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Prof. Liran Shlush

Why the human hematopoietic system is aging and how it relates to the evolution of leukemia. Can we diagnose leukemia early and apply preventive therapy. Why mutations accumulate in HSCs and how do they change their function

Prof. Liran Shlush

Molecular Cell Biology

Prof. Eli Arama

Molecular Genetics

Field

Programmed Cell Death and Cellular Destruction in Development

Research Focus

Death without caspases and caspases without death in development

Prof. Eli Arama

Molecular Genetics

Dr. Eyal Karzbrun

Molecular Genetics

Field

Stem-cell Bioengineering; Developmental biology; Soft-matter physics;

Research Focus

Studying how human organs acquire their shape by developing 3D stem-cell systems and applying concepts from soft-matter physics

Dr. Eyal Karzbrun

Molecular Genetics

Prof. Rotem Sorek

Molecular Genetics

Field

Microbial genomics and systems biology

Research Focus

Interactions between bacteria and the viruses that infect them

Prof. Rotem Sorek

Molecular Genetics

Prof. Gil Levkowitz

Molecular Cell Biology

Field

Development and function of the hypothalamus

Research Focus

We study morphogenesis, cell biology and function of hypothalamic neurons, which regulate appetite, stress and social behavior

Prof. Gil Levkowitz

Molecular Cell Biology

Prof. Yuval Eshed

Plant and Environmental Sciences

Field

Plant developmental genetics

Research Focus

Shoot apical meristem, floral transition

Prof. Yuval Eshed

Plant and Environmental Sciences

Prof. Schraga Schwartz

How diverse posttranscriptional modifications regulate the fate of mRNA

Prof. Schraga Schwartz

Molecular Genetics

Prof. Eldad Tzahor

Molecular Cell Biology

Field

Regenerative biology

Research Focus

How to mend a broken heart?

Prof. Eldad Tzahor

Molecular Cell Biology

Dr. Orly Laufman

Molecular Genetics

Field

Molecular and Cell Biology of RNA viruses

Research Focus

How human RNA viruses interact with their host cells and transform them into viral factories

Dr. Orly Laufman

Molecular Genetics

Dr. Yaron Emanuel Antebi

Molecular Genetics

Field

Mammalian cellular communication systems

Research Focus

Systematic analysis of combinatorial signals during cellular fate determination processes

Dr. Yaron Emanuel Antebi

Molecular Genetics

Prof. Yoav Soen

Biomolecular Sciences

Field

Emergence of Adaptive Variations, Evolution, Host-microbiome Interactions, Adaptation of a Meta-Organism, Dynamic Sustainability of Complex Systems

Research Focus

Investigating how adaptive variation arises (as opposed to being selected) and testing predictions of a theory of individual-specific adaptation that complements natural selection by explaining adaptation on every timescale and level of organization

Prof. Yoav Soen

Biomolecular Sciences

Prof. Idit Shachar

Systems Immunology

Field

Immunotherapy of cancer and autoimmunity by regulating the immune cells’ survival and function

Research Focus

Decipher expression of molecular pathways and their function in cells, disease models and samples from patients.

Mechanisms controlling immune cell survival and function in health and disease

Prof. Idit Shachar

Systems Immunology

Prof. Joel Stavans

Physics of Complex Systems

Field

Ecological Systems Biology, Astrobiology

Research Focus

We study bacterial ecological interactions, diversity, stability and stress in communities from pre-Cambrian oceans

Prof. Joel Stavans

Physics of Complex Systems

Prof. Valery Krizhanovsky

Molecular Cell Biology

Field

Cellular Senescence

Research Focus

We study why we age and how senescent cells impact aging, age-related diseases and cancer

Prof. Valery Krizhanovsky

Molecular Cell Biology

Prof. Mike Fainzilber

Biomolecular Sciences

Field

Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology

Research Focus

How can neurons and other large cells sense their own size to control their growth under normal or injury/disease conditions?

Prof. Mike Fainzilber

Biomolecular Sciences

Prof. Doron Lancet

Molecular Genetics

Field

Bioinformatic data bases, chemical models for life's origin

Research Focus

Genome databases, Origin of life

Prof. Doron Lancet

Molecular Genetics

Dr. Meital Oren-Suissa

Brain Sciences

Field

Molecular Neurobiology

Research Focus

The synaptic basis for sexual dimorphism in the nervous system

Dr. Meital Oren-Suissa

Brain Sciences

Dr. Ranit Kedmi

Illuminating antigen presenters and their cross-talk with T cells to execute inflammatory and peaceful immune responses.

Dr. Ranit Kedmi

Systems Immunology

Dr. Dvir Gur

Molecular Genetics

Field

Pigment Cells, Cell Biology, Biomaterials, Electron Microscopy, Pathological Crystallization

Research Focus

We use molecular genetics and advanced electron microscopy to study pigment cells and the formation of functional and pathological bio-organic crystals.

Dr. Dvir Gur

Molecular Genetics

Dr. Tslil Ast

Biomolecular Sciences

Field

The interface of mitochondria, iron and human health

Research Focus

We study the mitochondria, and are especially passionate about their most ancient and conserved pathway- iron-sulfur cluster biosynthesis

Dr. Tslil Ast

Biomolecular Sciences

Dr. Efrat Shema

Immunology and Regenerative Biology

Field

Cancer Epigenetics

Research Focus

We study epigenetic events that contribute to cancer by applying innovative single-molecule technologies

Dr. Efrat Shema

Immunology and Regenerative Biology

Prof. Tamar Geiger

Molecular Cell Biology

Field

Cancer proteomics

Research Focus

Proteomic analysis of cancer heterogeneity to elucidate disease progression mechanisms and resistance to therapy

Prof. Tamar Geiger

Molecular Cell Biology

Prof. Koby Levy

Chemical and Structural Biology

Field

Computational Molecular Biophysics

Research Focus

Dynamics and mechanism of proteins and DNA self-assembly

Prof. Koby Levy

Chemical and Structural Biology

Prof. Maya Schuldiner

Functional genomics and systematic screens to uncover new protein functions

Prof. Maya Schuldiner

Molecular Genetics

Prof. Nir Yosef

Systems Immunology

Field

Computational Biology, Immunology

Research Focus

We develop algorithms and utilize single cell genomics for studying the organization and function of immune cells in a tissue

Prof. Nir Yosef

Systems Immunology

Prof. Nir London

Chemical and Structural Biology

Field

Chemical Biology

Research Focus

We use computers, chemistry and biology to design covalent ligands for interesting proteins, to understand biology and discovery drugs

Prof. Nir London

Chemical and Structural Biology

Prof. Oren Schuldiner

Molecular Cell Biology

Field

Developmental Neuroscience

Research Focus

Mechanisms of axon growth, destruction and refinement during developmental neuronal remodeling

Prof. Oren Schuldiner

Molecular Cell Biology

Prof. Tali Kimchi

Brain Sciences

Field

Behavioral Neuroscience

Research Focus

Neurobiology of sexual dimorphism in social and reproductive behavior

Prof. Tali Kimchi

Brain Sciences

Prof. Jeffrey Gerst

Molecular Genetics

Field

Intracellular and Intercellular RNA trafficking

Research Focus

Intracellular and intercellular trafficking of mRNA and its role in protein localization and cell physiology

Prof. Jeffrey Gerst

Molecular Genetics

Prof. Eran Hornstein

Molecular Genetics

Field

neuroscience, systems biology

Research Focus

Molecular pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases

Prof. Eran Hornstein

Molecular Genetics

Prof. Ilan Lampl

Studying cellular correlates of tactile perception of rodents

Prof. Ilan Lampl

Brain Sciences

Prof. Eran Elinav

Systems Immunology

Field

Host Microbiome interactions, system's immunology

Research Focus

Host-microbiome interactions in health and disease

Prof. Eran Elinav

Systems Immunology

Dr. Daniel Dar

Plant and Environmental Sciences

Field

Microbial Systems Biology

Research Focus

From Single cells to Microbial Collectives

Dr. Daniel Dar

Plant and Environmental Sciences

Prof. Avri Ben-Zeev

Molecular Cell Biology

Field

Cancer Cell Biology

Research Focus

Adhesion-mediated signaling during cancer development and metastasis

Prof. Avri Ben-Zeev

Molecular Cell Biology

Prof. Noam Sobel

Brain Sciences

Field

Brain mechanisms of human olfaction

Research Focus

How the brain processes smell, and how smell influences behavior

Prof. Noam Sobel

Brain Sciences

Dr. Leeat Yankielowicz-Keren

Molecular Cell Biology

Field

Systems biology , Cancer immunology

Research Focus

Developing experimental and computational approaches for multiplexed imaging of clinical specimens to uncover tumor-immune interactions

Dr. Leeat Yankielowicz-Keren

Molecular Cell Biology

Prof. Michal Schwartz

The role of immune system in brain homeostasis and repair: implications to aging and Alzheimer’s disease

Prof. Michal Schwartz

Brain Sciences

Prof. Yitzhak Pilpel

Molecular Genetics

Field

Genomics, Systems Biology, Evolution

Research Focus

We study the structure, function and evolution of systems that regulate gene expression, with emphasis on translation

Prof. Yitzhak Pilpel

Molecular Genetics

Prof. Moran Shalev-Benami

Chemical and Structural Biology

Field

Cell-cell communication in the CNS

Research Focus

Uncovering the structures of CNS receptors to understand their function through cryo-EM

Prof. Moran Shalev-Benami

Chemical and Structural Biology

Prof. Yifat Merbl

Systems Immunology

Field

Systems Immunology; Biochemical Immunology

Research Focus

Proteostasis control in cancer and immune regulation

Prof. Yifat Merbl

Systems Immunology

Prof. Ariel Amir

Physics of Complex Systems

Field

Biophysics

Research Focus

Physics of living systems: Mathematical and physical models of microbial cell growth and division; Gene expression; Phenotypic variability; Evolutionary dynamics; TF search and first-passage-time problems; Collective dynamics in cell signaling

Prof. Ariel Amir

Physics of Complex Systems

Field

Structural Systems Biology

Research Focus

A quantitative, structural, and evolutionary understanding of cells and their proteome

Prof. Shalev Itzkovitz

Molecular Cell Biology

Field

Systems Biology of mammalian tissues

Research Focus

Spatial transcriptomics of mammalian tissues

Prof. Shalev Itzkovitz

Molecular Cell Biology

Prof. Jakub Abramson

Immunology and Regenerative Biology

Field

Immunological tolerance and autoimmunity

Research Focus

Functional genomics and transcriptomics in mouse models and humans

Prof. Jakub Abramson

Immunology and Regenerative Biology

Prof. Ziv Shulman

Systems Immunology

Field

Antibody-mediated immune responses

Research Focus

We study how antibodies are generated in response to invading pathogens in mouse models, infected subjects and cancer patients. We use this information to produce novel antibodies for immunotherapy.

Prof. Ziv Shulman

Systems Immunology

Dr. Ariel Afek

Chemical and Structural Biology

Field

Genome biophysics

Research Focus

We investigate fundamental principles of mutagenesis and gene expression by high-throughput methods

Dr. Ariel Afek

Chemical and Structural Biology

Prof. Karina Yaniv

Immunology and Regenerative Biology

Field

Regenerative Biology, Cardiovascular Biology

Research Focus

Organ growth, regeneration and aging: A focus on the vascular system.

Prof. Karina Yaniv

Immunology and Regenerative Biology

Prof. Avraham Yaron

Biomolecular Sciences

Field

Molecular neuroscience

Research Focus

Deciphering the intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms of neuronal wiring

Prof. Avraham Yaron

Biomolecular Sciences

Prof. Michael Walker

Biomolecular Sciences

Field

The pancreatic β cell in health and disease

Research Focus

The goal of our research is to understand how pancreatic beta cells perform their unique functions

Prof. Michael Walker

Biomolecular Sciences

Prof. Steffen Jung

Immunology and Regenerative Biology

Field

Mononuclear Phagocyte Biology

Research Focus

We study in vivo functions of specific innate immune cells in health and pathology using state of the art mouse models, gene manipulation and advanced transcriptome, translatome and epigenome profiling technologies.

Prof. Steffen Jung

Immunology and Regenerative Biology

Prof. Assaf Vardi

Plant and Environmental Sciences

Field

Marine Microbiology

Research Focus

The role of cellular mechanisms, signaling and metabolic crosstalk in mediating microbial interaction (host-virus, host-bacteria, predator-prey) in the marine environment

Prof. Assaf Vardi

Plant and Environmental Sciences

Prof. Elisabetta Boaretto

Scientific Archeology Unit

Field

Scientific Archaeology

Research Focus

Study of archaeological record from the excavation to the laboratory. Reconstructing the past: human activities, paleoclimate and chronology

Prof. Elisabetta Boaretto

Scientific Archeology Unit

Dr. Moshe Biton

Immunology and Regenerative Biology

Field

Gut Tissue Dynamics

Research Focus

Understanding epithelial, stem and immune cell interactions in the gut

Dr. Moshe Biton

Immunology and Regenerative Biology

Prof. Nachum Ulanovsky

Brain Sciences

Field

Systems Neuroscience, Behavioral Neuroscience

Research Focus

Neural mechanisms of spatial cognition and social cognition in the bat hippocampus

Prof. Nachum Ulanovsky

Brain Sciences

Dr. David Zeevi

Plant and Environmental Sciences

Field

Environmental microbiology, AI

Research Focus

Environmental microbes and their response to human-made pollution

Dr. David Zeevi

Plant and Environmental Sciences

Prof. Amnon Horovitz

Chemical and Structural Biology

Field

Protein folding and allostery

Research Focus

Structure-function analysis of protein folding chaperone machines

Prof. Amnon Horovitz

Chemical and Structural Biology

Prof. Itay Halevy

Earth and Planetary Sciences

Field

Isotope biogeochemistry, geobiology, Earth-systems history

Research Focus

Isotopic fingerprint of microbial metabolism

Prof. Itay Halevy

Earth and Planetary Sciences

Dr. Takashi Kawashima

Serotonergic control of learning, Development of learning abilities

Dr. Takashi Kawashima

Brain Sciences

Prof. Naama Barkai

Biological circuits: design, function and evolution • Regulatory genome: transcription, replication and the chromatin as a communication platform • Developmental patterning: morphogen gradients, scaling, robustness

https://barkailab.wixsite.com/barkai/research

Prof. Naama Barkai

Molecular Genetics

Dr. Alexandra Tayar

Chemical and Biological Physics

Research Focus

Biophysics, soft matter, active matter

Dr. Alexandra Tayar

Chemical and Biological Physics

Prof. Brian Berkowitz

Earth and Planetary Sciences

Field

Biogeochemistry of kidney stones and urine

Research Focus

With background in fluid dynamics and biogeochemistry, we study the properties of kidney stones and urine, as well as the function of ureteral stents, and implications for clinical diagnoses and treatments.

Prof. Brian Berkowitz

Earth and Planetary Sciences

Dr. Yarden Cohen

Brain Sciences

Field

Systems Neuroscience, Neuroethology, Computational and Theoretical Neuroscience

Research Focus

Our lab studies how the brain learns, controls, and perceives the syntax of flexible behavior.

Dr. Yarden Cohen

Brain Sciences

Dr. David Gokhman

Molecular Genetics

Field

Genetics, evolution, computational biology

Research Focus

Human evolution and disease

Dr. David Gokhman

Molecular Genetics

Prof. Gideon Schreiber

Biomolecular Sciences

Field

Protein interactions and cell signaling

Research Focus

We are interested to learn basic principles dictating specificity of proteinprotein interactions and how this relates to cell signaling

Prof. Gideon Schreiber

Biomolecular Sciences

Prof. Jacob Klein

Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science

Field

Biophysics and Biomaterials

Research Focus

Biological lubrication, drug delivery

Prof. Jacob Klein

Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science

Prof. Ronen Alon

Immunology and Regenerative Biology

Field

Immunology and vascular biology

Research Focus

Mechanisms of leukocyte migration across distinct blood vessels during infections using genetically manipulated immune competent mice and state of the art imaging approaches. Imaging cancer cell crossing of blood vessels during metastatic processes.

Prof. Ronen Alon

Immunology and Regenerative Biology

Prof. Uri Alon

Molecular Cell Biology

Field

System Biology

Research Focus

Design principle of Biological circuits. Ageing and Age-related disease

Prof. Uri Alon

Molecular Cell Biology

Prof. Sarel-Jacob Fleishman

Biomolecular Sciences

Field

Computational protein design

Research Focus

We develop algorithms for enzyme and antibody design and verify them using high-throughput experiments.

Prof. Sarel-Jacob Fleishman

Biomolecular Sciences

Prof. Michael Elbaum

Chemical and Biological Physics

Field

biological physics

Research Focus

cryo-electron tomography

Prof. Michael Elbaum

Chemical and Biological Physics

Prof. Ayelet Erez

Molecular Cell Biology

Field

Metabolism

Research Focus

We identify systemic metabolic changes within the host that accompany or cause cancer

Prof. Ayelet Erez

Molecular Cell Biology

Dr. Michal Ramot

Networks, behavior and plasticity in the human brain

Dr. Michal Ramot

Brain Sciences

Prof. Igor Ulitsky

Immunology and Regenerative Biology

Field

RNA biology

Research Focus

Characterization of the functions and mechanisms of long noncoding RNAs and of nuclear RNA export

Prof. Igor Ulitsky

Immunology and Regenerative Biology

Prof. Elad Schneidman

Brain Sciences

Field

Computational and Theoretical Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Collective Behavior, Data Science, Network Science

Research Focus

Design principles and function of learning networks

Prof. Elad Schneidman

Brain Sciences

Prof. Asaph Aharoni

Plant and Environmental Sciences

Field

Plant metabolism

Research Focus

The role of specialized metabolism in plant- environment interactions

Prof. Asaph Aharoni

Plant and Environmental Sciences

Prof. Elazar Zelzer

Molecular Genetics

Field

Neuronal - Musculoskeletal System Development and Disease

Research Focus

Proprioception and the the musculoskeletal system in development and disease

Prof. Elazar Zelzer

Molecular Genetics

Prof. Itay Tirosh

Molecular Cell Biology

Field

Cancer research, single cell biology

Research Focus

intra-tumor heterogeneity in glioma and in head and neck cancer

Prof. Itay Tirosh

Molecular Cell Biology

Prof. Lucio Frydman

Chemical and Biological Physics

Field

Magnetic Resonance

Research Focus

The development of new in vivo approaches for advancing the study, diagnosis and prognosis of cancer based on emerging MRI techniques –foremost ultrahigh field metabolic cancer and diffusivity studies

Prof. Lucio Frydman

Chemical and Biological Physics

Dr. Rony Dahan

Systems Immunology

Field

Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy

Research Focus

We aim to develop novel translational strategies that will improve immunity against cancer, and to optimize the potency of currently available antibody based immunotherapies

Dr. Rony Dahan

Systems Immunology

Prof. Ruth Scherz-Shouval

Biomolecular Sciences

Field

Cancer research

Research Focus

We study the tumor microenvironment, and how it is transcriptionally rewired by stress to promote cancer

Prof. Ruth Scherz-Shouval

Biomolecular Sciences

Prof. Neta Regev-Rudzki

Biomolecular Sciences

Field

Infectious Disease, Microbiology, Malaria, Parasite, Immunology, Cell-cell communication, Signaling, Host-Pathogen interaction

Research Focus

Studying cell-cell communication mechanisms of malaria parasites within a population and with their hosts

Prof. Neta Regev-Rudzki

Biomolecular Sciences

Dr. Ivo Spiegel

Brain Sciences

Field

Molecular Systems Neuroscience

Research Focus

Genomic & state-dependent regulation of neural circuit plasticity

Dr. Ivo Spiegel

Brain Sciences

Prof. Ravid Straussman

Molecular Cell Biology

Field

Cancer biology, tumor microbiome, drug resistance

Research Focus

Drug resistance in cancer, effects that intra-tumor bacteria on cancer biology and drug resistance, ex vivo organ culture for the prediction of drug response

Prof. Ravid Straussman

Molecular Cell Biology

Prof. Ori Avinoam

Biomolecular Sciences

Field

Molecular Membrane Biology

Research Focus

We seek a molecular understanding of membrane remodeling and its contribution to health and disease

Prof. Ori Avinoam

Biomolecular Sciences

Prof. Anthony H. Futerman

Biomolecular Sciences

Field

Sphingolipids in Health and Disease

Research Focus

Functional genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics in mouse model and humans

Prof. Anthony H. Futerman

Biomolecular Sciences

Prof. Amos Tanay

Computer Science and Applied Mathematics

Field

Epigenetics and single cell genomics

Research Focus

Combining data analysis and experimental methods for understanding tissue function from single cells

Prof. Amos Tanay

Computer Science and Applied Mathematics

Dr. Tal Iram

Molecular Neuroscience

Field

Molecular Neuroscience

Research Focus

Mechanisms of oligodendrocyte and white matter aging and rejuvenation.

Dr. Tal Iram

Molecular Neuroscience

Prof. Yinon Rudich

Earth and Planetary Sciences

Field

Environmental effects of aerosols and pollution

Research Focus

Health effects of air polution, transport of bacteria and fungi in the atmosphere

Prof. Yinon Rudich

Earth and Planetary Sciences

Prof. Orly Reiner

Molecular Genetics

Field

Brain development in Health and Disease

Prof. Orly Reiner

Molecular Genetics

Prof. Rony Paz

Brain Sciences

Field

Systems Neuroscience and Brain Research

Research Focus

Neural codes and networks that underlie learning and memory, and related models of neuropsychiatry

Prof. Rony Paz

Brain Sciences

Prof. Rina Rosenzweig

Chemical and Structural Biology

Field

Structure and function of human molecular chaperones in health and disease

Research Focus

Our lab aims to reveal the fundamental mechanisms governing chaperone activity in health and disease by applying a unique combination of advanced NMR methodologies with functional assays.

Prof. Rina Rosenzweig

Chemical and Structural Biology

Prof. Ari Elson

Molecular Genetics

Field

Bone homeostasis in health and disease

Research Focus

We study how osteoclasts, the only cells in our body that can degrade bone, are formed and how they function, both in health and in disease

Prof. Ari Elson

Molecular Genetics

Prof. Yonatan Stelzer

Molecular Cell Biology

Field

Epigenetics, Embryonic Development, Embryonic Stem Cells, Cell Specification, Systems Biology

Research Focus

We study the functional roles of epigenetics during cell-fate decisions

Prof. Yonatan Stelzer

Molecular Cell Biology

Prof. Eran Segal

Computer Science and Applied Mathematics

Field

Personalized Medicine

Research Focus

Personalized medicine using machine learning applied to genomic and clinical data

Prof. Eran Segal

Computer Science and Applied Mathematics

Prof. Elior Peles

Molecular Cell Biology

Field

Cellular and molecular neurobiology - Myelin and glial cell biology

Research Focus

Combine molecular biology, biochemical and advanced microscopy techniques to study myelinating glial cells

Prof. Elior Peles

Molecular Cell Biology

Prof. Deborah Fass

Chemical and Structural Biology

Field

Structural biology

Research Focus

Disulfide bonding in the folding, assembly, and regulation of proteins and protein complexes

Prof. Deborah Fass

Chemical and Structural Biology

Prof. Michal Rivlin

Brain Sciences

Field

Neural circuits in the visual system

Research Focus

Functional imaging and electrophysiology recordings to uncover light responses of neurons along the visual pathway and their underlying circuits

Prof. Michal Rivlin

Brain Sciences

Prof. Ofer Yizhar

Brain Sciences

Field

Neuroscience, neurotechnology

Research Focus

Prefrontal cortical circuits, social behavior, learning, decision making, optogenetic tool development

Prof. Ofer Yizhar

Brain Sciences

Prof. Eitan Reuveny

Biomolecular Sciences

Field

How neurons and cells regulate their electrical activities and calcium levels, from molecular insights to behavior

Research Focus

We are interested in deciphering questions spanning from molecular to behavioral levels

Molecular and Physiological Mechanisms Ion Channels Function

Prof. Eitan Reuveny

Biomolecular Sciences

Prof. Yosef Yarden

Immunology and Regenerative Biology

Field

Cancer progression, metastasis and dormancy, and resistance to anti-cancer drugs

Research Focus

We use model systems, both in vitro and in vivo, generate novel therapies and apply transcriptomics, along with proteomics and metabolic analyses.

Prof. Yosef Yarden

Immunology and Regenerative Biology

Prof. Noam Stern-Ginossar

The interplay between viruses and their hosts

Prof. Noam Stern-Ginossar

Molecular Genetics

Prof. Roi Avraham

Immunology and Regenerative Biology

Field

Host-pathogen interactions

Research Focus

Why do some people succumb to infection - while others don't?

Prof. Roi Avraham

Immunology and Regenerative Biology

Dr. Einat Segev

Plant and Environmental Sciences

Field

Marine Microbiology, Biogeochemistry, Environmental Sciences, Bacterial Genetics

Research Focus

We study microbial interactions using cutting-edge laboratory approaches

Our group is passionate about marine microbes

Dr. Einat Segev

Plant and Environmental Sciences

Prof. Elisha Moses

Physics of Complex Systems

Research Focus

Brain, language, biomechanics of protein

Prof. Elisha Moses

Physics of Complex Systems

Prof. Amnon Bar-Shir

Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science

Field

Molecular and cellular imaging

Research Focus

Genetically engineered reporters for MRI

Prof. Amnon Bar-Shir

Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science

Prof. Yardena Samuels

Molecular Cell Biology

Field

Cancer immunם-genomics

Research Focus

An integrative approach for the exploration of melanoma genetic and immunological interactions

Prof. Yardena Samuels

Molecular Cell Biology

Prof. Rivka Dikstein

Biomolecular Sciences

Field

Precision and connectivity in gene regulation

Research Focus

Investigating how transcription and translation control the cellular response to environmental stimuli

Prof. Rivka Dikstein

Biomolecular Sciences

Dr. Yoav Livneh

Brain-body interactions

Dr. Yoav Livneh

Brain Sciences

Dr. Ofer Shoshani

Biomolecular Sciences

Field

Cancer genome evolution

Research Focus

Chromosome Catastrophes in Cancer

Dr. Ofer Shoshani

Biomolecular Sciences

Prof. Assaf Gal

Plant and Environmental Sciences

Field

Biomaterials, cryo electron microscopy

Research Focus

We use advanced electron microscopy to understand the cellular processes of mineral morphogenesis

Prof. Assaf Gal

Plant and Environmental Sciences

Dr. Rita Schmidt

Brain Sciences

Field

System neuroscience in humans

Research Focus

Developing new tools for human MRI, especially at ultra-high field 7T MRI scanner, aiming to better understand the human brain function

Dr. Rita Schmidt

Brain Sciences

Prof. Yaniv Ziv

Brain Sciences

Field

Neural coding of long-term memory

Research Focus

We study the mechanisms and neural coding dynamics underlying long-term memory

Prof. Yaniv Ziv

Brain Sciences

Prof. Ron Diskin

Chemical and Structural Biology

Field

Structural Virology and Immunology

Research Focus

The interplay between viruses, cells, and the host's immune response.

Prof. Ron Diskin

Chemical and Structural Biology

Prof. Michal Neeman

Immunology and Regenerative Biology

Field

Imaging of angiogenesis and vascular remodeling in pregnancy

Research Focus

Multi modal molecular imaging of regulatory checkpoints in vascular remodeling in reproduction

Prof. Michal Neeman

Immunology and Regenerative Biology

Prof. Atan Gross

Immunology and Regenerative Biology

Field

Mitochondria Biology

Research Focus

The role of mitochondria in health and disease

Prof. Atan Gross

Immunology and Regenerative Biology

Prof. Jacob (Yaqub) Hanna

Molecular Genetics

Field

Pluripotent stem cell biology, Regeneration, Ex Utero artificial & synthetic embryogenesis

Research Focus

We study the molecular foundations and applied potential of mammalian pluripotent stem cells in early organ development, germ cell formation and whole synthetic embryo generation ex utero

Prof. Jacob (Yaqub) Hanna

Molecular Genetics

Prof. Ziv Reich

Biomolecular Sciences

Field

Evolution, Microbial Communities, Biophysics, Population Diversity and Dynamics, Drought resistance in plants, the plant microbiome

Research Focus

Our studies proceed along three major lines: (1) Microbial population dynamics under stress, (2) Understanding drought resistance and engineering drought-resistant nutritious plants (3) The plant microbiome and its dynamics

Prof. Ziv Reich

Biomolecular Sciences

Dr. Nir Fluman

Biomolecular Sciences

Field

Protein biochemistry, Protein folding, Protein homeostasis, Molecular biology, Computational biology

Research Focus

Membrane protein folding and misfolding in health and disease

Dr. Nir Fluman

Biomolecular Sciences

Prof. Tamir Klein

Plant and Environmental Sciences

Field

Tree Physiology and Forest Ecology

Research Focus

We study how water and carbon move inside trees, among trees, and between trees and their environment

Prof. Tamir Klein

Plant and Environmental Sciences

Prof. Michal Sharon

Biomolecular Sciences

Field

Understanding the mechanisms that regulate protein degradation

Research Focus

Applying a multidisciplinary approach coupling native mass spectrometry with biochemical and cellular methods

Prof. Michal Sharon

Biomolecular Sciences

Prof. Ido Amit

Systems Immunology

Field

Applying advanced genomics and big data approaches to characterize the immune system and develop new immunotherapies

Research Focus

Our lab is a major driver in developing and applying cutting edge single-cell genomics technologies and advanced computational approaches. We apply these novel tools in animal models and human patients to uncover immune regulatory mechanisms and pathways

Prof. Ido Amit

Systems Immunology

Prof. Gad Asher

Biomolecular Sciences

Field

Circadian Clocks and Metabolism

Research Focus

We study interactions between peripheral circadian clocks and exercise physiology, hypoxia signaling and metabolic pathways

Prof. Gad Asher

Biomolecular Sciences

Prof. Ron Milo

Plant and Environmental Sciences

Field

The interface of systems biology with sustainability

Research Focus

Our group brings the tools of systems biology to bear on the grand challenges of sustainability

Prof. Ron Milo

Plant and Environmental Sciences