Prof. Uri Ashery is one of the chief initiators of the Sagol School of Neuroscience at Tel Aviv University and was the director of the School of Neuroscience from 2011-2020. His current research focuses on the molecular mechanisms of neurotransmitter release under normal conditions and in the case of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. His lab combines multidisciplinary approaches such as electrophysiology, super-resolution and TIRF microscopy, Molecular and cellular neurobiology and computer modeling to study synaptic plasticity and correlate between molecular changes and synaptic function and dysfunction. Educated at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Ashery received his BSc in 1990 in biology and chemistry with distinction, and his PhD in 1996 in neurobiology cum laude.