BARD Postdoctoral Alumni

The Vaadia-BARD Postdoctoral Fellowship program was established in 1986 to identify and support young scientists who will eventually become leaders in agricultural sciences and technologies in universities and research institutions in the United States and Israel. The primary objective of the fellowship is to enable these young scientists to acquire new skills and techniques while becoming professionally established in the agricultural research community.

For its 40th anniversary, BARD is establishing the Post-doc Alumni Association. The Association is a powerful network of former Post-doc scholars aiming to spotlight BARD’s engagement and impact. We are proud of the fact that many of our former scholars are prominent scientists in the Israeli academia and research institutions, particularly in the agriculture and natural sciences. Every month we will feature a prominent member of this group on our website.

  • 250 Postdoctoral Graduates since 1986
  • Fullfilling key positions in Israeli and US ResearchInstitutions and Universities
  • Award Amount - $55,000

BARD Featured Postdoc Alumni

Yehoram Leshem

MIGAL R&D
Postdoc: V. Sundaresan, The University of California, Davis - Apr 2008
Featured December - 2019

Efrat Morin

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Postdoc: S. Sorooshian, University of California, Irvine - Oct 2000
Featured November - 2019

Itay Gonda

Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization
Postdoc: J. Giovannoni, Boyce Thompson Institute - Oct 2014
Featured September - 2019

Shai Morin

Faculty of Agriculture, HUJI
Postdoc: R. Feyereisen, The University of Arizona - Sep 2000
Featured August - 2019

Nurit Agam

Ben Gurion University
Postdoc: W. Kustas, USDA, Agricultural Research Service - Dec 2005
Featured June - 2019

Dan Yakir

The Weizmann Institute of Science
Postdoc: M.J. DeNiro, University of California, Los Angeles - Nov 1986
Featured May - 2019

Etya Amsalem

Pennsylvania State University
Postdoc: C.M. Grozinger, Pennsylvania State University - Sep 2013
Featured April - 2019

Amnon Lichter

ARO, The Volcani Center
Postdoc: D. Mills, Oregon State University - Jul 1995
Featured March - 2019

Scott Jones

Utah State University
Postdoc: S.P. Friedman, Agricultural Research Organization - Sep 1997
Featured February - 2019

Amir Sagi

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Postdoc: H. Laufer, University of Connecticut - Sep 1989
Featured January - 2019

Roy Posmanik

Agricultural Research Organization – Volcani Center
Postdoc: J. W. Tester, Cornell University - Aug 2014
Featured December - 2018

Ally Harari

ARO, The Volcani Center
Postdoc: P.J. Landolt, USDA, Agricultural Research Service - Sep 1994
Featured October - 2018

Vered Tzin

Ben Gurion U
Postdoc: G. Jander, Boyce Thompson Institute - Aug 2012
Featured September - 2018

Guy Bloch

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Postdoc: G.E. Robinson, University of Illinois - Oct 1997
Featured August - 2018

Zvi Roth

Faculty of Agriculture, HUJI
Postdoc: P.J. Hansen, University of Florida - Oct 2002
Featured July - 2018

Murad Ghanim

ARO, The Volcani Center
Postdoc: K.P. White, Yale University - Oct 2001
Featured June - 2018

Oded Yarden

Faculty of Agriculture, HUJI
Postdoc: C. Yanofsky, Stanford University - Oct 1989
Featured May - 2018

Ofir Bahar

ARO - Volcani Center
Postdoc: P.C. Ronald, The University of California, Davis - Dec 2010
Featured April - 2018

Zipora Tietel

ARO, Gliat Research Center
Postdoc: O. Fiehn, The University of California, Davis - Sep 2012
Featured March - 2018

Assaf Distelfeld

Tel Aviv University
Postdoc: J. Dubcovsky, The University of California, Davis - Aug 2006
Featured February - 2018

Hinanit Koltai

ARO, The Volcani Center
Postdoc: D.M.K. Bird, North Carolina State University - Aug 1998
Featured January - 2018

Miri Cohen-Zinder

ARO, Newe Yaar Research Inst
Postdoc: H.A. Lewin, The University of California, Davis - Sep 2007
Featured December - 2017

Benny Chefetz

Faculty of Agriculture, HUJI
Postdoc: P.G. Hatcher, The Ohio State University - Aug 1998
Featured November - 2017