Prof. Yoel Yaari
Chairman, IMRIC Research Committee
, Medical Neurobiology, IMRIC
Henri J. and Erna D. Leir Professor for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases.
Why I became a researcher:
I wanted to study the mechanisms that underlie epilepsy, which is the main focus of our IMRIC research.
We are investigating the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the disease, including synaptic and electric mechanisms which trigger this busting activity.
Through our IMRIC collaboration with Dr. Peter Carlen, Head of the Division of Fundamental Neurobiology at the University of Toronto, we are looking to open new avenues for treating this devastating disease.
Education:
M.Sc., Ph.D., the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Contact:
yoely [at] ekmd [dot] huji [dot] ac [dot] il
