FAMRI Members
Varda Rotter (WIS), Director
The Norman and Helen Asher Chair of Cancer ResearchDepartment of Molecular Cell Biology
Weizmann Institute of Science
Rehovot 76100 Israel
Tel: +972-8-934-4070
Fax: +972-8-934-4125
Email: varda.rotter@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage: http://www.weizmann.ac.il/mcb/Varda/Project: Expression of early and late gene signatures along the process of lung cancer development Gidi Rechavi (SMH), Co-Director
Djerassi Chair in OncologySheba Cancer Research Center
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Sheba Medical Center
Tel Hashomer Ramat Gan 52621 Israel
Tel: +972-3-530-5788
Fax: +972-3-530-5942
Email: gidi.rechavi@sheba.health.gov.ilProject: Study of the role of A to I RNA editing in lung cancer and other tobacco associated diseases Zvi Livneh (WIS)
The Maxwell Ellis Professorial Chair in Biomedical ResearchDepartment of Biological Chemistry
Weizmann Institute of Science
Rehovot 76100 Israel
Tel: +972-8-934-3203
Fax: +972-8-934-4169
Email: zvi.livneh@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage: http://www.weizmann.ac.il/LivnehProject: The Role of Error-Free and Error-Prone DNA Repair in Lung Cancer David Wallach (WIS)
Department of Biological Chemistry
Weizmann Institute of Science
Rehovot 76100 Israel
Tel: +972-8-934-3941
Fax: +972-8-934-3165
Email: david.wallach@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage: http://www.weizmann.ac.il/Biological_Chemistry/scientist/Wallach/Project: The Role of signaling proteins activated by receptors of the TNF/NGF family in the pathology of diseases caused by cigarette smoke exposure Ronen Alon (WIS)
The Linda Jacobs Chair in Immune and Stem Cell ResearchDepartment of Immunology
Weizmann Institute of Science
Rehovot 76100 Israel
Tel: +972-8-934-2482
Fax: +972-8-934-2724
Email: ronen.alon@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage: http://www.weizmann.ac.il/immunology/AlonPage.htmlProject: Leukocyte trafficking to and function in smoke exposed lungs: implications for immune based therapies of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases Adi Kimchi (WIS)
The Helena Rubinstein Professor of Cancer ResearchDepartment of Molecular Genetics
Weizmann Institute of Science
Rehovot 76100 Israel
Tel: +972-8-934-2428
Fax: +972-8-934-4108
Email: adi.kimchi@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage: http://www.weizmann.ac.il/molgen/members/Kimchi/Project: Molecular mechanisms of programmed cell death and their implication in tumor prognosis/therapy Moshe Oren (WIS)
The Andre L. Wolff Chair in Molecular BiologyDepartment of Molecular Cell Biology
Weizmann Institute of Science
Rehovot 76100 Israel
Tel: +972-8-934-2358
Fax: +972-8-934-6004
Email: moshe.oren@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage: http://www.weizmann.ac.il/mcb/MosheOren/Project: Involvement of the p53 tumor suppressor in lung cancer: tumor-stroma interactions, microRNAs and cancer therapy response Amir Onn
Sheba Cancer Research
Sheba Medical Center
Tel-Hashomer, Ramat Gan 52621 Israel
Tel: +972-3-530-2542
Fax: +972-3-530-4934
Email: amir.onn@sheba.health.gov.ilProject: Tissue repository for molecular studies of lung cancer and other tobacco associated diseases