Ilan Dinstein is Professor of Psychology and Cognitive & Brain Sciences at BGU. Ilan and his students study behavior and neurophysiology using a variety of techniques including neuroimaging (MRI and EEG), psychophysics, wearable devices, video and audio analysis, eye tracking, and motion capture. For additional information see Ilan's personal page.

Idan Menashe is Professor of Public Health at BGU. Idan and his students use integrated epidemiological, statistical, and bioinformatics approaches to study the effects of genetic and non-genetic risk factors contributing to autism. Projects include a focus on revealing  autism prevalence, exposure to risk factors, and genetic variations in the Bedouin population and assessment of prenatal air pollution on the risk of autism in Israel. For more information see Idan's personal website.

Gal Meiri is the Director of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Unit at Soroka Medical Center and an associate professor at the BGU Medical School. Together with his staff, Gal diagnoses approximately 150 new autism cases annually and performs follow-up assessments of the children until the age of 8. Gal studies the prevalence of autism in the Bedouin community with a focus on understanding cross-cultural social, genetic, and environmental risk factors. In addition Gal has initiated a new program to implement MCHAT screening tools in the Negev

Tamar Kolodny is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at BGU and a member of the ANCAN steering committee. Tamar and her students study autism and ADHD using neuroimaging, behavioral, and psychophysics techniques while  focusing on sensory function and development with the goal of unravelling distinct and overlapping mechanisms across the two developmental conditions.