Dr. Nirit Lev (MD) is a senior neurologist and researcher at the Department of Neurology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus. She obtained her MD and PhD from Tel Aviv University in 2009. Since 2018, she has been the head of the Neurology Department at Meir Medical Center and a senior lecturer at Tel Aviv University. Her research focuses on neurology, particularly the roles of DJ-1 and Sirtuin proteins in neurodegenerative diseases. Lev has authored and co-authored numerous peer-reviewed scientific papers and has presented her work at many national and international conferences.