Grants

Current Grants

2024-2027

National Institute of Health Policy - $40,200. An effect of meteorological and environmental conditions on the utilization of healthcare resources of patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases in Israel. PI – Iftach Sagi. Position – co-investigator.

2023-2024

Ministry of Justice – Bequests (Izvonot) committee - $180,600. Human Biomonitoring among Blood Donors in Israel. Position – PI.

2022 – present

Establishment of the DeserTech National Knowledge Center, Ministry of Science and Technology. PI: Prof. Shimon Rachmilevitch, Co-PI: Prof. Gilad Ravid and Co-PI: Prof. Lena Novack.

2016 – present
Mitigating the Effects of Desert dust-storms using Exposure-reduction Approaches (LIFE-MEDEA), HORIZON 2020, EU. Victor Novack – PI, I Kloog, I Katra.

Previous Grants

2013 – 2017
The Association of Air Pollution and Blood glucose levels among Diabetic patients in the Negev Region, Environmental Health Fund, Israel.

2013 – 2017
A dynamic air-pollution and health effect spatial analysis system (DAPHSAS) as decision making tool in environmental policies – methodology and application, M.F.S fund, Israel.

2011 – 2013
Environmental exposure to hazardous chemicals and major congenital malformations in newborns. Lena Novack – PI, Chief Scientist - Ministry of Health.

2010
Soils as a Source for Atmospheric Particles: a Spatio Temporal Impact on Air Quality and Human Health in the Negev; Environmental Health Fund, Israel.