Dr. Ziv Porat is an associate staff scientist and head of the Weizmann Institute Flow Cytometry unit. His field of expertise is flow and Imaging flow cytometry, which combines the advantages of flow cytometry and microscopy. During the last eight years, he has worked closely with more than 250 researchers, resulting in more than 65 publications. His record includes lecturing at Weizmann as well as all other universities in Israel, research institutes, hospitals, and biotech companies. He initiated, organized and lectured in the annual Israeli Imaging Flow Cytometry user meetings. In addition, he gained international recognition and lectured in many international conferences, and was recently selected for the prestigious “SRL emerging leaders” program of the International Society for the Advancement of Cytometry (ISAC). He is the co-founder of the Flow Cytometry Society of Israel and active in promoting education, organizing workshops and conferences.