Vivian Levmore Tannor and Steven David Esses memorial prize for excellence in cancer research // May 11, 2021
On May 11, the Moross Integrated Cancer Center hosted a ceremony in the Ullman Auditorium honoring the recipients of the Vivian Levmore Tannor and Steven David Esses Memorial Prize for Excellence in Cancer Research. Presented each year to two outstanding PhD students who study cancer-related topics, the 2021 awards went to Yonatan Katzenelenbogen, who is pursuing his doctoral research under the supervision of Prof. Ido Amit, and Noam Bar, whose PhD advisor is Prof. Eran Segal. Created by Weizmann Institute faculty member Prof. David Tannor and his wife Naomi Esses, both of whom lost spouses to cancer, the Prize is funded by an endowment established by the couple, in lieu of wedding gifts, to celebrate their recent marriage.
