Congratulations to the 2026 Synergy Translate Initiative Grant Recipients

The Gray Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 Synergy Translate Initiative grants.

The Synergy Translate Initiative supports innovative translational research projects that foster meaningful collaboration between preclinical and clinical researchers, accelerating the translation of scientific discoveries into improved patient care.

2026 Grant Recipients

• Prof. Rina Rosin-Arbesfeld & Prof. Daphna Marom - Restoring Neurofibromin Expression through Nonsense Mutation Suppression
• Prof. Yuval Nir & Dr. Noa Bregman - Zygomatic EEG During Sleep as a Predictive Tool for Lecanemab Response: An AI-Based Approach
• Prof. Carmit Levy & Prof. Ronnie Shapira - Uncovering Molecular and Circulating Drivers of Melanoma Brain Metastatic Adaptation
• Prof. Noam Shomron & Prof. Shiri Zayit-Soudry​​​​ - Beyond the Retina: Systemic Manifestations in Heterozygous Carriers of Syndromic Retinitis Pigmentosa Genes
• Prof. Raanan Raz & Prof. Guy Kleinmann - Sustainability of Intravitreal Injections at Sheba Medical Center
• Prof. Uri Ben-David, Dr. Dan Dominissini & Prof. Josef Haik - Gene-Edited Autologous Skin Grafts for JEB Therapy
• Prof. Limor Landsman, Prof. Dalit Ben Yosef & Prof. Liat Samuelov - iPSC-Based Drug Screening for Developing a Therapy for Netherton Syndrome
• Prof. Khitam Muhsen & Prof. Amos Adler - Molecular Profiling of H. pylori Antibiotic Resistance in Healthy Children from Diverse Ethnicities
• Prof. Carmit Levy & Prof. Ido Fabian ​​​​​- The Retinal Pigmented Epithelium in Retinoblastoma: A New Factor in Cancer Development

The Synergy Translate Initiative reflects the Gray Faculty's commitment to fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and advancing innovative translational research. By bringing together preclinical and clinical investigators, the initiative supports projects with the potential to accelerate scientific discoveries toward meaningful clinical impact.

Congratulations to all the awardees, and best wishes for the continued success of these exciting research projects.