FAMRI Members

Varda Rotter

Varda Rotter (WIS), Director

The Norman and Helen Asher Chair of Cancer Research

Department 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

Gidi Rechavi (SMH), Co-Director

Djerassi Chair in Oncology

Sheba 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.il

Project: Study of the role of A to I RNA editing in lung cancer and other tobacco associated diseases
 
Zvi Livneh

Zvi Livneh (WIS)

The Maxwell Ellis Professorial Chair in Biomedical Research

Department 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/Livneh

Project: The Role of Error-Free and Error-Prone DNA Repair in Lung Cancer
 
David Wallach

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

Ronen Alon (WIS)

The Linda Jacobs Chair in Immune and Stem Cell Research

Department 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.html

Project: Leukocyte trafficking to and function in smoke exposed lungs: implications for immune based therapies of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
 
Adi Kimchi

Adi Kimchi (WIS)

The Helena Rubinstein Professor of Cancer Research

Department 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

Moshe Oren (WIS)

The Andre L. Wolff Chair in Molecular Biology

Department 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

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.il

Project: Tissue repository for molecular studies of lung cancer and other tobacco associated diseases