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
|