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Buono, Cortes-Briones, Lee Honored with 2024 Blavatnik Awards

April 26, 2024

Frank Buono, PhD, associate research scientist in psychiatry; Jose Cortes-Briones, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry; and Emily Lee, MD, assistant professor adjunct of psychiatry, have been chosen to receive a 2024 Blavatnik Award by Yale Ventures.

Their studies are among 12 Yale faculty-led projects that collectively will receive $3.1 million in accelerator funding to translate their research into life-saving solutions.

Buono:

Project Title: Dynamic 3D Morphometric Analysis

Award amount: $150,000

Start Date: April 1, 2024

End date: June 30th 2026

Lee and Cortes-Briones:

Project Title: Non-invasive Fetal Electroencephalogram (EEG)

Award amount: $300,000

Start Date: April 1, 2024

End date: June 30th 2026

The Blavatnik Fund for Innovation at Yale, made possible by a generous grant from the Blavatnik Family Foundation, supports Yale faculty in the commercialization of biomedical and digital health innovations. This year’s recipients will be recognized at a ceremony during the 2024 Yale Innovation Summit taking place on May 29 – 30, 2024.