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CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars

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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.

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About Katherine R. Amato

Katherine R. Amato

Fellow
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2016-2018

Humans & the Microbiome
Northwestern University
United States
About Iair Arcavi

Iair Arcavi

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2019-2021

Gravity & the Extreme Universe
Tel Aviv University
Israel
About Nir Bar-Gill

Nir Bar-Gill

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2016-2018

Quantum Information Science
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Israel
About Natalie Bau

Natalie Bau

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2016-2018

Institutions, Organizations & Growth
University of California Los Angeles
Canada
About Stefan Bauer

Stefan Bauer

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2020-2022

Learning in Machines & Brains
Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
Germany
About Kwabena Bediako

Kwabena Bediako

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2020-2022

Quantum Materials
University of California Berkeley
United States
About Sahba Nomvula Besharati

Sahba Nomvula Besharati

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars 2021-2023

Brain, Mind & Consciousness
University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa
About Khanh Huy Bui

Khanh Huy Bui

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2017-2019

Molecular Architecture of Life
McGill University
Canada
About Sarah Burke-Spolaor

Sarah Burke-Spolaor

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2018-2020

Gravity & the Extreme Universe
West Virginia University
United States
About Hannah Carter

Hannah Carter

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2017-2019

Genetic Networks
University of California San Diego
United States
About Judy Cha

Judy Cha

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2017-2019

Quantum Materials
Yale University
United States
About Craig Chapman

Craig Chapman

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2016-2018

Brain, Mind & Consciousness
University of Alberta
Canada
About Giulio Chiribella

Giulio Chiribella

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2016-2018

Quantum Information Science
University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
About Kyunghyun Cho

Kyunghyun Cho

Fellow
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2017-2019

Learning in Machines & Brains
New York University
United States
About Hiutung Chu

Hiutung Chu

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2019-2021

Humans & the Microbiome
University of California San Diego
United States
About Ami Citri

Ami Citri

Fellow
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2016-2018

Child & Brain Development
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Israel
About Daniel Aldana Cohen

Daniel Aldana Cohen

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars 2021-2023

Innovation, Equity, & The Future of Prosperity
University of California Berkeley
United States
About Michael Cohen

Michael Cohen

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars 2021-2023

Brain, Mind & Consciousness
Amherst College
United States
About Ellora Derenoncourt

Ellora Derenoncourt

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars 2021-2023

Boundaries Membership & Belonging
Princeton University
United States
About Brian Dias

Brian Dias

Fellow
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2017-2019

Child & Brain Development
University of Southern California
United States
About Maria R. Drout

Maria R. Drout

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2018-2020

Gravity & the Extreme Universe
University of Toronto
Canada
About Iuliana V. Ene

Iuliana V. Ene

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars 2021-2023

Fungal Kingdom: Threats & Opportunities
Institut Pasteur
France
About Douglas Fowler

Douglas Fowler

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2017-2019

Genetic Networks
University of Washington
United States
About Alona Fyshe

Alona Fyshe

Fellow
Canada CIFAR AI Chair
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2016-2018

Learning in Machines & Brains
Pan-Canadian AI Strategy
Amii
University of Alberta
Canada
About Nathaniel Gabor

Nathaniel Gabor

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2017-2019

Bio-inspired Solar Energy
University of California Riverside
United States
About Aleeza Gerstein

Aleeza Gerstein

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars 2021-2023

Fungal Kingdom: Threats & Opportunities
University of Manitoba
Canada
About Naama Geva-Zatorsky

Naama Geva-Zatorsky

Fellow
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2018-2020

Humans & the Microbiome
Technion
Israel
About Marzyeh Ghassemi

Marzyeh Ghassemi

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2020-2022

Learning in Machines & Brains
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Canada
About Jacqueline Goordial

Jacqueline Goordial

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars 2021-2023

Earth 4D: Subsurface Science & Exploration
University of Guelph
Canada
About Timothy Goudge

Timothy Goudge

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars 2021-2023

Earth 4D: Subsurface Science & Exploration
University of Texas at Austin
United States
About Daryl Haggard

Daryl Haggard

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2017-2019

Gravity & the Extreme Universe
McGill University
Canada
About Alannah Hallas

Alannah Hallas

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2020-2022

Quantum Materials
University of British Columbia
Canada
About Jihua Hao

Jihua Hao

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars 2021-2023

Earth 4D: Subsurface Science & Exploration
University of Science and Technology of China
China
About Louis-Patrick Haraoui

Louis-Patrick Haraoui

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars 2021-2023

Humans & the Microbiome
Université de Sherbrooke
Canada
About Ximin He

Ximin He

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2019-2021

Bio-inspired Solar Energy
University of California Los Angeles
United States
About Renée Hložek

Renée Hložek

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2019-2021

Gravity & the Extreme Universe
University of Toronto
Canada
About Elizabeth Johnson

Elizabeth Johnson

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars 2021-2023

Humans & the Microbiome
Cornell University
United States
About Jean-Philippe Julien

Jean-Philippe Julien

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2019-2021

Humans & the Microbiome
Hospital for Sick Children
Canada
About Kristi Kenyon

Kristi Kenyon

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2017-2019

Successful Societies
University of Winnipeg
Canada
About Gerhard Kirchmair

Gerhard Kirchmair

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar 2016-2018

Quantum Information Science
University of Innsbruck
Austria
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