Raz Bar-Ziv, Ph.D.

Dr. Raz Bar-Ziv is a general assembly member of ScienceAbroad and a Scientific Team Leader at Believer Meats. Raz has a passion for tackling challenges to health and sustainability, and prior to his work in industry, he did his Ph.D. at the Weizmann Institute of Science, and was a postdoctoral EMBO and The Larry L. Hillblom Foundation fellow at University of California, Berkeley. At Berkeley, Raz was the regional manager for ScienceAbroad for 3 years, and was also the organization’s manager for Genetics and Cell Biology. Raz brings 10 years of experience working in teams, including team leadership and mentoring, management, and outreach in academia and local and international non-profit organizations. His track record includes publishing more than 20 papers, either as a first, or as a co-author, in high-impact journals, along with 12 awards, and fellowships for scientific excellence and innovation.