The Fainaru Lab Team

Ofer Fainaru, MD, PhD is a Senior Reproductive Endocrinologist, Acting director of IVF unit at Rambam Medical Center; Assistant Professor at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology; Completed his MD Degree Summa Cum Laude (1998) at Tel Aviv University and his PhD at the Department of Molecular Genetics (2005), Weizmann Institute of Science. He was certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology Summa Cum Laude (2006), Tel Aviv Souraski Medical Center. Dr. Fainaru completed his Postdoctorate Fellowship (2008) at The Vascular Biology Program, Harvard Medical School, and a Clinical Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (2009), University of Toronto. Honors and awards: European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) (2007), Fulbright (2006) and Rothschild (2006) fellowships; Legacy research grant from the Israel Science Foundation (ISF) (2009); Meyer Foundation (2011); Sima Leor Foundation grant (2012); Israeli Ministry of Health, Chief Scientist grant (2014) Crown Family Foundation grant (2016). Executive committee member of The Israeli Fertility Association and the Israeli Society for Placenta Research. Research interests include understanding mechanisms that enhance the ovarian reserve and fertility preservation. Dr. Fainaru authored more than 50 scientific publications in peer reviewed journals, book chapters, and responsible for several international patents.