Eitan Okun

Eitan Okun (; born in 1978) is an Israeli neuroimmunologist, a professor at Bar-Ilan University.

Education Eitan Okun received his bachelor's degree in biology in 2003, his Master's in Immunology in 2004, and his Doctorate in Immunology in 2007, all from Bar-Ilan University. From 2007 to 2011, he was a post-doctoral fellow in Mark Mattson’s Neuroscience lab at the National institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health in Baltimore, Maryland.

Career In August 2011, Okun was appointed to head the Paul Feder Alzheimer’s disease research laboratory, and as a senior lecturer in the Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences at Bar-Ilan University, where he is also affiliated with the Gonda Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center. In February 2017, he was promoted to associate professor. His research focuses on Alzheimer's disease, and how cells of the immune system communicate with the brain during aging, in people with Alzheimer's disease, and individuals with Down syndrome. Another research focus is the connection between pregnancy with a Down syndrome fetus and the increased risk of cognitive decline in the mother.

Personal life Eitan Okun is married to Sarit, and they have four daughters and a son. Until October 7, They lived in Kibbutz Alumim near the Gaza Strip, where Sarit's parents are among the founders.