| Personal data | |
|---|---|
| Surname | Gorshtein |
| Name | Erika |
| Patronym | Simonovna |
| Birth year | 1949 |
| Birth month | 5 |
| Birth day | 20 |
| Birth place | Riga |
| Sex | F |
Gorshtein (Gorstein) (née Berman) Erika Simonovna (20 May 1949, Riga) — biologist.
Erika Gorshtein was the daughter of S. Berman. She graduated from Riga Secondary School No. 15 and, in 1966, from the Faculty of Biology at the University of Latvia.
She was engaged in scientific research in the field of experimental medicine, working at the Riga Medical Institute in a research laboratory affiliated with the Department of Infectious Diseases under the supervision of Academician A. Bluger of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Her work involved testing new pharmaceuticals and developing novel diagnostic methods for liver diseases.
In 1979, she defended her Candidate of Sciences dissertation at the Second Moscow Medical Institute, after which she held the position of Senior Researcher at the Riga Medical Institute.
She is the author and co-author of more than 60 published works in Russian and English, appearing in scientific article collections.
In 1989, she emigrated to Israel and settled in Jerusalem where she worked as Head of the Automation Sector at the unified laboratory of the Clalit Health Services.