Prof. Chaim (Chagi) Pick is a Professor in the Department of Anatomy & Anthropology at the Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University. Over his distinguished career, Prof. Pick has led pioneering work in the field of traumatic brain injury (TBI), establishing preclinical models with translational relevance to drive innovative treatment strategies and drug development for cognitive, behavioral, and cellular outcomes post-injury.
Prof. Pick’s laboratory developed a blast injury model in mice to mimic battlefield and terror-attack exposures, allowing graded brain injury analysis under controlled conditions. His group’s research has been foundational in advancing understanding of the effects and mechanisms underlying mTBI, both severe and mild. Beyond trauma research, Prof. Pick’s interests encompass the impact of physical activity across special human populations (including cognitive disability and psychiatric patients), the beneficial effects on recovery from brain damage, and animal models demonstrating connections between physical activity and neuroprotection or tumor reduction.
Prof. Pick’s prolific publication record spans behavioral neuroscience, neuropharmacology, and clinical implications of TBI, and his innovative translational research has contributed significantly to advancing the understanding and treatment of brain injury and the neurobiological benefits of physical activity.

Contact:
Email: pickc@tauex.tau.ac.il
Website: https://en-med.tau.ac.il/profile/pickc