The Gruss Lipper Postdoctorl Reserch Fellowship Progrm supports outstnding young Isreli scientists who hve the opportunity to work in biomedicl reserch lbortory in the United Sttes. The progrm will identify the most qulified cndidtes who hve been wrded postdoctorl position in U.S. host reserch institution nd trin them to become world leders in the following res of the Biomedicl Sciences: Cell Biology Biochemistry/Proteomics Bioinformtics Biomedicl Engineering Computtionl Biology Developmentl Biology Moleculr Biology Stem Cell Biology Genetics nd Genomics Neuroscience The gol of this progrm is to promote collbortion between U.S. nd Isreli scientists nd to provide young Isreli reserchers with brod rnge of experience so tht they my return to Isrel to continue their reserch creer. In the pst five yers, The Gruss Lipper Postdoctorl Fellowship Progrm received close to 250 pplicnts nd hs wrded 8 multi-yer fellowships. Since limited number of fellowships will be wrded ech yer, only one fellowship per host institution will be wrded nnully. pplictions will be reviewed by ntionl review committee of highly qulified biomedicl reserchers. Fellows re chosen on the bsis of their promise s young investigtors, the qulity of their U.S. host institution nd mentors, s well s the innovtive nture of the proposed reserch.