Prof. Uri Ben-David

Prof. Ben-David is an Associate Professor of Cancer Genetics at Tel Aviv University. Prof. Ben-David obtained his Ph.D. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and completed his postdoctoral training at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. He currently leads a team of 18 students, postdocs and staff scientists. 

The Ben-David lab (www.bendavidlab.com) applies genomic and functional approaches to studying chromosomal catastrophes in cancer, focusing on a fundamental trait of cancer called aneuploidy - a change in the number of chromosomes in cancer cells. 

Ultimately, his research aspires to expand the understanding of the genetic basis of cancer, and to open new avenues for personalized cancer treatments.  

Prof. Ben-David is the recipient of multiple grants and awards, including the 2020 AACR 'Next Generation Star' Award, the 2020 'ERC Starting Grant', the 2021 'Cells Young Investigator Award', the 2022 'Krill Prize' by the Wolf Foundation, and the 2023 'Kadar Award for Outstanding Research'.

Starting 2022, Prof. Ben-David is a member of the EMBO Young Investigator Program. Starting 2024, Prof. Ben-David is an elected member of the Israeli Young Academy.

In 2025 Prof. Ben-David was awarded the Schmidt Science Polymaths Award.