Dr Yaacov Lawrence MA MBBS MRCP graduated from Cambridge University and University College Hospital, London. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Radiation Oncology. Between 2007-2010 he was a Fellow and subsequently Attending Physician at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia. In 2009 he was awarded an ASCO Young Investigator Award. Currently Dr Lawrence leads the Gastro-intestinal program within the Department of Radiation Oncology, Sheba Medical Center and heads the Research Division within the department. He is a Senior Lecturer at Tel Aviv University. He has received funding from the Israel Cancer Association, the Israel Science Foundation, Israel Cancer Research Fund ICRF, NATO, European Union FP7 program, NATO, the Rosetree’s foundation, Pharmaceutical companies, Gateway for Cancer Research and the Israel Science Foundation.