Prof. Philip Lazarovici, PhD, a Professor of Pharmacology who holds the Jacob Gitlin Chair in Physiology, is a member of the Institute for Drug Research of the School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. An acclaimed neuropharmacologist, Professor Lazarovici graduated in pharmacology and toxicology at the Hebrew University, postgraduated in neurobiology at the Weizmann Institute of Science, and conducted neurochemical and molecular research at the National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, as a visiting scientist, which set the stage for his lifelong career in neuropharmacology. His groundbreaking work provided the Israeli scientific community with pharmacological knowledge towards the development of different drugs and the elucidation of their mechanisms of action. Prof. Lazarovici is a member of 15 international and national academic societies, has published more than 250 scientific articles and reviews, and has edited six books in his field of research. His research interests lie in the fields of neuropharmacology, neurotoxicology, neurooncology, and neural engineering, focusing on toxins and neurotrophins.