The Team
The Team
Prof. Neta Erez
Head, Laboratory of Tumor Biology
Vice Dean, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences
President of the Israeli Society for Cancer Research (ISCR)
Education
1998 - 2004
Ph.D. Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel.
Supervisors: Prof. Varda Rotter and Prof. Irun Cohen.
1995 - 1997
M.Sc. Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Department of Immunology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel.
Supervisors: Prof. Varda Rotter and Prof. Irun Cohen.
Magna Cum Laude.
1992 - 1995
B.Sc. Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University, Israel.
Magna Cum Laude. Dean’s list 1992-1995.
Research Experience and Positions
2022 - present
Vice Dean for Excellence in Preclinical Teaching & Mentoring, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
2021 - present
Full Professor. Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine,
Tel Aviv University, Israel.
2018 - 2021
Associate Professor. Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine,
Tel Aviv University, Israel.
2017 - 2021
Department Chair. Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine,
Tel Aviv University, Israel.
2016 - 2018
Tenured Senior Lecturer / Assistant Professor. Faculty of Medicine,
Tel Aviv University, Israel.
2010 - 2015
Senior Lecturer / Assistant Professor. Faculty of Medicine,Tel Aviv University, Israel.
2005 - 2009
Postdoctoral Research Fellow. University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA. PI: Douglas Hanahan (Tumor Biology, Tumor microenvironment).
2004 - 2005
Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. PI: Varda Rotter (Molecular cell biology, cancer research).
1999
Visiting student. laboratory of Prof. Andrei Gudkov at the University of Illinois, Chicago, USA. Sponsored by UICC International Cancer Technology Transfer (ICRETT) fellowship.
1994 - 1995
Research Assistant. (undergraduate level), Department of Immunology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel.
2020 - 2024
Vice president, Israeli Society for Cancer Research (ISCR).
2020 - present
Board Member, Metastasis Research Society (MRS).
2018 - present
Board member, Israeli Society for Cancer Research (ISCR).
2018
City of Nes-Zionna Award for contribution to Science and Medicine.
2017
Tel Aviv University Rector Award for Excellence in Teaching.
2017
Selected for Young Scientists Forum of the Israel Academy of Sciences.
2016
Dean’s award for Excellence in Teaching. Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University.
2013
Best Short Talk Prize- Beatson International Cancer Conference.
2013
Tel Aviv University Award for Commitment to the Advancement of Women in Science.
2011
Israel Cancer Association Outstanding Grant Award.
2005
Cancer Research Institute (CRI) Postdoctoral Fellowship.
2002
The Katzir-Katchalsky Travel Fellowship (Weizmann Institute of Science).
2000
NIH Fellowship Award for the 10th International p53 Workshop.
1999
UICC International Cancer Technology Transfer (ICRETT) fellowship.
1997
Feinberg Graduate School prize for Outstanding Master Thesis, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel.
1995
Dean’s list, Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University, Israel.
1995
Magna cum laude in Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University, Israel.
1994
Dean’s prize, Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University, Israel.
1993
Dean’s list, Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University, Israel.
1992
Dean’s list, Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University, Israel.
Honors, Awards, Academic Activity
2024
The Kadar Award for Outstanding Research (Senior Scientist Category).
2023 - present
Scientific Editor, Cancer Discovery Journal.
2024-2026
President-Elect, Metastasis Research Society (MRS).
2024 - present
President, Israeli Society for Cancer Research (ISCR).
2023-present
Cancer Discovery Journal Scientific Editor
2023
Dean’s award for Excellence in Teaching. Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University.
2022
AACR Tumor Microenvironment Working Group (TME) Steering Committee
2022-present
Elected Board Member, European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)
2020
Melanoma Research Alliance Established Investigator Award.
2020
Nature Research Award for Mentoring in Science
2019
Dean’s award for Excellence in Teaching. Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University