Clinical Microbiology and Immunology

updated: 25.11.2024

Microbiologist
Researchers pursue basic and applied research in the cellular and molecular biology of infectious diseases, cancer, immunology, and host defense.
 

Principal Investigator

Research Area

Prof. Ohad Gal-Mor Host-pathogen interactions and Salmonella pathogenicity

Prof. Rosin- Arbesfeld

Cancer Research - Analysis of signaling pathways (in particular Wnt) and their involvement in cancer
Prof. Elhanan Borenstein Computational Microbiome 
Dr. Merav Cohen Similarities and discrepancies in interactome molecular signature between tissue development process and cancerous conditions in order to identify novel immunotherapy targets, directed against intercellular crosstalk
Dr. Natalia Freund Human antibody responses
Prof. Arnona Gazit (Emeritus)

Virology

Prof. Motti Gerlic Lab website
Prof. Danny Gold (Emeritus) Parasitology
Prof. Nurit Holander (Emeritus) Immunology - Immunotherapy of leukemias
Prof. Fuad Iraqi Bacteriology and Mycology-Identification of host genes involved in resistance to bacterial and fungal infection; Cancer Research-Identification of host resistance genes against Colorectal Cancer
Prof. Yona Keisari (Emeritus) Immunology - Novel cancer therapy combining electro/radiotherapy with immunotherapy
Dr. Oren Kobiler Virology - Interaction of DNA viruses with the host cell nucleus
Prof. Ariel Munitz
 
Immunology - Molecular control of inflammatory immune cells in the respiratory and digestive systems
Prof. Itzhak Ofek (Emeritus) Bacteriology
Prof. Nir Osherov Mycology - Pathogenic fungi and in particular Aspergillus fumigatus, development of novel antifungals
Prof. Edgar Pick (Emeritus) Immunology - phagocytes, oxygen radicals, resistance towards infection
Prof. Ehud Qimron Bacteriology - Bacterial defense systems against phages. Phage mechanisms of bacterial takeover
Dr. Dor Salomon Bacteriology – bacterial protein secretion systems and toxins
Prof. Esther Segal (Emeritus) Mycology - Pathogenic yeast, antifungal therapy
Prof. Levana Sherman (Deceased) Virology - Involvement of papilloma viruses in the development of skin and gential tract
Dr. Ella Sklan Virology - Host viral interaction of Hepatitis and Dengue viruses
Prof. Ilan Tsarfaty Cancer Research - Analysis of the molecular, bioenergetic and underlying cellular mechanisms
Prof. Yaniv Avraham (Emeritus) Virology
Prof. Israel Zan-Bar (Emeritus) Immunology 
Prof. Chen Varol      Researches the involvement of the innate immune cells in inflammatory bowel diseases, liver diseases, cancer and metabolic syndrome
      
   
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