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Prof. Ron Milo harnesses the tools of systems biology to find solutions to the grand challenges of sustainability. Prof. Milo’s work focuses on improving humanity’s ability to produce food and fuel more efficiently by creating new ways to fixate carbon dioxide from the air, and he has led studies to quantify the global biomass to provide a fresh perspective on humanity’s impact on the planet and the future of biodiversity.
Prof. Milo is Head of the Institute for Environmental Sustainability (IES) at Weizmann Institute and is a member of the Executive Board at the Israel Society of Ecology and Environmental Sciences. He is the author of the popular book Cell Biology by the Numbers, created the BioNumbers database, and has received numerous academic and scientific awards throughout his career, including the GE & Science, John F. Kennedy, and Chorafas prizes.