Prof. Zvi Livneh is investigating DNA repair, mutagenesis, and cancer, combining basic research on DNA damage tolerance with translational research aimed to harness DNA repair for cancer risk assessment, prevention, and early detection. He did his PhD at the Weizmann Institute, and his post-doctorate at Stanford University School of Medicine. In 1984, he joined the Weizmann Institute of Science, and served as Head of the Biological Chemistry Dept. during 1993–1997 and 2002–2007, and as Dean of the Faculty of Biochemistry during 2010–2016. He is currently the Head of the Swiss Society Institute for Cancer Prevention Research at the Weizmann Institute.