Galia Blum

Following the advice of her father Chaim Gilon an Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, Prof. Blum started her academic studies with a Bachelors in Chemistry at the Hebrew University. Then she shifted to Biochemistry and completed her Ph.D. in Cancer Research in the lab of Alex Levitzki developing inhibitors of the IGF-1R tyrosine kinase at the Institute of Life Sciences of the Hebrew University. She moved on to Stanford University where she then completed a postdoctoral fellowship focusing on developing imaging reagents for proteases in the lab of Professor Matthew Bogyo. The research in the Blum laboratory at the Institute for Drug Research at the Hebrew University, Faculty of Medicine is interdisciplinary with the unique ability to combine organic chemistry methods with biochemical methodologies.

The Blum Research Laboratory is focused on developing novel probes to detect and image proteasesactivity and applying them to investigate the involvement of proteases in normal and pathological conditions. Currently the diseases that are of interest in the Blum lab are cancer, atherosclerosis and epilepsy, to which the newly developed probes are applied as molecular imaging reagents. In the last few years, probes that enable theranostic applications (combining therapy and diagnostic in one) have been developed and applied to animal models of cancer and atherosclerosis. The unique set of expertise in chemistry, biochemistry, optical and CT imaging makes Prof. Blum a world leader in protease imaging and her research with translational potential.

Full Professor,The Institute for Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, The Hebrew University Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel (2022).

Associate Professor,The Institute for Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, The Hebrew University Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel (2016).

Senior Lecturer, The Institute for Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, The Hebrew University Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israe (2009-2016).

Research Associate,  Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA (2008-2009).

Postdoctoral Fellow,   Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA (2003-2008).

Ph.D. The Hebrew University Institute of Life Sciences, Jerusalem, Israel, Direct Ph.D.program (1996-2003).

B.Sc. Chemistry, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel (1991-1994).

2016 - The Dean Prize for Outstanding Young Researcherin Memory of Yaacov Matzner,The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

2015 -Faculty of Medicine Prize of Excellence,The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

2013 - The Louis Chor Memorial Trust, The South African Zionist Federation-Award for research in Cardiac Disease.

2011 - Teva award for excellence of young faculty investigator, Israel.

2010 - Yissum Technology Transfer research support, Israel.

2010 - Eliyahu and Tatiana Leszczynski support of novel research, Israel.

2008 - Stanford University SPARK support of biotechnology translational innovations to practice, USA.

2007 - Katherine McCormick travel grant, USA. 

2006 - Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Research postdoctoral Fellowship, USA.

2005 - Best presentation award the 2nd Pacific Protease Workshop in Half Moon Bay, California, USA.

2005 - Travel Award from the International Proteolysis Society, USA.

2002 - Katzir travel fellowship, Israel.

1996 - The Polack prize for excellence in studies andresearch The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.

64316 - Pre Clinical Imaging, (Master’s and Doctorate), 2 points (2010-on going Every other year).

64742 - Bachelor’s Seminar (Bachelor’s), 2/4 points (2010-2014 Every year).

64120 - Basic Principles in Drug Research(Master’s and Doctorate), 1/3 points (2011-2014 Every year).

64621 - Medicinal Chemistry (Bachelor’s), 4/5 points (2011-on going Every year).

64640 - Analysis of Pharmaceutical Agents, Lab, (Bachelor’s), 1/5 points (2011-on going Every year).

64757 - Bachelor’s SeminarMolecular Imaging of Disease (Bachelor’s), 2/4 point (2014-on going Every year).

64640 - Analysis of Pharmaceutical Agents,Lectures+Lab, (Bachelor’s)5/5 points (2018- on going Every other year).