Prof. Uri Ashery is a prominent neuroscientist who leads an excellent interdisciplinary research team and headed the Sagol School of Neuroscience at Tel Aviv University for the last years. His current research focuses on the molecular mechanisms of neurotransmitter release under normal conditions and in the case of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. His lab combines multidisciplinary approaches such as electrophysiology, super resolution and TIRF microscopy, Molecular and cellular neurobiology and computer modeling to study synaptic plasticity and correlate between molecular changes and synaptic function and dysfunction.

Prof. Ashery pioneered and led the establishment, in 2011, of a unique multidisciplinary "ecosystem" at Tel Aviv University, the Sagol School of Neuroscience. The Sagol School has made Tel Aviv University a magnet for excellent researchers and students. It has become the leading neuroscience institute in Israel, with over 130 research groups led by internationally renowned scientists and clinicians.