Discover the ISSNAF 2025 Young Investigator Awards winners!

Dr. Francesco Borrelli , Chief AI and Robotics Officer at Nextracker, Inc., and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, has been named the recipient of the ISSNAF Innovator 2025 TEF Award for STEM Entrepreneur in the field of Robotics . This recognition, presented in partnership with the Tech European Foundation (TEF) , marks the launch of a new award program  celebrating Italian innovation and entrepreneurship across North America. The

In this #ISSNAFStory, Barbara Rosario interviews Professor Pietro De Camilli of Yale University, recipient of the ISSNAF Lifetime Achievement Award, as he reflects on a pioneering career at the crossroads of cell biology and neuroscience.

Discover more about their impressive research, which they will present before a distinguished jury chaired by Prof. Franco Pierno (Toronto University) and composed by Prof. Gianni Cicali (Georgetown University), Prof. Stefania Lucamante (Università di Cagliari - Catholic University of Washington), and Prof. Stefano Jossa (Royal Holloway University of London, Università degli Studi di Palermo). The winner will be announced at the ISSNAF 2025 Annual Event in Washington, D.C.

The three remarkable researchers will present their innovative work to the jury, chaired by Prof. Alessandra Ferrajoli (MD Anderson Cancer Center) and joined by Prof. Marco Ruella (University of Pennsylvania) and Prof. Paolo Strati (The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center). The winner will be revealed during the ISSNAF 2025 Annual Event in Washington, D.C., on November 6.

Discover the three finalists and their innovative research, which they will present to the jury chaired by Prof. Leila De Floriani (University of Maryand) and including Dr. Elisa Bertino (Purdue University) and Prof. Fil Menczer (Indiana University)

Discover more about the three finalists and their research, which they will present to the jury chaired by Dr. Patrizia Rossi (Jefferson Lab), and including Prof. Orlando (Università di Trieste) and Dr. Ratti (Berkeley Lab).

Meet the three finalists of the ISSNAF Young Investigator Emabssy of Italy Award. The winner will be disclosed on November 6, during the ISSNAF Annual Event in Washington DC.

Professor Pietro De Camilli, John Klingenstein Professor of Neuroscience, Professor of Cell Biology, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator at the Yale University School of Medicine, is internationally renowned for his pioneering research at the intersection of cell biology and neuroscience.