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 Jerusalem multidisciplinary College including Physical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry, and of Ceramic and Glass Technology courses at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design.