
Canada
Craig Chapman
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2016-2018
Brain, Mind & Consciousness
University of Alberta
Canada
Daniel Aldana Cohen
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars 2021-2023
Innovation, Equity, & The Future of Prosperity
University of California Berkeley
United States
Daryl Haggard
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2017-2019
Gravity & the Extreme Universe
McGill University
Canada
David Y. Yang
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars 2021-2023
Innovation, Equity, & The Future of Prosperity
Harvard University
United States
Douglas Fowler
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2017-2019
Genetic Networks
University of Washington
United States
Eduardo A. Undurraga
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars 2021-2023
Humans & the Microbiome
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Chile
Elizabeth Johnson
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars 2021-2023
Humans & the Microbiome
Cornell University
United States
Ellora Derenoncourt
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars 2021-2023
Boundaries Membership & Belonging
Princeton University
United States
Filip Van Opstal
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2019-2021
Brain, Mind & Consciousness
University of Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Gabriela Schlau-Cohen
Associate Program Director
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2016-2018
Heffernan Fellow
Bio-inspired Solar Energy
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
United States
Gerhard Kirchmair
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2016-2018
Quantum Information Science
University of Innsbruck
Austria
Giulio Chiribella
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2016-2018
Quantum Information Science
University of Oxford
United Kingdom
Graham Taylor
Canada CIFAR AI Chair
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2016-2018
Learning in Machines & Brains
Pan-Canadian AI Strategy
Pan-Canadian AI Strategy
NextAI
University of Guelph
Vector Institute
University of Guelph
Vector Institute
Canada
Hannah Carter
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2017-2019
Genetic Networks
University of California San Diego
United States
Haotian Wang
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2019-2021
Bio-inspired Solar Energy
Rice University
United States
Hiutung Chu
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2019-2021
Humans & the Microbiome
University of California San Diego
United States
Hyun Youk
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2018-2020
Molecular Architecture of Life
Delft University of Technology
The Netherlands
Iair Arcavi
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2019-2021
Gravity & the Extreme Universe
Tel Aviv University
Israel
Iuliana V. Ene
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars 2021-2023
Fungal Kingdom: Threats & Opportunities
Institut Pasteur
France
Jacqueline Goordial
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars 2021-2023
Earth 4D: Subsurface Science & Exploration
University of Guelph
Canada
Jean-Philippe Julien
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2019-2021
Humans & the Microbiome
Hospital for Sick Children
Canada
Jeffrey J. Warren
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2016-2018
Bio-inspired Solar Energy
Simon Fraser University
Canada
Jennifer Zenker
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2019-2021
Humans & the Microbiome
Monash University
Australia
Jenny Yang
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2018-2020
Bio-inspired Solar Energy
University of California Irvine
United States
Jessica L. Metcalf
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2018-2020
Humans & the Microbiome
Colorado State University
United States
Jihua Hao
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars 2021-2023
Earth 4D: Subsurface Science & Exploration
University of Science and Technology of China
China
Joel Zylberberg
Associate Fellow
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2016-2018
Learning in Machines & Brains
York University
Canada
Joshua Shepherd
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2019-2021
Brain, Mind & Consciousness
Carleton University
University of Barcelona
University of Barcelona
Canada
Judy Cha
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2017-2019
Quantum Materials
Yale University
United States
Kate A. Ross
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2016-2018
Quantum Materials
Colorado State University
United States
Katherine McAuliffe
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2017-2019
Brain, Mind & Consciousness
Boston College
United States
Katherine R. Amato
Fellow
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2016-2018
Humans & the Microbiome
Northwestern University
United States
Khanh Huy Bui
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2017-2019
Molecular Architecture of Life
McGill University
Canada
Kieran O'Donnell
Fellow
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2016-2018
Child & Brain Development
Yale University
Canada
Kristi Kenyon
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2017-2019
Successful Societies
University of Winnipeg
Canada
Kristin Laurin
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2017-2019
Successful Societies
University of British Columbia
Canada
Kwabena Bediako
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2020-2022
Quantum Materials
University of California Berkeley
United States
Kyunghyun Cho
Fellow
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2017-2019
Learning in Machines & Brains
New York University
United States
Louis-Patrick Haraoui
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars 2021-2023
Humans & the Microbiome
Université de Sherbrooke
Canada
Lucina Q. Uddin
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2018-2020
Brain, Mind & Consciousness
University of California Los Angeles
United States
Luyi Yang
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2016-2018
Quantum Materials
University of Toronto
Canada
Maria R. Drout
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2018-2020
Gravity & the Extreme Universe
University of Toronto
Canada
Marzyeh Ghassemi
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2020-2022
Learning in Machines & Brains
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Canada
Megan Peters
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2019-2021
Brain, Mind & Consciousness
University of California Irvine
United States
Michael Cohen
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars 2021-2023
Brain, Mind & Consciousness
Amherst College
United States
Michael Muthukrishna
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars 2021-2023
Boundaries Membership & Belonging
London School of Economics and Political Science
STICERD Developmental Economics Group (Affiliate)
STICERD Developmental Economics Group (Affiliate)
United Kingdom
Mikko Taipale
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2016-2018
Molecular Architecture of Life
University of Toronto
Canada
Naama Geva-Zatorsky
Fellow
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2018-2020
Humans & the Microbiome
Technion
Israel
Nadine Provençal
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2020-2022
Child & Brain Development
Simon Fraser University
Canada
Natalie Bau
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2016-2018
Institutions, Organizations & Growth
University of California Los Angeles
Canada
Nathaniel Gabor
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2017-2019
Bio-inspired Solar Energy
University of California Riverside
United States
Nir Bar-Gill
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2016-2018
Quantum Information Science
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Israel
Peter McMahon
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2020-2022
Quantum Information Science
Cornell University
United States
Prineha Narang
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2018-2020
Bio-inspired Solar Energy
Harvard University
United States
Raffaella Margutti
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2019-2021
Gravity & the Extreme Universe
University of California Berkeley
United States
Raul Sanchez de la Sierra
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2016-2018
Institutions, Organizations & Growth
University of Chicago
United States
Rebecca Shapiro
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars 2021-2023
Fungal Kingdom: Threats & Opportunities
University of Guelph
Canada
Renée Hložek
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2019-2021
Gravity & the Extreme Universe
University of Toronto
Canada
Sahba Nomvula Besharati
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars 2021-2023
Brain, Mind & Consciousness
University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa
Samuel Urlacher
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2020-2022
Child & Brain Development
Baylor University
United States
Sara Lowes
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2017-2019
Institutions, Organizations & Growth
University of California San Diego
United States
Sarah Burke-Spolaor
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2018-2020
Gravity & the Extreme Universe
West Virginia University
United States
This program is generously supported by the Azrieli Foundation.
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