Weinstein Galit, Dr.

Dr. Galit Weinstein is a faculty member at the School of Public Health in the University of Haifa, and the head of the Epidemiology program.

Galit has received her PhD in epidemiology and preventive medicine from Tel-Aviv University, where she explored vascular risk factors for cognitive impairment. She then was a post-doctoral fellow at the Framingham Heart Study, Boston University.

Galit’s research focuses on genetic and life-style risk factors for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. She also aims to identify early biomarkers for prediction of these diseases.