Support Organisations

The association is composed of several committees:

SCIENTIFIC BOARD

(composed of 14 prominent scientists including the following:)

Professor Ari Brazilai, Chairman of this committee.

Professor Alan D. Marmorstien, University of Arizona Departmant of Ophthalmology.

Professor Alan Bird, Institute of Ophthalmology, Moorfields Eye Hospital.

Professor Bernhard H. F. Weber, Professor in Human Genetics, University of Regensburg.  

Prof. Rando Allikmets, Columbia University , Eye Institute Research.

Prof. Muna I. Naash, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center

Prof. Gabriel Travis, Institute Jules stein Eye, UCLA School of Medicine

Prof. Criss Hartzell, Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta

Prof. Byron L. Lam, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

Prof. Gustavo Aguirre, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Prof. Janet R. Sparrow, University of Columbia

Prof. Robert Mullins, University of Iowa Health Care

Prof. Michael Boulton, Director of AMD Center, University of Texas

Dr M Abitbol, Centre de Recherches Thérapeutiques en Ophtalmologie, Faculté de Médecine Necker

Professor Yosi Silou, The Chairman of Genetics Department of Tel-Aviv University (where the ATM gene was discovered).

Professor Bani Miller, Chairman of Rambam Eye Hospital.

Dr. Erit Pinasi, the Vice President of Research and Development, Teva Pharmaceutical Company. (the largest generic drug company in the world).


MARKETING AND PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE:

This committee is composed of general managers of various engineering and industrial companies in Israel.


COMMITTEE FOR COORDINATION WITH THE AUTHORITIES:

Professor Naom Finger, former rector of Ben-Gurion University

Professor Ori Marinov,  former general manger of government environmental office.


COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES OF THE ASSOCIATION:

An Internet site has been created  - its address is: www.best.org.il.

The professional writers who will contribute their expertise to this site are:

Professor Shaul Merin, former chairman of the Eye Department of Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Israel.

Dr. Eyal Banin, an expert of genetic retina diseases at Hadassa Medical School, the Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Israel.

Dr. Dror Sharon, a genetics expert at Hadassa Medical School, the Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Israel.

The above  mentioned Haddasa doctors are not official members of the association.  This is in order to prevent a conflict of interest and to enable them to submit grant proposals in the future ( when they need to request help graduates of the association to carry out their research).

Dr. Mordehai Hocberg – PHD of Nutrition

Dr. Brenda Giger – psychologist

Our contact details are:

ENBALIM St' 27
ARAD 80700
ISRAEL

email: info@best.org.il

Tel: 972-8-9959018
Fax: 972-8-9953929