
Team Members
Talent Wins Games But Teamwork and Intelligence Win Championships
(Michael Jordan)

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Research Associate
David Levitan, PhD
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Free time hobbies: Books and sports

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Postdoctoral Fellow
Hila Yehuda, PhD
Bioinformatics
Free time hobbies: Reading books and traveling

Neubauer Family Foundation Fellow 2023
Azrieli ICAMH fellow 2025
PhD Candidate
Yumna Abu Ghanem
The molecular signature of the transition from anxiety to depression
Free time hobbies: Hiking and Aerial extreme sports

NanoCenter scolarship for excelent PhD students 2023
Azrieli ICAMH fellow 2026
PhD Candidate
Adi Cohen
Neuron-glia interactions in depression
Free time hobbies: Traveling and Crochet

Azrieli ICAMH fellow 2025
IRMM fellow 2026
PhD Candidate
Hadas Hovav
Breaking the molecular code of innate anxiolytic mechanisms
Free time hobbies: Walking on the beach

The Faculty of Medicine Scholarship for Excellence 2026
PhD Student
Amit Shwartz
The molecular mechanisms underlying psychedelic tryptamine’s therapeutic effects
Free time hobbies: Traveling, Woodworking, Meditation

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PhD Student
Ofer Kashi
Unravelling the “black box” warning of SSRIs
Free time hobbies: Books, Hiking, Gaming and talking

Azrieli ICAMH fellow 2026
PhD Candidate
Laila Agbariya
Identifying novel biomarkers for depression
Free time hobbies: Reading and watching movies

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PhD Student
Amit Mualem
The role of histamine in depression
Free time hobbies: drawing and sewing

Drug Science Excellence Program
MSc Student
Liora Dorfman
The regulation of the endocannabinoid system by Neurensin
Free time hobbies: Reading and listening to podcasts

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BSc Student
Yefim Rabinovich
Lab Assistant
Free time hobbies: Soccer and Traveling

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BSc Student
Naomi Stochinsky
Lab Assistant
Free time hobbies: Reading and Running



