Born in Kyiv and raised in Nazareth and Jerusalem, I earned my BA in Classics and Philosophy (summa cum laude) and MA in Classics (summa cum laude) from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where I also taught Latin for two years. My MA dissertation examined the anatomical and physiological background of Aristotle's theories on nutrition and metabolism. My research focuses on the history of Greco-Roman speculative natural thought, particularly ancient medicine and biology. I've published on Aristotle's teleological understanding of bodily humors and worked in the ERC-funded project ATLOMY: Greco-Roman Anatomy Atlas. There, I produced and collaborated in producing 3D interactive and annotated anatomical models of, among others, the digestive system (Aristotle) and cardiovascular system (Hippocratic treatise The Heart), as well as participated in reenactments of dissections based on Galen's Anatomical Procedures.

Currently, I'm exploring digestive anatomy and physiology concepts in 4th century BCE Greek doctors and philosophers, investigating Galen's notion of "attraction" within the body, and collaborating with my MA supervisor, Orly Lewis, on papers about Galen's typology of internal body parts and the physiology of the Hippocratic The Heart. Outside academia, I practice weightlifting and Ashtanga Yoga.