Head of Tel Hashomer (Sheba) Cord Blood Bank since 2001. Pioneer and world acclaimed leader in the field of umbilical cord blood, cord blood banking and stem cell separation and treatment

Professor Nagler is founding member of NetCord and EuroCord (the European network of cord blood banks and transplants) and is a formal cord blood inspector of the FACHT/NetCord organization. Professor Nagler's cord blood bank at Sheba Medical Center was recently accredited by the NMDP.

Among Dr. Nagler's myriad of awards, his most recent include the Best Abstract Award from the American Society of Bone and Marrow Transplantation (ABSMT) in February 2004 and the Best Abstract from the National Marrow Donor Program Meeting in October, 2004. Professor Nagler has received over forty grants from government, research associations, foundations and pharmaceutical companies for his ongoing research. He holds over forty patents and trademarks, has been the lead investigator on over fifteen clinical trials, is an international sought-after lecturer, and widely published.

His tenure with leading edge biotech and pharmaceutical companies included his role as Technical Leader and Medical Advisor to Gamida Cell. Dr. Nagler is a Professor Medicine at Tel-Aviv University, Director of Hematology at Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer and is also Director of Bone Marrow Transplantation and the Cord Blood Bank. Dr. Nagler served as a fellow in medicine/hematology at Stanford University School of Medicine from 1986 until 1989 and is a member of the American Society of Hematology.