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THE UNITED STATES-ISRAEL BINATIONAL
SCIENCE FOUNDATION
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WHO WE ARE
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SIGNED 27 SEPT. 1972
TREATY
Lieutenant General Yitzhak Rabin
Ambassador of Israel
The Honorable Joseph J. Sisco
U.S. Secretary of State
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Mr. Shimon PeresPresident of the State of Israel
From its inception, the promotion of scientific research has been one of Israel's major goals […]. The partnership struck between the scientific communities of the United States and Israel has served to boost a fertile cooperation between the best researchers in both our countries.
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BOARD OF GOVERNORS
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WHAT WE DO
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COLLABORATE
Compound: Group of elements bonded together.
Role of BSF: Promotes science diplomacy & collaboration between U.S. & Israel by supporting collaborative research.
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INCUBATE
Incubator: Provides necessary conditions for growth and development.
Role of BSF: Identifies and supports scientific excellence from its infancy.
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CATALYZE
Catalyst: Lowers amount of energy needed for reaction to occur. Adding catalysts can cause chain reaction.
Role of BSF: Sets scientific discovery in motion and accelerates the path to discovery.
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HOW WE DO IT
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ENDOWMENT
GENERATES OVER
$15 MILLION
EACH YEARFOR GRANTS
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DISCOVERY GRANTS
Even Years• Health and Life Sciences• Psychology and Behavioral Sciences• Biomedical Engineering
Odd Years• Physics/Mathematics/Chemistry• Computer Sciences• Earth, Energy, Ecology and Environmental Sciences• Chemistry and Material Sciences• Economics and Sociology
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
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OTHER GRANT PROGRAMS
ONGOING BSF GRANT PROGRAMS INCLUDE:
• Start-up research grants• Workshop grants• Post Doctoral Fellowships• Young Scientist Awards• Travel grants • Energy research grants
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PI Credentials
Scientific/Technological MeritBreadth/Depth
of Collaboration
Potential Scientific/Socio-economic Impact
and MetricsExisting Infrastructure
for Successful Discovery
EVALUATION CRITERIA
Impact, Originality and Innovation
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EVALUATION PROCESS
1 U.S./Israeli Scientific Advisors generate peer review panels from both countries
2 Panel members generate review summary and recommendations
3 BSF Board finalizes number of grants to be awarded
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IMPACT
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SCOPE
$500 MILLIONin grants awarded
More than 500 PROJECTS
supported
Israeli scientists have collaborated on projects with
U.S. scientists from 45 STATES
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SCIENTISTS
More than7,000 SCIENTISTS
supported
40 NOBELlaureates
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SUCCESS STORIES
• Cancer Diagnostics• Used Positron Emitting Tomography (PET) to identify
functional disorders, including cancer
• Stem Cell Therapy to Reduce Brain Defects• Used stem cells to replace defective brain cells
• Life Outside Our Solar System• Developed infrared optical fibers that will be used by NASA
to identify habitable extra-solar planets
• Alzheimer’s Disease• Developed neuropeptide-based drugs that are now in
clinical trials.
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SUCCESS STORIES
• Superior Solid Lubricants• Discovered nanotubes and nanoparticles that paved way for
development of solid lubricants with large-scale applications
• Defenses Against Chemical Warfare and Insecticide Poisoning• Developed strategies for alleviating consequences of
chemical stresses such as chemical warfare
• Anti-Cancer Drug Development• Discovered that heparanase, a unique human enzyme,
played a key role in cancer progression
• Era of Exoplanets• Discovered planet that led to new era in astrophysics
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EXOPLANETS
David Latham, Ph.D. Senior Astronomer,
Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Prof. Tsevi MazehProfessor of Physics
and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University
Collaboration began in 1984
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Each PI uniquely contributes to collaboration
Latham: instrumentation and equipment
Mazeh: maps and theoretical algorithms
EXOPLANETS
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Discovery of unexpected planet in unexpected orbit
38 high-impact, peer review journal publications, including Nature Magazine
1989
EXOPLANETS
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The era of quantitative studies of exoplanetary astrophysics was born.
David Latham in New Astronomy Reviews 56 (2012) 16–18.
EXOPLANETS
2000
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Kepler project launched in 2009
Kepler investigated a 0.25% area of solar system with celestial coordinates.Image Credit: NASA 2009
NASA accepted proposal from Latham and Mazah. Kepler project launched to identify exoplanets.
$640 million project that identified over 1,000 exoplanets.
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In May 2013, NASA launched TESS to searchfor additional exoplanets
Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)
$200 million program that created 800 high-level NASA jobs
House Subcommittees on Space and Research & Technology hosted hearing
TESS satellite Photo credit: TESS team 2011
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NEW DIRECTIONS
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NSF/BSF COLLABORATION
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent U.S. government agency created by Congress in 1950 to promote science and engineering through research programs and education projects.
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NSF/BSF COLLABORATIONComputationalNeuroscience
Chemistry
Biology/ Integrative Organismal Systems
Computer Science
Israel is 1 of 4 countries to participate in initiative
Israel joined NSF’s International
Collaboration in Chemistry (ICC)
Israel is NSF’s 1st global partner
in field.
Grants for U.S. scientists to travel to Israel
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ENERGY
Supports research in alternative energy, renewable energy and
energy efficiency
Collaboration between the Israeli Ministry of Infrastructure and the U.S. Department of Energy
$200,000 grant for a period of up to three years
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TRANSFORMATIVE SCIENCE
Up to 2 awards annually
Research proposals with potential to generate new scientific paradigm or new fields of science
$300,000 grant for a period up to three years