Dean of the School of Advanced Studies, Prof. Doron Ginsberg

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Prof. Doron Ginsberg, a full professor in the Faculty of Life Sciences at Bar-Ilan University, has been serving as the Dean of the School of Advanced Studies since 2024. After completing his post-doctorate at Harvard Medical School, Prof. Ginsberg joined the research staff at the Weizmann Institute of Science, and in 2005, he joined the Faculty of Life Sciences at Bar-Ilan University as an associate professor. Prof. Ginsberg holds master's and doctoral degrees from the Weizmann Institute (under the supervision of Prof. Moshe Oren). He completed his bachelor's degree with highest honors in Biology at Tel Aviv University.

Prof. Ginsberg researches the biological mechanism that controls cell growth and death, and the disruption of these processes during cancer development. His recent research focuses on the control of cell growth and death by long non-coding RNA transcripts. To date, Prof. Ginsberg has supervised over 40 master's, doctoral, and post-doctoral students and has published over 60 articles in professional journals and books.

Over the years, Prof. Ginsberg has served on various university committees, was a member of the supreme appointments committee and senate, and served as Dean of the Faculty of Life Sciences from 2017 to 2022. Additionally, he was a member of the professional committee for teaching biology at the Ministry of Education and is currently a member of the supreme committee for appointing professors in the fields of natural sciences, engineering, and health at the Council for Higher Education.