Prof. Daphne Atlas is a professor at the Department of Biological Chemistry, Institute of Life Sciences, in The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Prof. Daphne Atlas has had a strong professional education with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) focused in Chemistry and Biochemistry from The Hebrew University (BSc), and Biophysics (MSC, PhD) at the Weizmann institute. She is skilled in Animal Models, Life Sciences, In Vivo, Microscopy, and Fluorescence Microscopy. Her research interests are the mechanism of exocytosis, neurodegeneration, and the development of drugs for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disorders. Prof. Daphne Atlas won the 2009 Kaye Innovation Award.