Ehud Gazit received his BSc from Tel Aviv University and his PhD (with highest distinction) from Weizmann Institute of Science in 1997. Dr. Gazit has been a faculty member at Tel Aviv University since 2000, after completing his postdoctoral studies as a European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) and fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he also had held a visiting appointment (2002–2011). His work resulted in the identification of recognition elements that facilitate the assembly of amyloid fibrils and he identified novel ways to inhibit this process. His laboratory was also the first to identify molecules that form nanotubes and nanospheres of unique mechanical and chemical properties. His lab’s work has resulted in numerous publications in high-impact factor journals including Science, Nature Nanotechnology, Nature Chemical Biology, Nature Materials, Nature Physics, Nature Catalysis, Cell, Advanced Materials and the Proceedings of the US National Academy of Science.