Dalya Baron is the daughter of Russian immigrants who immigrated to Israel when the Soviet Union disbanded. She was raised in Beit Shemesh and matriculated at the Johanna Jabotinsky Youth Village, concentrating in physics and computer science. She completed three and a half years of military service, a year of which she spent in the […]

Gil Bashan was born in 1987 and grew up in Givatayim, Israel. He lives with his wife, Yaara, and their four children in Petah Tikva. He studied Torah in the Birkat Moshe Yeshiva and in Beit Midrash Givat Shmuel. During his period of Torah study, in the Hesder Yeshiva track, Gil also did military service […]

Barry Ginat grew up in Haifa, Israel. From an early age, he was fascinated with science and in particular with physics: He wanted to understand the most fundamental constituents of reality. Barry did his BSc in mathematics and physics at the Technion, in the framework of the physics honors program there. He graduated summa cum […]

Born and raised in Nesher, Israel, Shai matriculated from the Hebrew Reali School of Haifa, majoring in physics, economics, Arabic, and English Literature. He completed four and a half years of military service with the rank First Lieutenant and currently holds the rank of Captain (in the reserves). He went on to earn a double […]

Aseel was born and raised in Nazareth. Her belief that integrating purportedly alien fields could produce innovative applications led her to study biochemical engineering at the Technion, with the goal of unraveling some of the mysteries of cancer. Her first efforts to tackle cancer using collaborative approaches culminated in her senior thesis, which aimed to […]

Growing up in Holon and Rishon LeZion, Lior developed a taste for mathematical sciences at a young age. After completing his military service as an officer in the IDF’s Intelligence Corps, he enrolled in a double-major BSc program in computer science and economics at Tel Aviv University. He graduated summa cum laude in both majors, […]

Yaron Laufer was born in Petah Tikva. After studying in the Hesder yeshivas in Mitzpe Ramon and Ma‘alot and serving as a combat soldier in the Golani Brigade, Yaron began studying for his BSc in electrical engineering at Bar-Ilan University. During his undergraduate studies, he participated in the prestigious “Chosen Ones” scholarship program for outstanding […]

Aviv was born in 1989 and grew up in Rehovot, where he now lives with his wife Dana and their newborn daughter Noa. Intrigued by science from an early age, Aviv studied physics in high school and graduated with honors. Following his army service in an elite intelligence unit, he enrolled for a BSc in […]

Renan spent his high-school years at the Israel Arts and Science Academy in Jerusalem, where he took delight in programming, music, and freedom of action. During his army service he made the mistake of reading the book One Two Three … Infinity by George Gamow, which really left him no choice but to study mathematics. […]

Ron grew up in Rosh Pina, a picturesque town in northern Israel, where his parents raised him to love and respect nature and people. This upbringing led him to volunteer as a guide in the Hanoar Ha‘oved Vehalomed youth movement and later to continue volunteering, guiding and teaching. Ron received his BSc in biology and […]