May 2018: Inauguration of the Koret initiative
A new collaboration initiative was forged between the Center for Computational Biology at UC Berkeley (CCB) and the Edmond J. Safra Center for Bioinformatics at TAU
A new collaboration initiative was forged between the Center for Computational Biology at UC Berkeley (CCB) and the Edmond J. Safra Center for Bioinformatics at TAU. The initiative is supported by a $5 million grant from the Koret Foundation.
On May 2, the initiative was inaugurated in a ceremony at TAU. Prof. Josef Klafter, TAU president, Dr. Anita Friedman, president of the Koret Foundation, and Prof. Ron Shamir greeted the audience. Prof. Klafter awarded a certificate to Dr. Friedman.
Maoz Gelbart, Edmond J. Safra PhD fellow (Life Sciences), gave a short talk titled "Evolution of HIV" describing his research, conducted in collaboration with CCB researchers.
A capacity audience of researchers and students in bioinformatics filled the Jaglom Auditorium. The representatives of the Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation in Israel, Mr. Juir Torenheim and Mr. Ariel Greenberg, were guests of honor.
The Koret Initiative also supports a Stanford-TAU program on smart cities, led by Prof. Irad Ben Gal. It was also inaugurated in the ceremony.
For pictures from the event, click here.
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