Asael Lubotzky
Dr. Asael Lubotzky (Hebrew: עשהאל לובוצקי) is a former IDF officer wounded in combat, who has become an Israeli physician, author and molecular biologist.
Dr. Asael Lubotzky | |
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Born | 1983 Jerusalem, Israel |
Education |
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Known for | From the Wilderness and Lebanon Not my last journey |
Relatives | Professor Alex Lubotzky (father) |
Medical career | |
Profession | Pediatrician, researcher, writer |
Institutions | Hebrew University of Jerusalem Shaare Zedek Medical Center |
Research | Epigenetics |
Awards | The Leitersdorf Award for significant contribution to the arts (2017) The James Sivartsen Prize in Cancer Research (2019) Medal of Distinguished Rehabilitation |
Military service
Asael Lubotzky grew up in Efrat, studied at the Hesder yeshiva in Ma'ale Adumim, was accepted to Shayetet 13, but chose to enlist in Golani's 51st Battalion. He underwent a training course as a combat soldier and was chosen as the outstanding company cadet. After completing Officer Candidate School Asael served as an officer commanding a platoon of the Golani Brigade. He led his platoon in the fighting in Gaza and, during the Second Lebanon War, fought in many battles in which many of his comrades were killed and wounded, until his own severe injury in the Battle of Bint Jbeil left him with a disability.[1][2]
Medical and research career
After rehabilitation from the injury, he began studying medicine at the Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School,[3] qualified as a doctor,[4] and is now specializing in pediatrics at the Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem.[5] He joined the lab of professor Haim Cedar and became a PhD student of Professor Yuval Dor and Dr. Ruth Shemer at the Hebrew University's Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, who works on methylation patterns of circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA). Dr. Lubotzky was recognized for his studies on circulating cfDNA as cancer diagnostic markers, received the Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF) cancer grant[6] and in 2019 was awarded The James Sivartsen Prize in Cancer Research by The Hebrew University for his innovative work in the field of cancer research.[7] In 2020 his research team received a prestigious grant of $500,000 from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation towards their research on early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease based on blood tests.[8]
Writing
Lubotzky's first book, From the Wilderness and Lebanon, describing his experiences in war and his rehabilitation, was published in 2008 by Yedioth Ahronoth, became a best-seller, won critical acclaim[9] and was translated into English.[10] A second book, Not My Last Journey, documenting the life story of his grandfather, the partisan and Irgun officer Iser Lubotzky, was published in Hebrew in 2017 by Yedioth Books and Menachem Begin Heritage Center.[11]
Lubotzky won the Leitersdorf Prize for the Arts for 2017. Lubotzky lectures on various topics in Israel and abroad.[12][13][14]
Personal life
Asael Lubotzky is the son of Prof. Alexander Lubotzky and grandson of Prof. Murray Roston. He lives in Jerusalem, is married to Avital (Schimmel), a medical psychologist and they have five children.[15][16]
Books
- מן המדבר והלבנון (Min HaMidbar VeHaLevanon), Yedioth Ahronoth, 2008
- From the Wilderness and Lebanon, The Toby Press, Koren Publishers Jerusalem, 2016. English translation of the previous book by professor Murray Roston
- לא דרכי האחרונה (Not my last journey), Yedioth Ahronoth & Menachem Begin Heritage Center, 2017
External links
- Devastating war injury turns Israeli soldier into best-selling author and doctor, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Larry Luxner. November 18, 2018.
- Dr. Asael Lubotzky, Koren Publishers Jerusalem
- Dr. Asael Lubotzky, Rohr Jewish Learning Institute
- From the Wilderness and Lebanon, Official site
- Amazon.com's book reviews and description
- Review by Jack Reimer, Jewishnews.com. February 12, 2016.
- By the Book with Nachum Segal Episode 51: Featuring Asael Lubotzky, March 9, 2016.
- A war memoir of inspiration and pathos, The Jerusalem Post Review by Melanie Takefman, March 17, 2016.
- Gaza, Lebanon–An Israeli soldier's diary, San Diego Jewish World, Review by Fred Reis. March 24, 2016
- Two Great Battles of Life, Review by Amos Lassen
- Rejuvenation: The Background and Battlegrounds of Asael Lubotzky, The Land of Israel Network, Eve Harow. November 6, 2016.
References
- "War veteran returns to hospital as doctor: Golani Brigade officer Asael Lubotzky, who was critically injured during Second Lebanon War". Ynetnews. December 14, 2010.
- This is Israel: Resilience. February 14, 2013 – via YouTube, Aish HaTorah.
- The Battle of His Life: Asael Lubotzky's Story. June 5, 2012 – via YouTube, Rambam Health Care Campus.
- "From wounded hero to pediatrician". Ynetnews. July 3, 2015.
- The Hero Healer, Noga Tarnopolsky, Jewish News, September 29, 2016.
- Hebrew U receives major portion of ICRF cancer research grants, Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
- The James Sivartsen Prize in Cancer Research, The Hebrew University, 2019.
- Congratulations to Dr. Asael Lubotzky and the team of researchers from Hebrew University who were chosen to receive one of the grants for half a million dollars from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Shaare Zedek Medical Center news, February 26, 2020.
- A wounded soldier who became one of Israel's best-selling authors has become a father, Maayana Miskin, Arutz Sheva, September 16, 2010.
- Dr. Asael Lubotzky, Rohr Jewish Learning Institute.
- Not My Last Journey, Yedioth Ahronoth, 2017.
- Inspirational speaker, Asael Lubotzky, M.D., who spoke about his victory overcoming medical injuries received in the 2006 Lebanon War, American Healthcare Professionals and Friends for Medicine in Israel, December 16, 2012.
- Physician shows medical Birthright group that blending profession and Judaism works, The Jewish News, January 10, 2015.
- A Hero's Struggle – Dr. Asael Lubotzky, Rohr Jewish Learning Institute.
- Author Corner , The Toby Press, Koren Publishers Jerusalem.
- "Father and grandfather swoop into ensure smooth delivery". Ynetnews. June 26, 2019.