Itamar Terem

Background

About Itamar Terem

Visiting Student Researcher at the Center of Advanced Functional Neuroimaging (CAFN) at Stanford University. Bio: Itamar Terem finished pre-master's of physics program at Ben-Gurion University, on a scholarship awarded to students who have demonstrated exemplary academic performance and community engagement. Directly prior to this, Itamar graduated with an award of "Excellence," for completing his biomedical engineering degree at the top 10 percent of his class, at Ben-Gurion University. During his senior year, he completed a successful one-year research project focused on shortening the time period of certain medical diagnoses,"Differentiation of Mixed Bacteria in the Generic Level Using Infrared Spectroscopy and Multivariate Analysis," under the guidance of two physics professors. Itamar is also active in science related community engagement including: elected to the student council to represent the physics department, as the Chairman for Community Engagement, where he currently works to promote Arab and Israeli student integration; volunteers weekly, tutoring disadvantaged youth in science subjects; and, tutors university students in physics. Itamar also volunteers with a center focused on assisting mentally-challenged community members, and is active in associations that promote community building in the Negev desert. Itamar served for three years in the IDF’s infantry unit; and, completed a one-year, pre-military volunteer community service program (Israeli Peace Corps equivalent).