Research Experience

Research Manager & Advisor 

  1. Research Manager – “Neurobehavioral Moderators of Post-traumatic Disease Trajectories” (2016-2020): A large-scale prospective fMRI study of recent trauma survivors, including clinical assessments, neurocognitive functioning , and structural & functional neuroimaging. In collaboration with New York University (NYU) and University of Michigan. Funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Conducted at Sagol Brain Institute, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center.
  2. Research Manager – “Neuropsychological Mechanisms of EEG-based Neuro-Feedback” (2019): A unique field research aimed to improve mental health and resilience in soldiers. Funded by the United States Department of Defense (DOD). Conducted at Sayarim Army Base, Israel.
  3. Research Advisor – “Dynamic Modeling of Resilience (DynaMORE)” (2020-2021): A multi-center study aimed to promote stress resilience and improve mental health & well-being in the face of adversity. Funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. Conducted at Sagol Brain Institute, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and other sites across Europe. 
  4. Research Advisor – “Dynamic Risk Prediction Model for Post-trauma Psychopathology” (2020-2021): A large-scale prospective fMRI study of recent trauma survivors, based on multi-scale and multi-layered profiling of the human stress response. Funded by the Israel Science Foundation – Israel Precision Medicine (ISF-IPMP) Program. Conducted at Sagol Brain Institute, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center.

Research Assistant & Laboratory Rotations 

  1. Laboratory Rotation at Prof. Yair Bar-Haim’s Lab, Adler Center for Development and Psychopathology, Tel Aviv University (2015–2016)
  2. Laboratory Rotation at Prof. Talma Hendler’s Lab, Sagol Brain Institute, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (2015-2016)
  3. Research Assistant at Dr. Shlomit Yuval-Greenberg’s Lab, Visual Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, Tel Aviv University (2014–2015)
  4. Research Assistant at Prof. Talma Hendler’s Lab, Sagol Brain Institute, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (2014-2015)
  5. Research Assistant at Prof. Shamgar Ben-Eliyahu’s Lab, Neuro-Immunology Lab, Tel Aviv University (2013-2014)