Prof. Ravid Doron is the head of the Open University Psychobiology Lab at Hadassah Ein Karem Medical Center in Jerusalem. He is a faculty member of the Department of Education and Psychology at The Open University.
Prof. Doron's laboratory focuses on developing novel herbal treatments for depression and anxiety disorders, based on herbal medicines. His team uses animal models to investigate the behavioral and biological brain mechanisms underlying depression and anxiety.
The overall goal of his lab is to pursue research that will deepen our understanding of the development of psychiatric diseases, in order to generate a significant impact through translating theoretical ideas into clinical reality.