Professor from Tel Aviv University receives 2021 Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists in Israel Professor Yossi Yovel, Associate Professor of Zoology at Tel Aviv University (TAU), is one of three Laureates to be awarded 2021 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in Israel by the Blavatnik Family Foundation, the New York Academy of Sciences, and the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Professor Yovel was recognized for his work in the area of Life Sciences and will receive $100,000. Professor Yovel is working to bridge the gap between two of the most influential fields in biology -- ecology (the study of animals in their environment) and neuroscience (the study of how the brain controls actions).