Keren Yizhak is completing her PhD in the field of Bioinformatics at Tel Aviv University. Her research focuses on the study of human disorders in which metabolism plays a central role, such as aging, cancer, and obesity. Keren develops novel computational methods to analyze cellular metabolism, by integrating high throughput data with genome-scale metabolic models. Her goal is to advance understanding of the pathogenesis of the underlying metabolic alterations of these diseases, and suggest novel therapeutic interventions to combat them.