Sarit Larisch, PhD, Full Professor

Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Haifa
slarisch@univ.haifa.ac.il
saritlarisch@gmail.com
Larisch Lab

• B.Sc. in Biology from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, MSc and Ph.D. from the Lautenberg Center for General and Tumor Immunology, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem. Post-doctoral studies at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, USA. At that time, Prof. Larisch discovered the ARTS protein, which is a central protein that initiates apoptotic cell death and prevents tumor formation. Previously, chair of the Biology and Human Biology departments at the University of Haifa.
• Visiting Professor at the Rockefeller University in New York, NY (USA) since 2002.