RAU + BARBER
Ilana Chefetz isn’t someone who backs down from a challenge. During her mandatory service in the Israeli military police back in 1997, a male colleague working with her to investigate a motorbike theft opined that young women were not cut out to do police work. Chefetz remembers thinking, “I have to prove to this guy that girls can also arrest people and do whatever job is necessary.” So when the pair finally tracked down the suspect, Chefetz jumped out of the car, grabbed the thief, and restrained him until more officers arrived.
Nowadays, Chefetz brings that same tenacity to her research. Although her current work is focused on identifying novel methods for treating ovarian cancer, this topic was far from Chefetz’s mind while earning her ...
