Eitan Okun
| Eitan Okun | |
|---|---|
.jpg){kind=spacer} Shimon Peres in Bar-Ilan University (12788437695).jpg Okun hosts Israeli President Shimon Peres in his laboratory | |
| Born | 1978 |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | Israel |
| 🏫 Education | Professor |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Bar-Ilan University |
| 💼 Occupation | neuroimmunologist |
Eitan Okun (born in 1978) is an Israeli neuroimmunologist, a professor at Bar-Ilan University.[1][2]
Education[edit]
Eitan Okun received his bachelor's degree in biology in 2003, his Master's in Immunology in 2004, and his Doctorate in Immunology in 2007, all from Bar-Ilan University. From 2007 to 2011, he was a post-doctoral fellow in neuroimmunology at the National Institutes of Health in Baltimore, Maryland.[1][3]
Career[edit]
In August 2011, Okun was appointed as a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Life Sciences at Bar-Ilan University. In February 2017, he was promoted to associate professor. His research, at the Gonda Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center, focuses on Alzheimer's disease, and how cells of the immune system communicate with the brain during aging, in people with Alzheimer's disease, and individuals with Down syndrome. Another research focus is the connection between pregnancy with a Down syndrome fetus and the increased risk of cognitive decline in the mother.[2]
In December 2022, he was appointed as co-editor-in-chief of the journal Neuromolecular Medicine.[4]
Personal life[edit]
Eitan Okon is married to Sarit, and they have four daughters and a son. They live in Kibbutz Alumim near the Gaza Strip, where Sarit's parents are founders.[1]
On 7 October 2023, with the start of the Hamas-led attack on Israel at 6:30 AM, Sarit and the children took shelter in their home's safe room, while Eitan, as part of the kibbutz's emergency response team, went out to combat the dozens of militants who had infiltrated the area of the kibbutz and its surroundings. Only after five hours of fighting did a reinforcement team from the Masada unit arrive, followed by forces from Yahalom and the Paratroopers Brigade. Okon's combat in the battle of Alumim ended at 10:30 PM.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Israely, Yogev (2023-12-22). "The Israeli Alzheimer's researcher who fought terrorists on October 7". Ynetnews. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Okun Eitan | The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences". life-sciences.biu.ac.il. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ↑ "Okun at researchgate".
- ↑ "NeuroMolecular Medicine". SpringerLink. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
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