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e d like to thank the following
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Jonathan's Bar Mitzvah celebration
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Your enthusiasm, patience, creativity and
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ecial thanks to

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We look forward to working with all of you
again in the near future.
Happy Holidays,

Shari and Alon Kaufman

12/17
2004

22

Fellowship

"Adopted" Bar-Ilan scholar meets local benefactor.

learned Havi was coming here, we want-
ed her to meet her benefactors."
Murat met Eugene Applebaum and
others at a reception Dec. 6 at the home
ne of seven Israeli doctoral stu-
of Rochelle and Dr. Arthur Lieberman
ents to win a 2004 Fulbright
in Bloomfield Hills. "I didn't expect him
scholarship, Havi Murat visited
to be so warm," Murat says. "I was
key supporters in Detroit before starting
amazed at his capability to understand
her three-month fellowship at the
my research and by his modesty
National Cancer Institute in Maryland.
Applebaum has a degree in pharmacy
Murat, a student at Bar-Ilan
and is founder of Arbor Drugs, later
University in Ramat Gan, is one of 800
acquired by CVS.
visiting Fulbright scholars from 140
Applebaum says he was equally
countries. The fellowship includes a
$4,000 award and the opportunity to do impressed by Murat — by her knowl-
edge, her character and the facility she
research in the United States.
showed with her subject matter. "Murat
Of Bar-Ilan's 31,000 students, 1,400
is an asset to Bar-Ilan University, and it's
are pursuing a doctorate and Murat, 35,
important that we educate people like
is one of 160 doctoral students selected
her to make Israel and
humanity stronger," he said.
Murat will use her
Fulbright scholarship to con-
tinue her exploration of bio-
statistics, she says, adding,
"What's unique about me is
I don't just like to develop
theory, but I want to relate it
to real problems. This is the
essence of biostatistics —
applying statistics to real
problems in the medical
field. I can't help the world
as a physician, but I can in
doing research to advance
Havi Murat with her sponsor, Eugene Applebaum of the medical field."
Murat, whose parents were
Bloomfield Hills
from Iraq, grew up in Ramat
Gan. She was a computer operator in
as a Doctoral of Excellence fellow. This
the Israeli army — but when asked to
fellowship carries a $12,000-a year
take the officer's course, she chose uni-
award for each of four years.
versity study instead.
After starting her doctoral work at
While working on nutritional data in
Bar-Ilan, she learned she had been finan-
the United States, she says, she hopes to
cially "adopted" by Marcia and Eugene
prove that her innovative research works.
Applebaum, who became the sponsors
Murat developed methods to statistically
of her $48,000 fellowship through the
correct the measurements when investi-
Detroit Friends of Bar-Ilan University, a
gating the relationship between protein
group of university supporters based in
consumption, total energy intake and
the Max M. Fisher Federation Building
their interaction and weight.
in Bloomfield Township. The
She worked in Israel under the super-
Applebaums pay for the fellowships of
Murat and three other Bar-Ilan students. vision of professor Laurence Freedman,
"The Applebaums and I kept in touch who is also at the National Cancer
Institute on sabbatical from Bar-Han.
through letters about my work, and I
When her fellowship at NCI's
also updated them about Israel," said
Division of Cancer Prevention is over,
Murat. "I really looked forward to meet-
Murat says she hopes to take the data
ing them some day."
back to Israel and continue analyzing it
Of course, when the local supporters
and developing other methods to deal
heard that one of their fellows won a
with interaction estimations. "I'm inter-
Fulbright, they were very excited, says
ested in what we eat and how it affects
Dena Raminick, Detroit Friends of Bar-
cancer," she says. I I
Ilan associate director. "And when we

SHARON LUCKERMAN
Staff-Writer

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