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Prof. Michal Hershfinkel
Prof. Michal Hershfinkel

Prof. Michal Hershfinkel is the Chair of the Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, part of the Basic Sciences division in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
Research Interests
- Zinc homeostasis, zinc sensing receptor, zinc signaling in the brain, zinc transport, zinc in wound healing
- Studying the signaling and roles of a distinct zinc sensing receptor, ZnR/GPR39.
Education and Training
- B.Sc., Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
- M.Sc., Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
- Ph.D., Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
- Postdoc, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev