We are proud to announce that Ophir Netzer has been awarded the highly prestigious President of Israel’s Scholarship for Outstanding PhD Students. This exclusive award is granted annually to a select group of doctoral candidates demonstrating exceptional academic excellence and social impact in their research.

Ophir’s work examines the cognitive, emotional, physiological, and neural responses to extreme trauma under the influence of psychoactive substances. Her research focuses on work with survivors of the October 7, 2023 attacks on the Nova music festival and nearby parties, an unprecedented event in which many were under the influence of psychoactive substances when the violence began, raising critical questions about its impact on survivors’ mental health.

Congratulations to Ophir on this well-deserved recognition!