Seminars

Faculty Seminar: Papers of the Month Winners-January 19
19/01/2026 13:00
Almog Angel, Dr. Laila A. Bishara, Dr. Nir Strugo

Dear Faculty Members, Students, and Staff,

You are cordially invited to a faculty seminar featuring the Papers of the Month winners, which will take place next week on Monday, January 19 at 13:00 in the Faculty of Biology Auditorium.

During the seminar, the following STAR of the Month awardees will present their outstanding research:

  1. Almog Angel – Aran Lab (September 2025)
    xCell 2.0: A robust algorithm for cell type proportion estimation that predicts response to immune checkpoint blockade
  2. Dr. Laila A. Bishara – Ayoub Lab (November 2025)
    C8orf33 dictates DNA double-strand break repair choice by modulating KAT8-mediated H4K16 acetylation
  3. Dr. Nir Strugo – Kaplan Lab (December 2025)
    Intrinsically disordered regions facilitate target search to drive promoter selectivity by a yeast transcription factor

All members of the Faculty of Biology are warmly invited to attend and participate in this special seminar.

Best regards,
Maya