IMRIC

Rami Aqeilan

Prof. Rami Aqeilan

Institute for Medical Research, IMRIC Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem

Although the main focus of my lab research is cancer, our recent findings led us to learn further about the contribution of DNA damage to neurodegeneration. 

Ayal Ben Zvi

Dr. Ayal Ben-Zvi

The Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, Institute for Medical Research IMRIC, Faculty of Medicine, Ein-Kerem Campus, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Alexander Binshtok

Prof. Alexander Binshtok

Dept. Medical Neurobiology, Institute for Medical Research, IMRIC, Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem
We are studying the complex mechanisms that underlie the experience of pain with the hope that a better understanding can lead to more successful methods of control and treatment. Our research into the diversity of pain phenomena adopts a multidisciplinary approach; it incorporates novel imaging tec
Ehud Cohen

Prof. Ehud Cohen

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, The Faculty of Medicine of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem.
Aberrant protein aggregation and late manifestation are common features of human neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.Why these maladies onset late in life and whether the aging process plays active roles in allowing their manifestation are key questions that we a
Yuval Dor

Prof. Yuval Dor

School of Medicine-IMRIC-Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, The Hebrew University
My lab has worked in the past mostly on diabetes and tissue regeneration in the pancreas, but in recent years much of our focus has shifted to a new technology that we are developing, for non-invasive monitoring of cell death in humans, based on circulating DNA.
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Dr. Dan Ronki

Department of medical Neurobiology, IMRIC The Hebrew University -Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem
The brain processes sensory information to extract information that is relevant to guide behavior. We study how such behavioral-relevant information is extracted from odorous scenes.
Ronit Sharon

Prof. Ronit Sharon

School of Medicine-IMRIC-Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,Hebrew University

 

The laboratory is focusing on biochemical, molecular and cell biology aspects of neuronal degeneration during aging of the mammalian brain. Particularly, Parkinson’s diseases (PD) and the related synucleinopathies, and Alzheimer’s disease.

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Prof. Yoel Yaari

Department of Medical Neurobiology, IMRIC, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem
In our lab we study basic cellular mechanisms of neuronal function in mammalian cortical structures. Our main focus is on mechanisms that underlie epilepsy, a common neurological disorder (0.5-1% world-wide), characterized by recurrent seizures.