Advisory Board

Scientific Advisory Board (SAB):

Svetlana Gorodin  M.Sc. MBA 

Mrs. Svetlana Gorodin held the M.Sc. degree in Biology & Biochemistry from State University in Kiev (Ukraine) and MBA from Derby University (UK, branch in Israel). She has riched postgraduate experience in Tel-Aviv University. Prior to joining the SMARTUBE LTD Company,  Mrs.Gorodin established and served as Head of In-Vitro Assay Development Department at Quark Pharma (QBI), a leading Israeli biotech company. S.Gorodin brought to SMART Biotech LTD an academic knowledge and industrial expertise. She is co-author of 10 full text scientific articles, many abstracts for scientific conferences and 2 patents. Her strong understanding of biotechnology products mechanism of action, and a deep understanding of the target audience, medical/health care business and competitive situation in the public health market brought to company trade opportunities in the additional markets and significant incomes growing.

Dr. Aftab A. Ansari, Professor — Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, and Research Professor, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, positions he has held since 1985. Prior to joining Emory University, Dr. Ansari served in various scientific positions with the U.S. Navy, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Ansari’s research has been focused in the areas of immunology and HIV/AIDS. He has published extensively with over 500 published papers and articles to his credit.

Dr. Ellis Jacobs — Dr. Ellis Jacobs is an Associate Professor of Pathology at New York University School of Medicine, Director of Chemistry at Bellevue Medical Center and Associate Director for Clinical Pathology, South Manhattan Health Network of the New York City Health & Hospital Corporation.  He is former Director of the New York State Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program, which oversees the evaluation, certification, and regulation of clinical laboratories accepting specimens from residents of New York State as part of its clinical laboratory reference system. Dr. Jacobs received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of South Carolina and completed postdoctoral training in Clinical Chemistry & Toxicology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.  He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Clinical Chemistry and a Fellow of the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry. Additionally he is a member of the US Technical Advisory Committee for ISO TC 212-International standards for clinical laboratory testing and in-vitro diagnostic test systems. 

Dr. Jerry Orlin — Graduated from Yale Medical School in 1974. Specialty Boards in Internal Medicine, Hematology and Transfusion Medicine. Served for 3 years as the medical director of Grady Memorial Hospitalin Atlanta, Ga (Emory University School of Medicine). Currently Director of the Dept. of Transfusion Medicine and Apheresis Department of the Rabin Medical Center in Petach Tikva Israel – the largest Transfusion Medicine Dept in Israel.