Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim

Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim is a Reader in History at Goldsmiths, University of London, specializing in transcultural medical exchanges along the Silk Roads. Her notable work includes the book ReOrienting Histories of Medicine, which analyzes medieval Eurasian medical knowledge transmission through manuscripts from Dunhuang, Cairo Genizah, and Tabriz.

• Co-editor of Rashid al-Din: Agent and Mediator of Cultural Exchanges in Ilkhanid Iran (2013)
• Co-editor of Islam and Tibet: Interactions along the Musk Routes (2010)
• Co-editor of Astro-Medicine: Astrology and Medicine, East and West (2008)

Her research bridges Tibetan studies, Jewish studies, and the history of science, focusing on cross-cultural medical narratives. Reviews highlight her use of multilingual sources to map medical practices across linguistic traditions. Key themes include the role of Buddhist Iran in medical cross-pollination and the Eurasian dissemination of ingredients like myrobalans.