SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL Lirot-The Israeli Research Association for Eye Health

Chairman of the Scientific Council -Prof. Ido Perlman Pearl Seiden Chair in Vision Science Director, Vision Research Laboratory Ruth & Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion- Institute ofTechnology

Prof. Ari Barzilai, Head of Leibniz Institute for Age Research, Department of Neurobiochemistry, George S. Wise, Faculty of Life Sciences, University Prof. Anat Loewenstein, Head Department of Ophthalmology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center Prof. Arie Moran, Deputy Vice President and Dean for research and Development, Ben Gurion Universty of the Negev Prof. Avi Zivtopsky, Eye movement and visual perception, Bar Ilan University Prof. Ayala Polak ,Head Department of Ophthalmology, Kaplan Medical center, ,Rehovot Prof. Benjamin Miller, Head Department of Ophthalmology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa Prof. Dov Weinberger, Director of the Department of Ophthalmology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikwa Prof. Ehud Assia Director of the Department of Ophthalmology, Sapir Medical Center, Meir Hospital, Kfar Sava. Prof. Eyal Banine, Direcor, Center for retinal and Macular degenerations, Hadassah Ein Karem Medical Center, Jerusalem Prof. Hana Garzozi, Director of the Department of Ophthalmology, Bnei Zion Medical Center Prof. Isaac Avni, Director of the Department of Ophthalmology, Assaf Harofe Medical Center Prof. Jacob Peer Director of the Department of Ophthalmology, Ein Karem Medical Center, Jerusalem Prof. Michael Belkin, Director, Ophthalmic Technologies Labaratory Goldschleger Eye Research Institute, Tel Hashomer , Prof. Nachum Finger Former Rector of Ben Gurion University of the Negev Prof. Naftali Savion, Clinical Biochemist, Tel Aviv University Prof. Orna Geyer, Director of the Department of Ophthalmology, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa Prof. Ruth Sigal Department of Ophthalmology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikwa Prof. Saul Merin Profrssor of Ophthalmology Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem Prof. Shifra Shvarts Director of the Department of Health, Ben Gurion University . . Prof. Shlomo Melamed, Director of the Sam Rothberg Brother Glaucoma Center, Goldschleger Eye Institute at Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer Prof. Tova Lifshitz, Head Department of Ophthalmology, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer Sheva Prof. Yosef Shiloh; The David and Inez Myers Chair in Cancer Research Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry Sackler School of Medicine Tel Aviv University Dr. Alexander Weisman, Vice President R&D PERIGO, Israel Dr. Anat Blumenfeld, Researcher, Human Genetics, Director of the Molecular genetics Lab Hadassah Ein Karem Medical Center, Jerusalem,. Prof. Arie Solomon , Researcher and physician, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer Hospital and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University Dr. Barak Adiel, Head of Vitreo-Retinal Service, The Sourasky Tel-Aviv Medical Center Dr. Brenda Geiger Clinical and Educational Psychologist, Tel Aviv University Dr. Claudette Ciruve, Director of the Lin Ophthalmology Clinic Prof. Danny Gaaton, Chairman, The Israeli Glaucoma Society Dr. Dror Ofer, Managing Director of a biochemical company Prof. Dror Sharon Researcher, The Center for Retinal and Macular Degenerations, Hadassah Ein Karem Medical Center, Jerusalem Dr. Elise Beit-Yannai, Medicinal Chemistry & Natural Products, School of Pharmacy, Dep. of Pharmacology Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University Dr. Eran Peres, Hadassah Ein Karem Medical Center, Jerusalem Dr. Eva Rockman, Director, Health, Biotechnology, food and agriculture, ISERD Dr. H. Desatnic, Department of Ophthalmology, Sheba Medical Center Tel-Hashomer Dr. Irit Pinchasi ,VP Global Innovative R&D Division Teva Pharmaceutical Industries LTD. Dr. Irit Rosenblat, Director of the ophthalmology service, HaSharon Hospital Dr. Issac Hemoy Department of Ophthalmology, Director of the Vitreo-Retinal service, Hadassah Ein Karem Medical Center, Jerusalem Prof. Itay Chowers, Department of Ophthalmology, Vitreo-Retinal service, Hadassah Ein Karem Medical Center, Jerusalem Dr. Michaela Goldstein Director of the Department of Ophthalmology and Director of the Vitreo-Retinal service, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center Dr. Modi Naftali, Director of the Department of Ophthalmology, Poria Hospital Dr. Moshe llsar Director of the Ophthalmology Clinic, Hadassah Medical Center, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem Dr. Nadav Belfair Department of Ophthalmology, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer Sheva Dr. Nadir Ashkanazi, Director of Frenkel Laboratory, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikwa Dr. Nir Weitzman, Eye researcher, Milwaukee University, USA Dr. Nitza Goldenberg-Cohen, The Krieger Eye Research Labaratory, Ophthalmology Department FMRC, Tel Aviv University, Rabin- Schneider Campus Dr. Noa Leibovitch Head of the research IR&D, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd Dr. Oren Tomkins, Bnei Zion Medical Center Dr. Rina Leibu Eye Physiology Department, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa Dr. Ron Neumann , Corporate Medical Director, Special Resources group, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd Dr. Ruth Ashery-Padan, Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University Dr. Shmuel Levertovsky Director of the Department of Ophthalmology, Barzilai Medical Center, Askelon Dr. Shimon Ben-Shabat, Medicinal Chemistry & Natural Products, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of The Negev . Dr. Yafit Stark , Vice President , Chief Clinical Officer, Head of Oncology & Emerging Therapeutics Innovative R&D Global Innovative Resources, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd Dr. Yigal Rotenstraich, Director of the Electro Physiology department, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer Hospital Dr. Yaron Lang Dr. Yosef Pikel, Director of the Department of Ophthalmology, Ziv Medical Center Dr. Yaron Finkelman, Retina physician, Australia Prof. Treister Ghiora, Director of the Eye Institute, Assuta Medical Center Mr. Amiram Porat, in charge of the cooperation with foreign researchers, Tel Aviv University Mr. Freddy Shaviv, President and CEO, Synergy Pharma Mr. Itamar Ben Anat Head of Staff and planning, Clinical trials operations, R&D, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd Dr. Brisko Daniel, Director of the Department of Ophthalmology, HaEmek Medical Center