GTO Seminar - Distinguised lecturer - Prof. Ido Amit

10.06.2026 13:15 – 14:15

On June 10th 2026, the CRTOH will host Professor Ido Amit from Weizmann Institute of Science.

Prof. Ido Amit is a world leader and pioneer in single-cell genomics and its transformative applications to immunology. He earned his PhD from the Weizmann Institute of Science and completed his postdoctoral training at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. Today, the Amit laboratory serves as a global hub for interdisciplinary innovation, integrating advanced single-cell technologies and artificial intelligence to revolutionize immunotherapy and precision medicine.

Prof. Amit’s groundbreaking discoveries have fundamentally reshaped our understanding of the immune system and have paved the way for novel therapeutic strategies for cancer, autoimmune, and neurodegenerative diseases. He holds prominent leadership roles in major international initiatives, including the Human Cell Atlas and LifeTime Flagship, and serves as a scientific advisor to leading biopharmaceutical companies.

His scientific impact has been recognized through numerous prestigious awards, among them the Pezcoller Foundation–EACR Translational Cancer Researcher Award (2025), Landau Prize (2021), Bruno Award (2020), Sanofi–Institut Pasteur Prize (2019, HHMI International Research Scholar Award (2017), Helen and Martin Kimmel Award for Innovative Investigation (2016), Rappaport Prize for Excellence in Biomedical Research (2016), and the EMBO Gold Medal (2015).