Professor Erez is studying the biology of tumor metastasis, focusing on the metastatic microenvironment. The main goal of her research is to characterize stromal and immune pathways that can be targeted by novel therapeutics. Prof. Erez did her MSc and PhD at the Weizmann Institute of Science, and her Postdoctoral fellowship with Prof. Doug Hanahan at UCSF. Neta is the Vice Dean for Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring at TAU Faculty of Medicine, and former Chair of Pathology. She is the Vice President of the Israeli Society for Cancer Research (ISCR), and a board member of the MRS and EACR. Neta is also an enthusiastic mentor and advocate for women in science. She dedicates time and effort to nurturing young scientists. In 2020, she was awarded the Nature Research Award for Mentoring in Science.