Kaye Prize

Info for Visitors

Bus: Many bus lines stop in front of the Faculty, including lines 26, 164, 201, 274, 301, 367, 371

Train: The faculty is located a short walk south of the Rehovot train station. The train schedule is available here.

Car: Entrance for private cars must be arranged before visiting.

Accommodations: The Reisfeld Residence is an affordable, quiet and comfortable on-campus housing facility for international and Israeli visitors.
To reserve a room, contact

Ms. Gili Avidor Gafni
reisfeld.residence@mail.huji.ac.il

Tel: ++972-8-9489658
Fax: ++972-8-9463894

		Kaye Innovation Awards have been given annually since 1994. Isaac Kaye from the United Kingdom, a prominent industrialist in the pharmaceutical industry, established the awards to encourage Hebrew University faculty, staff and students to develop innovative methods and inventions with good commercial potential which will benefit the university and society.

Prof. Nurit Argov-Argaman

Associate Professor

Womens League for Israel Senior Lectureship in Nutrition

+972-(0)8-9489618

argov.nurit@mail.huji.ac.il

Animal Sciences, Room: 107

Metabolism and lactation biology.

Ms. Drora Balaga

drora.balaga@mail.huji.ac.il

Drora Balaga holds a BSc. in plant sciences from HUJI and is a Certified Systems Analyst (CSA), led the devlopment of software for plant breeding.

Prof. Yona Chen

Emeritus

Phone: +972-(0)8-9489234

yona.chen@mail.huji.ac.il

Physical chemistry of humic substances, minerals and their interactions, Effects of organic matter on soil fertility and structure.

Dr. Yonatan Elkind

Emeritus

Phone: +972-(0)8-9489246

yonatan.elkind@mail.huji.ac.il

Application of genetic engineering to plant breeding and physiology.

Prof. Arieh Gertler

In Memoriam

Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition

IN MEMORY OF

Prof. Arieh Gertler

1935 - 2024

Molecular endocrinology and hormonal regulation of growth and differentiation, somatogenic and lactogenic hormones

Prof. Raphael (Raffi) Goren

In Memoriam

Plant Science and Genetics

Obituary in Haaretz

IN MEMORY OF

Prof. Raffi Goren

1931 - 2020

Ethylene action in plants; Examining the efficacy of ethylene antagonists in delaying senescence, increasing fruit and flower shelf life, and retarding abscission.

Prof. Yitzhak Hadar

Emeritus

Francis Ariowitsch Chair in Agriculture

Phone: +972-(0)8-9489935 | Fax: +972-(0)8-9468785

yitzhak.hadar@mail.huji.ac.il

Environmental Microbiology, Recycling Municipal and Agricultural Waste, Degradation of lignocellulose

Prof. Zvi Hayouka

Associate Professor

+972-(0)8-9489019

zvi.hayouka@mail.huji.ac.il

Novel antimicrobial agents for food applications.

Prof. Nachum Kedar

In Memoriam

Plant Science and Genetics

IN MEMORY OF

Prof. Nachum Kedar

1920 - 2015

Prof. Eran Lavy

Associate Professor

Phone: +972-(0)3-9688548

eran.lavy@mail.huji.ac.il

Small Animal Internal Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology.

Prof. Berta Levavi-Sivan

Professor

Head of Department

HUJI/CRIS Project Leader

Phone (office): +972-(0)8-9489988 | Phone (lab): +972-(0)8-9489308 | Fax: +972-(0)8-9489307

berta.sivan@mail.huji.ac.il

Animal Sciences, Room: 219

Fish Reproduction.

Prof. Amos Nussinovitch

Emeritus

Phone: +972-(0)8-9489016 | Fax: +972-(0)8-9363208.

amos.nussi@mail.huji.ac.il

Theoretical and practical aspects of food processing and water soluble polymers.

Prof. Zvi Peleg

Associate Professor

Phone: +972-(0)8-9489638

zvi.peleg@mail.huji.ac.il

Plant response to abiotic stress combinations, abiotic stress tolerance in crop-plants, Quantitative genetics of yield.

Prof. Haim D. Rabinowitch

Emeritus

Tel: +972-(0)8-9489244 | Fax: +972-(0)8-9462384

haim.rabinowitch@mail.huji.ac.il

Kennedy Leigh A

Vegetable physiology, breeding & seed production, esp. tomatoes, alliums, and potatoes.

Prof. Ram Reifen

Emeritus

Karl Bach Chair in Agricultural Biochemistry

Phone: +972-(0)8-9489020.

ram.reifen@mail.huji.ac.il

Pediatric and maternal nutrition, allergy and inflammatory disease.

Prof. Ilan Sela

In Memoriam

Entomology

IN MEMORY OF

Prof. Ilan Sela

1936 - 2017

Virus-based vectors for expressing/silencing in plants

Prof. Oded Shoseyov

Professor

Phone: +972-(0)8-9489084

oded.shoseyov@mail.huji.ac.il

Combining plant molecular biology, protein engineering and nano-biotechnology to develop super-performing materials for affordable and sustainable applications.

Prof. Abraham Sztejnberg

Emeritus

Phone: +972-(0)8-9489334 | Fax: +972-(0)8-9466794

Abraham.Sztejnberg@mail.huji.ac.il

Phytoalexins in citrus, Biological control of mildews, Insect and mite control by fungi.

Prof. Elisha Tel-Or

Emeritus

Tel: +972-(0)8-9489262 | Fax: +972-(0)8-9468785

elisha.telor@mail.huji.ac.il

Building A

Plant Responses to Environmental Abiotic Stresses; Phytoremediation of industrial sludges by the Nymphae is being developed for polluted sludge in Haifa Bay.

Prof. Oren Tirosh

Professor

Phone: +972-(0)8-9489623.

oren.tirosh@mail.huji.ac.il

Elucidation of cellular and molecular action of dietary antioxidants.

Prof. Zehava Uni

Emerita

Phone: +972-(0)8-9489205 | Fax: +972-(0)8-9476887

zehava.uni@mail.huji.ac.il

Animal Sciences, Room: 114

Poultry Nutrition

Prof. Alexander Vainstein

Professor

Wolfson Family Chair in Floriculture

Phone: +972-(0)8-9489082/0

alexander.vainstein@mail.huji.ac.il

Identification of novel aroma genes, Metabolic engineering of plants and yeast, Site-specific genome modification and genetic engineering in plants.

Prof. Dani Zamir

Emeritus

Tel: +972-(0)8-9489092/250 | Fax: +972-(0)8-9489943

dani.zamir@mail.huji.ac.il

Building A

Identification of genes and mechanisms for crop productivity.