Pirogov Medical University, Moscow, former USSR, MD. PhD in immunology. Kaplan Medical Center (affiliated with the Hebrew University, Israel) - research in HIV infection. Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel - research in hematopoietic stem cells. Tel-Aviv University, Israel - research in musculoskeletal disorders, inflammaging, and cardiovascular disease. More than 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals, including Nature, Lancet, Nature Medicine, Nature Immunology, Journal of Clinical Immunology, Journal of Experimental Medicine, and Cell Stem Cell.