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Zohar Shpilt Mayer was born in northern Israel in 1991, and raised in Mazkeret Batya. She is married to Guy and a mother to Romi. She moved to Jerusalem in 2012 to pursue three consecutive degrees in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem: a B.Sc. in Chemistry and Biology, completed in 2015; an M.Sc. in Chemistry in the group of Prof. Itamar Willner, in the field of nano-biotechnology, completed in 2017; and a Ph.D. in Chemistry in the group of Prof. Edit Y. Tshuva, which specializes in Titanium-based chemotherapeutics, scheduled to be completed in 2023. During her M.Sc. and Ph.D., she worked as a teaching assistant in several courses in the university, among which are “Organic Chemistry A” for B.Sc. chemistry students, “General Chemistry for Bio-Medical Students”, “General Chemistry Lab for Biology Students”, and “Material Chemistry Lab”. Her research interests include working on the interface between chemistry and biology, in the hopes that better understanding the biological mechanisms of different diseases, and specifically cancer, will enable to improve the treatment options we can provide humanity as chemists.

Dr. Itay Gat graduated from the esteemed Israeli military Talpiyot program, and later served in the IDF research and development corps. He received his Ph.D. from the Institute of Computer Science of the Hebrew University, focusing on brain sciences. Following his army service, as a proud member of the Start-Up Nation, he worked in Israeli Hi-Tech: first in the field of speech processing, and then as a researcher at Compugen, where he led a research group in the area of computational medicine. In 2003 Itay joined Mobileye, where he eventually became senior VP, and shared Mobileye’s dream to make this world a safer place. Throughout the following 15 years, Itay was privileged to work towards making the Advance Driving Assistance Systems an every-day reality. Mobileye achieved what only a few believed possible, becoming the innovative leader in this field: As of 2021 more than 100 million cars worldwide were equipped with these safety systems, saving countless lives. Today Mobileye, currently an Intel company, is leading the next revolution – Autonomous Driving.

Since his early years, Itay nursed another passion – the love for the land of Israel, its scenery, archeology, wild-life and unique history. He is particularly fascinated by the amazing city in which he lives – Jerusalem - by its history, inhabitants, stones as well as its conflicts. In 2018, with a feeling of accomplishment regarding his role in advancing road safety, he felt he could now embark on a new career as a full time tour guide. In this capacity, he can now fulfill his passion and direct his energy towards conveying this love of the land to Israelis and tourists alike.