MEET THE TEAM
Awarded for Outstanding Young Scientist by the Human Frontier Science Program Organization
Four granted patents approved in USA for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases
Published in an array of scientific journals including the Journal of clinical investigation, Nature Annals of Neurology, the Proceeding National Academy of Science, Nature communication, Neurobiology of Aging and Neurobiology of disease
Prof. Dan Frenkel
Principal Investigator
B.Sc in Molecular Biology from Tel-Aviv University
Currently pursuing a Masters degree in Neuroscience. My master's aim is understanding the role of PS1 mutation in the progression of AD, and the mechanism underlying its pathological phenotype in the disease
David Kaminsky
M.Sc Candidate
B.Sc in Biology from Tel-Aviv University
Currently pursuing a Masters degree in Neurobiology researching the pathologic effect of metabolic stress in mouse models of both Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease
Omar Biro
M.Sc Candidate
B.Sc in Molecular, Cellular and Medical biology from Bar-Ilan University
M.Sc degree in Neurobiology from Bar-Ilan University
Currently pursuing a PhD degree in Neurobiology researching the role of cellular senescence in glial cells and its effect on brain metabolism and pathology in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease
Elisa Gozlan
Ph.D Candidate
B.Sc in Biotechnology from Tel-Aviv University
Currently pursuing a Masters degree in Neurobiology researching the role of microglia activation in Alzheimer's disease
Salomé Sabbah
M.Sc Candidate
B.Sc in Biology from Tel Aviv University
Currently in a direct PhD program in neuroscience and studying different metabolic changes affiliated with Parkinson's disease in animal model
Viki Odintsov
Ph.D Candidate
B.Sc in Life Sciences from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
M.Sc and Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Tel Aviv university
Dr. Shani Kanfi
Lab Manager
B.Sc in Pre Med from Ariel University
Pursuing a Masters Degree, studying the role and therapeutic potential of metabolic changes in astrocytes in Alzheimer's disease mouse models
Yarden Lewit Cohen
M.Sc Candidate
B.Sc in Biochemistry from Technion
Currently pursuing a Masters degree in Neuroscience. My master's aim is understanding different changes in microglia and astrocytes that correlates with the development of multiple sclerosis using animal model
Tamar Shalet
M.Sc Candidate