Aviva
Eliyahu

Aviva Eliyahu is a pediatric medical geneticist, developmental biologist, and PhD candidate researching the genetics of sex determination in mammals. This process, in which an embryo develops as either male or female, is controlled by many genes. When these genes do not function correctly, it can cause a condition known as differences of sexual development (DSD). Aviva is studying how these genes are regulated and influence one another to identify the genetic causes of DSD in patients.

Aviva is studying how genes are regulated and influence one another in order to identify the causes of DSD in patients.

Aviva received her BSc in medical sciences and her MD from Tel Aviv University. Originally from Baltimore, she moved to Israel at the age of four and now resides in Rinatya with her husband and three children. She has been involved in volunteering with Holocaust survivors. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, engaging in sports, and writing.