Zaid Afawi
Dr. Zaid Afawi received his MD with honors from the University of Napoli Federico II, Italy and MPH from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. During his PhD at Tel-Aviv University he worked with an Australian group and together they discovered new genes and new mutations. He is currently a coordinator of research on genetics of epilepsy in Tel-Aviv Medical Center and Tel-Aviv Medical School University; and a member of staff in Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel.