Ronen Ben-Ami is Head of the infectious Diseases Department and Director of the National Mycology Reference Laboratory at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (TASMC), Israel. Prof. Ben-Ami received his M.D. from the Tel Aviv University, and went on to complete his residency in Internal Medicine at TASMC and Mount Sinai Hospital, NY, and training in Infectious Diseases at TASMC. He did his post-doctoral fellowship at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, where he studied host-pathogen interactions involving Candida and Aspergillus species. Prof. Ben-Ami’s research focuses on innate and acquired antifungal drug resistance mechanisms. His group studies the epidemiology and virulence determinants of fungal pathogens that are responsible for a significant burden of disease among immune-compromised patients. Prof. Ben-Ami leads the Antibiotic Stewardship program at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, and has served as Chair of the Israeli Society for Infectious Diseases examination board committee. He serves on the Israeli Epidemic Response team, and was at the forefront of TASMCs response to COVID-19. Prof. Ben-Ami has authored 120 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters.