Dr. Flavio Zolessi, winner of the B'nai B'rith Uruguay "Truth and Light" Award ("Luz y Verdad") for 2008, will visit Israel April 29-May 9.

For the past 25 years, B'nai B'rith Uruguay has been recognizing artists and scientists who display excellence in various disciplines.  Winners receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Israel where the B'nai B'rith World Center is responsible for preparing and implementing an intensive itinerary combining tourism with professional interchange, site visits and high-level briefings geared to fostering ongoing professional ties between the two countries.

Dr. Zolessi is a doctor in Biological Sciences from the University of Uruguay. He is currently a professor in cell biology in the Faculty of Sciences, University of Uruguay. Dr. Zolessi is winner of the BioMed Central Research Award for Biology of BioMed Central, London (2006).

During his visit, Dr. Zolessi will lecture at Tel Aviv University, Hebrew University Faculty of Medicine in Ein Karem, the Weizmann Institute and Ben Gurion University.

For further information please contact Mr. Alan Schneider, Director, B'nai B'rith World Center in Jerusalem, 22 King David, Tel: 02-6251743, Fax: 02-6258097, 052-5536441, worldcenter@bnaibrith.org.