Ittai Cohen is a leading and renowned researcher in the field of plant science and agriculture. He began his serious and impressive academic journey at the Faculty of Agriculture of the Hebrew University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Soil and Water Sciences and a master's degree in Plant Sciences. As part of his master's thesis, Cohen developed an innovative method for plants to cope with prolonged drought and conserve water. He pursued his doctoral studies at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, focusing his main research on the impact of climate change on plant productivity and their resilience to harsh environmental conditions. Subsequently, he received a prestigious post-doctoral fellowship at UC Davis and the University of Missouri, where he deepened his research on the effects of environmental stress factors such as drought and heat on agricultural yield. Upon returning to Israel, Cohen began working as a researcher at a leading biotechnology company that specialized in producing recombinant human proteins in plants for the regenerative medicine industry. Currently, he manages his own biotechnology company, which focuses on enhancing plant proteins for the alternative protein industry.