Sara Carmel is professor of medical sociology and gerontology at Ben-Gurion University, Israel, head of the Center for Multidisciplinary Research in Aging, President of the Israel Gerontological Society, President of ILC-Israel, and founding head of the Israel National Fund for Research in Aging at the Ministry of Senior Affairs. She is the author of more than 150 scientific publications including two edited volumes on global aging, and has served on numerous national and international committees for academic and policy affairs.