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