Prof. Dr. Nissim Ben-Arie is Professor of Developmental Genetics, studying genetic regulation of nervous system development in the embryo. He is Academic Head of the Pre-Academic Preparatory Schools, both in The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.

Having B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Biology, he is voted numerous times as an excellent lecturer and awarded by the University with the Milken Prize for continuous excellence in teaching.