Chairman, Michal Kovo, MD, PhD
Present Position:
- Vice-chair Obstetrics and Gynecology, Meir Medical Center, Kfar-Saba, Israel.
- Associated Professor, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University
Medical Education
- MD: Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
- Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Rabin Medical Center, Petach-Tikva, Israel.
- PhD: The Weizmann Institute of Science, Biological Regulation Department, Rehovot, Israel;
- Research fellowship in Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) at Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital, NY, USA.
Special Interests
- Placental function
- The ex-vivo human cotyledon perfusion model
- Placental histopathology
- Placental role in pregnancy complications: preeclampsia, intra-uterine growth restriction, diabetes
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Eran Gershon, PhD
Current position:
Fertilityu researcher, Department of Ruminant Science, Agricultural Research Organization, Rishon LeZion, Israel
Education:
1999-2002 | M.Sc. in Life Science at The Weizmann Institute of Science, Department of Biological Regulation, Rehovot, Israel. |
2002-2007 | Ph.D. in Life Science at The Weizmann Institute of Science, Department of Biological Regulation, Rehovot, Israel. |
2007-2009 | Postdoctoral position at The Weizmann Institute of Science, Department of Neurobiology, Rehovot, Israel. |
2009- 2012 | Postdoctoral position at Salk Institute for Biological Studies, the Clayton Foundation Laboratories for Peptide Biology, San Diego, California, USA |
Research interests:
- Factors involved in embryo-maternal crosstalk
- Embryonic and maternal factors involved in embryo implantation and placenta formation and function
- Genes involved in uterus receptivity
Rinat Gabbay-Benziv, MD
Current position:
Director of MFM, Obstetrics and Gynecology department, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel
Clinical Assistant Professor, The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion,
Haifa, Israel
Education:
- 1997, BMedSc, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
- 2000, MD, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
- 2012, Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach-Tikva, Israel
- 2013 – 2015, Research Fellow, Visiting Instructor, Center for Advanced Fetal Care, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Maryland, USA
Research interests:
- Myeloid cells in human placentas and pregnancy complications
- Heparanase role in human placentas
- Clinical research in maternal fetal medicine
Ofer Beharier, MD, PhD
Present Position
- Attending physician at the MFM Unit, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hadassah Mt. Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel.
- Head of The Magda and Richard Hoffman Center for Human Placental Research Hadassah – Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
Medical Education
- B.A. Life Sciences: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
- M.Med.Sc Physiology: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
- M.D: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
- Ph.D: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
- Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Soroka at Soroka University Medical Center
- Research fellowship in Magee-Womens Research Institute, Pittsburgh, USA.
Special Interests
- Placental function and dysfunction
- Placental role in pregnancy complications: preeclampsia, intra-uterine growth restriction, diabetes
- Vertical immunity
Romina Plitman-Mayo, PhD
Current position:
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Immunology and Regenerative Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
Education:
2007-2013 – B.Sc and M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheba, Israel.
2014-2018 – Ph.D. in Physiology and Development at The University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
2018-2020 – Postdoctoral Researcher at Tel Aviv University, School of Mechanical Engineering, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Research interests:
- Mechanics of the Human Maternal-Fetal Interface
- Imaging of the Human Placenta
- Maternal-Fetal Transport