11 Facts About Haim Cohen

Haim Cohen is full professor at the Faculty of Life Sciences at Bar Ilan University who studies the molecular mechanisms that determine the rate of aging.

Haim Cohen is the founder and director of the Master's degree program in gerontology at Bar Ilan University.

Haim Cohen was born and raised in Jerusalem to Gedaliah and Rachel Cohen, who was granted in 2000 the honor of "Yakir Yerushalayim" by Jerusalem municipality to valued members of the community.

Haim Cohen was educated at Or Etzion Yeshiva High School and joined the religious kibbutz yeshiva in Ein Zurim.

Haim Cohen demonstrated in a series of studies how the increase of SIRT1 activity, resulting from calorie restriction, supports healthy longevity.

Haim Cohen's research was published in a series of articles in Molecular Cell scientific journal and Science Magazine.

Since 2019, Haim Cohen has served as the head of the Minerva Israel-Germany Center for the Study of the Biological Mechanisms of Aging, and as the Head of the Sagol Healthy Longevity Center in Humans.

Haim Cohen was able to prove that the ability to stay active in old age is due to maintaining energy production in an old mouse through the activation of Gluconeogenesis and fat burning just like in a young mouse.

Haim Cohen's research has focused on understanding the metabolic pathways that are activated by physical activity.

Haim Cohen has won several scientific awards such as the Marcus Prize and the Taubenblatt Award for Excellence in Medical Research and the Rector's Prize for Excellence in Research.

Haim Cohen has received a number of research grants, including the National Science Foundation, the Israel-US Binational Foundation, the Israel-Germany Foundation, the Teva Grant to Research Centers of Excellence, the I-CORE Israeli Center for Research Excellence, the Alon Fellowship Grant, and the ERC grant of the European Union.