Yael
Amitay

Yael Amitay is a computational biologist and PhD candidate, studying how the immune system responds to cancer. Her research focuses on spatial proteomics, cutting-edge technology that maps the location of dozens of proteins in tissue at high resolution. She combines computer vision and data science to analyze this complex data, aiming to predict melanoma recurrence and identify patients who may benefit from preventive treatment. Through her work, she hopes to deepen our understanding of both cancer and the immune system.

Yael hopes to deepen our understanding of cancer and the immune system.

Paul received a BA in psychology from Temple University’s Honors Program and a PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was a postdoctoral researcher at University College London, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Yale University. Paul is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and currently resides in Ramat Gan. He has volunteered at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and as mentor for Científico Latino. Paul enjoys tennis, basketball, and searching for the best cortado at local coffee shops.

Yael earned her BSc in software engineering from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and completed her MSc at the Weizmann Institute of Science. Originally from Ashdod, she now lives in Rehovot with her partner. She currently volunteers by tutoring students displaced during the Iron Swords War. To relax, she enjoys drawing, reading, and travelling.