Prof. Offen has headed The Laboratory for Neurosciences at the Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Tel Aviv University for many years. His work has concentrated on the processes of cell death in neurodegenerative diseases, specifically in Parkinson’s and ALS. Recently, Professor Offen and his group conducted pioneering work in the role of stem cells in health and disease. Professor Offen’s research has led to the publication of more than two hundred original articles, review papers and book chapters. Professor Offen is a co-founder of several biotechnology companies developing gene and cell therapies for neurological disorders. One of them, Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics, has shown efficacy in ALS patients in a Phase III clinical trial. Professor Offen studied molecular biology, specializing in RNA processing, at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. He furthered his education at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY, USA, as a Post-Doctoral Fellow where he developed transgenic models of autoimmunity.