Meet Raz

Age: 26
Rank: Captain
Military role: Reserve HR Officer in the Oded infantry brigade, stationed in the north of Israel 
Studies: Dual BSc in Biology & Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering 
Calling: Neuroscientist

Raz grew up in the southern city of Sderot and his family still lives there. In one of the previous rounds of conflict in Gaza, his parents’ house was damaged by a direct missile strike. Prior to his university studies, Raz served for four and half years as an officer in the IDF.

He excelled academically in high school and was actively involved in numerous social and volunteer activities. At Tel Aviv University, Raz belongs to the Periphery Scholars Program. He dreams of becoming a brain researcher. “I was drawn into the world of science from a young age and my dream is to make a change – not a small change, but a meaningful one with a lasting impact,” Raz says.

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