Faculty and Staff - Medical Laboratory Sciences (B.Med.Lab.Sc)

Dr. Irit Cohen, Ph.D. Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem in Tumor Biology,Dept. Thesis topic: The involvement of Heparanase and PAR1 in breast cancer progression. Supervisor: Prof. I. Vlodavsky and Prof. R. Bar-Shavit. M.Sc in the same Lab, Join the direct PhD program at end of the second year. M.Sc degree received with research plan approval. B.Sc in Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences at Tel Hai Academic College graduated with excellence award. Upon graduation I joined QBI, a company developing a novel RNAi-based therapeutics, as  a scientific researcher in the filed of drug discovery and evaluation, from basic research to pre-clinical studies including deep understanding in cancer models and drug tracking models. For the past two years I have returned to the academy and I am the lab manager of two senior researchers, in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, in the Faculty of Medicine of the Hebrew University, where I promotes independent research and instructing graduate students.

IVF laboratory director and Embryologist at Shaare Zedek medical center fertility
department since 2001. Conducting and participating and collaborating basic and
clinical research .
• Board member of the Israeli Fertility Association, Ayala between 2019-2022 .
• R&D director position at the Ministry of Health Central Laboratories.
• Post-Doctorate at the Hebrew University
• Ph.D at the Molecular biology department at the Hebrew University
• MSc at the molecular biology department , Hebrew University
• BSc ,Technion, Haifa.
• Love to teach and educate embryolog and biology.

Dr. Racheli Wakshlak obtained her PhD in Chemistry

from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and specializes

in materials science, particularly in ceramic and glass materials.

Her research focuses on the intersection of chemistry and materials

science with the realms of craft, art, and design.

According to Dr. Wakshlak, adopting an interdisciplinary approach

allows for a more comprehensive understanding of processes

and phenomena, leading to novel discoveries that may not

emerge within individual disciplines.

In her current research, she explores the Implementation

of advanced ceramic materials technology into traditional

ceramics and glass production methods. Specifically,

she is developing kiln-free glasses and glazes using the sol-gel

technology, thereby expanding the range of colors and effects

that can be achieved.
Her objective is to revolutionize traditional creative practices

by introducing innovative solutions to address environmental

challenges such as the climate crisis, energy scarcity, and the

toxicity of metal colorants. These issues pose significant obstacles

to traditional practices, necessitating adaptation and change

within the artisanal and industrial sectors.

Dr. Wakshlak is a lecturer of various courses at Hadassah

Academic College including Physical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry,

and of Ceramic and Glass Technology courses at Bezalel Academy

of Arts and Design.