Professor Gil Atzmon, PhD
Professor Gil Atzmon is currently a faculty member in Epigenetics and Genomics at the Faculty of Natural Sciences, UoH, Israel. A graduate in Population Genetics from Hebrew University, he completed a fellowship in Human Genetics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine where he then joined as a faculty member and rose to the rank of Associate Professor. The foremost focus of Professor Atzmon’s research career has been the understanding of the association of the whole genome to disease, performance, health, and longevity. He has had international collaborations with scientists and researchers across the world and has had more than 160 scientific publications in leading scientific journals. He has been invited to present his work at numerous international scientific conferences and meetings. He has been an expert reviewer for many leading scientific journals on genetics and genomics and serves on the editorial board of several journals.
Research Interests:
- The role of epigenetics in diseases
- Aging and longevity
- Healthy longevity
Keywords:
Epigenetics; Genetic; Aging and longevity; Centenarian
SDG Keywords:
Disability
He can be contacted at: gatzmon@univ.haifa.ac.il
