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Raphael Falk

Raphael Falk, professor of genetics (emeritus) at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, received his Fil. Kand. (1954) and Fil. Lic. (1955) degrees at the University of Stockholm and his Ph.D. at the Hebrew University. His research has been on genetic viability effects of induced mutations in Drosophila; genetic analysis of gene chromosome organization in Drosophila; and developmental genetics (1955–1988). Since 1983 he has also researched the history of genetics and the epistemology of
genetic and evolutionary concepts.

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Elisabeth Goldschmidt

Elisabeth Goldschmidt was the founder of genetic studies as a research and teaching discipline at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She saw in the mass immigration of Jewish communities to Israel a unique opportunity for genetic research that might also contribute to the welfare of society, and in consequence founded the systematic research in human genetics and genetic counseling services in Israel.