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Oncogenic receptor tyrosine kinases

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Oncogenic receptor tyrosine kinases

Prof. Yosef Yarden, Department of Biological Regulation [email protected] Much of Prof. Yosef Yarden’s research is centered on EGFR, a family of growth factor receptors that play a critical role in tumor progression. As a result of his work,...

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The role of bacteria in chemotherapy resistance

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The role of bacteria in chemotherapy resistance

Dr. Ravid Straussman, Department of Molecular Cell Biology [email protected] The Straussman lab studies mechanisms of resistance to anti-cancer therapies. After demonstrating that cells of the tumor microenvironment can modulate the sensitivity...

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Anti-tumor antibodies

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Anti-tumor antibodies

Dr. Ziv Shulman, Department of Immunology [email protected] Dr. Ziv Shulman studies the cellular and molecular processes that lead to the generation of protective antibodies in response to vaccination or pathogen invasion. This research can lead...

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Lymphocytes and their microenvironment in cancer

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Lymphocytes and their microenvironment in cancer

Prof. Idit Shachar, Department of Immunology Prof. Idit Shachar’s research focuses on factors that affect mature peripheral lymphocytes–a subtype of the white blood cells that circulate in the blood, protect the body from disease, and are implicated...

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Reprogramming in the tumor microenvironment

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Reprogramming in the tumor microenvironment

Dr. Ruth Scherz-Shouval, Department of Biomolecular Sciences [email protected] Dr. Scherz-Shouval examines how cancer cells recruit and subvert normal cells to create an environment that promotes tumor progression and metastasis. She has demonstrated...

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Photodynamic cancer therapy and immunomodulation

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Photodynamic cancer therapy and immunomodulation

Prof. Avigdor Scherz, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences [email protected] Prof. Avigdor Scherz is a plant scientist who has parleyed his knowledge of photosynthetic materials into a revolutionary cure for certain types of cancer....

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Functional genomics in melanoma

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Functional genomics in melanoma

Prof. Yardena Samuels [email protected] The research of Prof. Yardena Samuels focuses on cancer genomics and immuno-genomics in melanoma.  In her postdoctoral work, Prof. Samuels discovered a gene that mutated in 32% of colorectal cancer...

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Air pollution and cancer

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Air pollution and cancer

Prof. Yinon Rudich, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences [email protected] Prof. Yinon Rudich is an expert on aerosols—the airborne dust that has a significant impact both on global climate patterns and on human health. The World Health Organization...

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p53 in normal and tumor cells

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p53 in normal and tumor cells

Prof. Varda Rotter, Department of Molecular Cell Biology [email protected] Prof. Varda Rotter is among the pioneers who discovered the p53 protein, and provided original insights for the understanding of the molecular and cellular biology of...

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Mechanistic links between regulation of gene expression and cancer

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Mechanistic links between regulation of gene expression and cancer

Prof. Moshe Oren, Department of Molecular Cell Biology [email protected] Prof. Oren is studying a key player in molecular cancer control—the tumor suppressor gene called p53. In the early 1980s, he cloned p53, providing the foundation for much...

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