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  • Alon Chen

    Chen lab studies the neurobiology of stress

    • Gene & stress interaction: epigenetic mechanisms
    • Stress linked psychopathologies
    • Metabolism and eating disorders
    • Complex behavior
    • Early life stress
    • Stress circuitry and regulation
    alon.chen@weizmann.ac.il

    Phone: +972-8-934-4490

    Location: Arison Neurobiology Buildingroom 312

    Alon Chen's Lab
  • Mike Fainzilber

    Fainzilber lab focus is on size and length sensing and growth control in healthy and injured neurons.

    • Retrograde injury signaling in lesioned nerve: how does the cell body receive information about an injury from the distant lesion site in the axon.
    • Cell Length/Size Sensing: how cells sense or measure distances, or in other words the fundamental cell biological issue of cell size homeostasis
    mike.fainzilber@weizmann.ac.il

    Phone: +972-8-934-4266

    Location: Nella and Leon Benoziyo Building for Biological Sciencesroom 405

    Mike Fainzilber's Lab
  • Eran Hornstein

    Hornstein lab studies mechanisms of neurodegeneration, focusing on ALS. From basic molecular mechanisms to translational / clinical studies, using human genomics, computation, stem cells and omics approaches.

    • microRNA biology in ALS pathogenesis
    • Neurogenetics and neuro-cell biology of RNA: mutations which drive ALS
    • Cell-free RNA biomarkers for neurodegeneration
    eran.hornstein@weizmann.ac.il

    Phone: +972-8-934-6215

    Location: Arnold R. Meyer Buildingroom 314

    Eran Hornstein's Lab
    • Tal Iram

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      tal.iram@weizmann.ac.il
  • Tal Iram

    Our lab seeks to understand the mechanistic basis of how oligodendrocyte lineage cells age and functionally relate this to cognitive aging, loss of regenerative capacity and neurodegenerative diseases. We primarily use mouse models and employ molecular biology, dynamic metabolic labeling tools, RNA sequencing and behavioral tests.

    tal.iram@weizmann.ac.il

    Location: Arnold R. Meyer Building

    Tal Iram's Lab
  • Gil Levkowitz

    Levkowitz lab studies the development and function of the zebrafish hypothalamus

    • Morphogenesis and cell biology of the hypothalamo-neurohypophyseal system.
    • Impact of early developmental processes on physiological functions of the mature hypothalamus, focusing on stress response and social behavior.
    gil.levkowitz@weizmann.ac.il

    Phone: +972-8-934-6077

    Location: Wolfson Building for Biological Researchroom 118

    Gil Levkowitz's Lab
  • Meital Oren-Suissa

    Oren lab investigates how sexually dimorphic patterns in the brain emerge, from synapse formation to animal behavior

    • The synaptic basis for sexual dimorphism in the nervous system
    • The molecular basis of sexually dimorphic neuronal circuits
    • Experience-dependent plasticity
    • Mechanism of sex-specific synapse elimination
    meital.oren@weizmann.ac.il

    Phone: +972-8-934-6479

    Location: Nella and Leon Benoziyo Building for Brain Researchroom 31

    Meital Oren-Suissa's Lab
  • Elior Peles

    Peles lab studies the development of myelinated nerves

    • Identify the axonal signals that control myelination
    • Understand how glial cells recognize and wrap axon with myelin
    • Dissect the cytoskeletal machinery that drives myelination
    • Reveal how myelinating glia shape the membrane of the axons they wrap
    peles@weizmann.ac.il

    Phone: +972-8-934-4561

    Location: Wolfson Building for Biological Researchroom 114

    Elior Peles's Lab
  • Orly Reiner

    Reiner lab studies ortical Development in Health and Disease

    • Understanding the molecular and cellular events that shape the developing human cortex
    • Studying the functions of neurodevelopmental disease-causing genes
    • Developing mouse models for human neurodevelopmental disorders
    • Applying “Disease in a Dish” approach for studying human embryonic cells derived brain organoids
    orly.reiner@weizmann.ac.il

    Phone: +972-8-934-4927

    Location: Arnold R. Meyer Buildingroom 319

    Orly Reiner's Lab
  • Eitan Reuveny

    Reuveny Lab studies ion Channels - Neurophysiology and Biophysics.

    • Study of ion channels - elementary excitable units integrated in the cell membranes.
    • Intracellular and extracellular regulation of Calcium flux and signaling
    • Methods development
    e.reuveny@weizmann.ac.il

    Phone: +972-8-934-3243

    Location: Nella and Leon Benoziyo Building for Biological Sciencesroom 356

    Eitan Reuveny's Lab
  • Oren Schuldiner

    Schuldiner lab studies mechanisms of neuronal remodeling

    • Pruning and regrowth during neuronal remodeling in drosophila.
    • Dissecting the mechanisms of neuronal remodeling in vivo.
    oren.schuldiner@weizmann.ac.il

    Phone: +972-8-934-2769

    Location: Ullmann Building of Life Sciencesroom 231

    Oren Schuldiner's Lab
  • Ivo Spiegel

    Spiegel lab studies how experience regulates brain

    • Experience-induced cell-type-specific secreted molecules
    • Function and connectivity of dis-inhibitory neurons
    • Cell-type-specific regulation of experience-induced gene expression n function
    ivo.spiegel@weizmann.ac.il

    Phone: +972-8-934-4415

    Location: Nella and Leon Benoziyo Building for Brain Researchroom Cohen Entrance

    Ivo Spiegel's Lab
  • Igor Ulitsky

    Ulitsky lab studies function long noncoding RNAs in mammalian cells during development and regeneration via experimental and computational tools

    • Principles that dictate lncRNAs action,
    • Consequences of lncRNAs disruption in human disease.
    igor.ulitsky@weizmann.ac.il"

    Phone: +972-8-934-6421

    Location: Weizmann UK Building for Biocomplexity Researchroom 007

    Igor Ulitsky's Lab
  • Avraham Yaron

    Yaron lab studies the regulation of neuronal wiring

    • The mechanisms of axonal guidance and pruning.
    • The interplay between genetics and experience.
    avraham.yaron@weizmann.ac.il

    Phone: +972-8-934-6240

    Location: Nella and Leon Benoziyo Building for Biological Sciencesroom 417

    Avraham Yaron's Lab
  • Ofer Yizhar

    Yizhar lab studies organization, function and plasticity of prefrontal circuits

    • Prefrontal cortex in goal-directed behavior
    • Organization of cortical synaptic connectivity
    • Cortical modulation of social behavior
    ofer.yizhar@weizmann.ac.il

    Phone: +972-8-934-6957

    Location: Arison Neurobiology Buildingroom 310

    Ofer Yizhar's Lab
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