Seminars

"Identification and characterization of DNA damage response lncRNA by spatial-temporal analysis” Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are emerging as key regulators of cellular function, with their spatial and temporal expression playing... →

The effect of adrenarche on the reproductive axis Adrenarche is a developmental process almost unique to humans in which the adrenal glands produce high levels of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) ~2-3 years... →

Exploring Light Acclimation in Microalgae Light availability drives biochemical and molecular adaptations in aquatic algae. We studied eukaryotic algae in the red-shifted-light Hula Lake via spectral incubations and transcriptomic profiling.... →

The roles and regulation of Mkrn3 in mouse hypothalamic neurons Makorin Ring Finger Protein 3 (MKRN3) functions as a "pubertal brake," and loss-of-function mutations in MKRN3 are the most common... →

AI-Driven Research and Trait Aware Representations of Medical Diagnostics   Abstract   This seminar is devoted to two separate projects:   As AI promises to accelerate scientific discovery, it remains... →

Heme toxicity in the aged spleen impairs T-cell immunity through iron deprivation   Mechanisms of T cell aging involve cell-intrinsic alterations and interactions with other immune and stromal cells. Here,... →

Identification and characterization of novel quality control factors acting in a co-translational manner   At the critical junction of translation and protein folding, the ribosome serves as a central hub,... →

Science Communication Workshop: How to present your research effectively     Second meeting:3/2/2025, Four volunteers will give their presentation and will receive feedback from the audience (focusing on the presentation... →

Join us for a seminar exploring the metabolomic diversity of psilocybin-producing fungi and their effects on immune-related disorders. This research combines standardized extraction and analytical methods with metabolomic analysis and... →

Our next seminar will be given by Dr. Avner Wallach from the Faculty of Biology, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Place and time: Biology auditorium, Monday 27/1 at 13:00.... →

Dear all,   Our next seminar will be given by Dr. Daria Amiad Pavlov from the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania.   Place and time: Biology auditorium, Monday... →

Dear all,   On January 13th the faculty seminar will be given by Prof. Oliver Hobert from the Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University.   Place and time: Biology auditorium,... →

Dear all,   Our next seminar will be given by Prof. Oliver Hobert from the Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University.   Place and time: Biology auditorium, Monday 13/1/2025 at 13:00.... →

  TCR-like Antibodies for B Cell Malignancies. Can They Overcome Resistance to Antibody-Based CAR T Cells? Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells directed at the CD19 surface protein are an... →

Dear all,   Our next seminar will be given by Dr. Neta Gazit Shimoni from the Department of Neuroscience, University of California at Berkeley.   Place and time: Biology auditorium,... →

Dear all,   Our next seminar will be given by Dr. Dor Russ from the Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   Place and time: Biology... →

Dear all,   Our next seminar will be given by Dr. Sahar Melamed from the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.  ... →

Hydroxyapatite Deposition for 3D Bioprinting of Vascular Bone   Abstract This study investigates hydroxyapatite deposition within a bio-ink composed of fibrin, collagen, thrombin, calcium, and phosphate for the 3D bioprinting... →

The understanding of pathological body wall muscle cell fusion mediated by ectopic expression of the fusogen - EFF-1 in Caenorhabditis elegans.   Abstract: In vertebrates, skeletal muscle develops through myoblast... →

Dear all,   Our next seminar will be given by Prof. Yoav Gothilf from the School of Biochemistry, Neurobiology & Biophysics, the Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel-Aviv University.   Place... →

  Berta Eliad (Lamm Lab): "ADBP-1 regulates ADR-2 nuclear localization to control editing substrate selection", Nucleic Acids Research.   Feras Machour (Ayoub Lab): "Harnessing DNA replication stress to target RBM10... →

Dear all,   Our next seminar will be given by Dr. Yaniv Elkouby from the Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.  ... →

Title: Uncovering Neuronal Plasticity Following Associative Memory in C. elegans Associative learning enables animals to link a conditioned stimulus, like an odor, with an unconditioned stimulus, such as reward or... →

Title: "Using various single-molecular assays to measure the passage of RNA polymerase along the DNA template in optical tweezers" Abstract: Transcription is the subsequent step in the gene expression process.... →

Dear all,   Our next seminar will be given by Prof. Yasmine Meroz from the School of Plant Science and Food Security and the Center for Physics and Chemistry of... →

Title: Mitochondria dynamic and its translocation during cellular stress conditions   Abstract Mitochondria dynamics, motility, and translocation to distinct cellular regions by cytoskeleton-based machinery are essential for adapting to eukaryote cells' physiological... →

We invite you to join us for an engaging informal symposium where we will present and explain this year's Nobel Prize-winning breakthroughs in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, and Medicine.... →

Untargeted screening for small-molecule enzyme inhibitors via high-throughput metabolomics OMICS-based screening offers a promising approach for untargeted drug discovery. Recently, mass-spectrometry metabolomics and proteomics was used for inferring drug mechanism... →

Abstract: Understanding the intricate mechanisms governing epidermal pattern formation, particularly within ectodermal appendages like hair follicles, is a key pursuit in developmental biology. Reciprocal interactions between mesenchymal and epithelial cells... →

In search of pancreatic beta cells with a regenerative potential Shiran Rachel Peretz   Depletion of β cell mass is a key characteristic of diabetes, impairing insulin production and glucose... →

Cell-cell fusion during C. elegans male tail morphogenesis Cell-cell fusion is an essential process in the development and formation of body structures. The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans serves as a good... →

The effect of cell-laden bioink preparation and 3D bioprinting process on cells and on tissue formation This study addresses challenges in cultivated meat (CM) research, driven by the increasing demand... →

Structure-function Relationships in fibril forming Antimicrobial peptide Amyloid-like fibrils formed by antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) and microbial toxins hold significant promise as novel antimicrobial therapeutics and targets for antivirulence strategies. This... →

Overcoming Metabolic T-Cell Suppression in Cancer Immunotherapy Using Metabolic Engineering Cancer immunotherapy has shown remarkable success in hematologic cancers but remains less effective against solid tumors due to metabolic suppression... →

Dear all,   Our next seminar will be given by Dr. Or Shahar from the MIGAL Galilee Research Institute, Tel-Hai Academic College.   Place and time: Biology auditorium, Monday 5/8 at 13:00.   Title: Cell-type-specific... →

Harnessing DNA replication stress to target RBM10 deficiency in lung adenocarcinoma Background and Motivation: Lung cancer has the highest mortality rate among all types of cancer worldwide. Strikingly, the RNA-binding... →

Dear all,   This week we will have four short talks by recent winners of the “paper of the month” award. Joshua Hazan, Bester lab Integration of transcription regulation and... →

Dear all,   Our next seminar will be given by Prof. Ravid Straussman from the department of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute.   Place and time: Biology auditorium, Monday 22/7 at... →

Rhodopsin-carotenoid complexes in marine microorganisms Microbial rhodopsins are retinal-bound, light-activated membranal proteins found in diverse aquatic microbes. In the ocean’s photic zone, >50% of microbes harbor a rhodopsin gene, potentially... →

Seasonality of infection: Dynamics of cyanophage abundances and infection of their hosts Marine cyanobacteria are photosynthetic bacteria that are estimated to be responsible for a quarter of the ocean net... →

Dear all,   Our next seminar will be given by Prof. Gal Markel, the Director of Davidoff Cancer Center, Co-founder & Chairman of Samueli Integrative Cancer Pioneering Institute & Deputy Director General, Rabin... →

Mixing up the colors of the seas: Phototrophy by antenna-containing rhodopsins in aquatic environments Rhodopsin-based phototrophy is one of the two known ways by which microorganisms harvest sunlight energy. More... →

Biond Biologics – From Discovery and Application of Innovative Science to Breakthrough Biological Drugs for Cancer Treatment Speaker: Dr. Tehila Ben Moshe, CEO, Co-Founder, and Chairperson of the company In... →

Novel fungal MAP kinase signalling in response to a host plant small-molecule signal in the Cochliobolus-maize interaction Our study aims to investigate the relationship between fungi and their plant hosts... →

    Our next seminar will be given by Dr. Mor Nitzan from the School of Computer Science and Engineering, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem.   Place and time: Biology auditorium, Monday 24/6 at 13:00.  ... →

Novel enhancers in transcriptional regulation of the gonadotropin genes The pituitary gland luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) control gonadal development and function, their levels changing dramatically at... →

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The faculty seminar will be given by Dr. Oren Kolodny from the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, Hebrew University of Jerusalem.   Place and time: Biology auditorium, Monday 17/6 at 13:00.   Title: The role of... →

Dear all,   Our next seminar will be given by Prof. Michael Blank from the Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University.   Place and time: Biology auditorium, Monday 10/6 at 13:00.   Title: SMURF2-mediated ubiquitin signaling in epigenetic... →

Dear all,   Our next seminar will be given by Prof. Noam Shomron from the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Tel-Aviv University.   Place and time: Biology auditorium, Monday 3/6 at 13:00.   Title: Seeking... →

Dear all,   Excited to open up the second semester Faculty of Biology Seminar Series. The opening seminar will be given by Prof. Sagi Snir from the Department of Evolutionary and Environmental Biology... →

Unraveling the Complexities of Fibril-Forming Antimicrobial Peptides: A Computational Exploration My research aims to explore and evaluate peptides capable of forming cross-α fibrillar structures. It introduces a grid-based energy estimation... →

Alanine – a metabolic liability ‘by choice’ Abstract: T lymphocytes, the cellular arm of the adaptive immune system, maintain host homeostasis and orchestrate an immune response to pathogens and internal... →

Invited Speakers : *Ori Avinoam Weizmann Institute of Science *Nicolas Brukman Technion *Yael Iosilevskii Technion *Meital Oren-Suissa Weizmann Institute of Science *Amir Sapir University of Haifa-Oranim   Please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/65JqCTiV6Ac27p1P6... →

Bridge to Industry A lecture series fostering collaboration between academia and industry. The Faculty of Biology is proud to present a series of meetings focused on groundbreaking research and innovation... →

The unique mechanisms that enable Chlorella ohadii to thrive in light intensities that are fatal to most photosynthetic organisms Although light is required for photosynthesis, too much light is harmful... →

Dear all, Our next seminar will be given by Prof. Oded Rechavi from the Department of Neurobiology, The George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel-Aviv University.   Place and time: Biology auditorium, Monday... →

Title: Degradation of photosynthetic antennae by viral auxiliary metabolic proteins   Abstract: Cyabophage auxiliary metabolic genes have a direct and substantial effect on oceanic photosynthesis and primary productivity Cyanophages often... →

The Faculty of Biology will host our Graduate Students who won the prize for the outstanding "Paper Of The Month" in recent months at the Faculty of Biology: Ariel Chazan-... →

Identifying metabolic alterations and vulnerabilities in therapy-induced senescent cancer cells Cellular senescence, cell cycle arrest due to stress conditions, is a defense mechanism against accumulation of mutations and tumorigenesis. Therapy-induced... →

Dear all,   This week the seminar will be given by Prof. Itay Tirosh from the Department of Molecular Cell Biology a the Weizmann Institute of Science.   Place and time: Biology auditorium, Monday 11/3... →

Role of Amino-acyl tRNA synthetases in the regulation of translation of mRNAs encoding for enzymes in amino acid biosynthesis pathways Amino-acyl tRNA synthetases are enzymes that catalyse the aminoacylation reaction,... →

    This week the seminar will be given by Prof. Moshe Elkabets from the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Genetics at Ben-Gurion University.   Place and time: Biology auditorium, Monday 4/3 at 13:00.... →

The highly arborized PVD neuron has male-specific function and structure in C. elegans The link between sensory neuron morphology and function remains difficult to ascertain, particularly in complex organisms. The... →

Dear all,   This week the seminar will be given by Dr. Yaara Oren from the School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University.   Place and time: Biology auditorium, Monday 26/2 at 13:00.  ... →

Impact of pseudouridylation on mitochondrial tRNA recognition by cognate synthetase Mitochondrial tRNAs (mt-tRNAs) undergo an extensive post-transcriptional modification. One such common modification is pseudouridylation, the conversion of uridine to a... →

  Characterizing a role of RBM15B in  DNA Repair   DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are considered among the most cytotoxic DNA lesions. Cells utilize various DSB repair pathways, including homologous... →

Characterization of a Novel Macrophage Population with a Protective Potential Against Immune Attack in T1D Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease that is characterized by insulin deficiency caused... →

Heme: A Novel Driver of Immune Aging Age-related morbidity, including the increased rate of infectious diseases, cancer, and autoimmune disorders, is driven by the decline in immune potency. The aged... →

Combining RNA- and protein-centric approaches to discover new functions of non-coding RNAs during stem cell differentiation Non-coding RNAs are at the interplay between transcription and post transcription regulation. Long non-coding... →

  Heliorhodopsins function in Gram-positive bacteria Rhodopsins are light sensing proteins that span across all kingdoms of life. They absorb light using retinal. As a response to light, rhodopsins can... →

Elucidating the mysterious ubiquitin ligase mechanism of Ubiquitin C-terminal Hydrolase-L1 (UCH-L1) Ubiquitination is a post-translational modification that has emerged as a key regulator of most cellular processes, ranging from subcellular... →

Prediction of Response to Immune Checkpoint Blockade Treatments Using Tumour Microenvironment Cellular Landscape Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) treatments hold great promise in the realm of cancer therapy. However, they are... →

Identification and Characterization of Functional LncRNA  Regulation of Mitochondrial Respiration Carolina Khoury, Dr. Assaf C. Bester The central dogma of molecular biology traditionally emphasizes RNA's role as a messenger, bridging... →

  Foxl2 and Nr5a1 regulation in gonadotrope cells of the anterior pituitary   The mammalian reproductive system is regulated by gonadotrope cells in the anterior pituitary gland. These cells produce... →

CBDV modulates myeloid suppressor cells in the tumor microenvironment   During solid tumor progression, the tumor microenvironment (TME) evolves into a highly immunosuppressive milieu. Key players in the immunosuppressive environment... →

Identification of molecules which control in-vitro progenitor to endocrine cell differentiation of hESCs-derived pancreatic cells Type 1 diabetes is a chronic disease, caused by the loss of insulin-producing β-cells which... →

A novel cannabinoid reduces uterine hyperplasia caused by tamoxifen in mice Uterine hyperplasia is characterized by overgrowth of cells in the lining of the uterus, causing it to become thicker... →

Developing a nutrient-based formulation to attenuate muscle wasting Muscle atrophy causes weakness and disability in aging, inactivity, and in many diseases. This loss of muscle mass and strength is primarily... →

Title: Role of Myo19, an actin-based mitochondria motor, during collective cell migration.   Abstract: Cellular migration is essential for embryonic development, wound healing, immune defense, and angiogenesis, but it also... →

  Glycine decarboxylase maintains mitochondrial protein lipoylation to support tumor growth The folic acid cycle mediates the transfer of one-carbon (1C) units to support nucleotide biosynthesis. While the importance of... →

MyoIC's effect on nucleolar structure and organization Myosins are predominantly recognized for their role in muscle contraction and cellular cargo transport. Interestingly, one member of class IC myosin, MyolC16 (Nuclear... →

mRNAs Co-transport with Mitochondria in Neuronal Cells: Sequence Elements and Protein Factors Neurons are polarized cells with high energetic demands, which are highly dependent on localized translation of nuclear-encoded mRNAs.... →

Histone H2B ubiquitination in transcription regulation Abstract Post-translational modifications of histones play a central role in regulating all cellular processes requiring access to DNA. Cross-talk between histone modifications, in which... →

Scavenging singlet oxygen - A key to avoid photoinhibition   Light drives most life on earth as photosynthetic organisms convert it to a chemical energy. However, too much light causes... →

Silently Shaping Structure- Exploring the role of synonymous genetic coding in shaping the local protein backbone structure In the mid-20th century Christian Anfinsen, later Nobel Prize winner, showed that RNaseA... →

The immunomodulatory treasure-trove of the gut microbiota Emerging evidence demonstrates the pivotal role of gut microbes in shaping our immune system. Studies have shown a handful of immunomodulatory activities of... →

Dear Biology Faculty Students, We are excited to invite you to an exclusive meeting with a visionary leader in the healthtech field, and our esteemed Founding Director, Yona Vaisbuch, where... →

Sedimentary Ancient DNA as a tool to study Human Evolution   Viviane Slon1,2   Department of Anatomy and Anthropology and Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Sackler Faculty of... →

Imaging DNA damage and neuronal maintenance in live sleeping animals Abstract Sleep is vital for survival of all animals, ranging from jellyfish to fish and humans. Sleep improves brain performance,... →

No commitments: Planarian stem cells in regeneration and homeostasis Abstract Regeneration, the regrowth of missing organs, is a widespread survival strategy contributing to recovery from injury and disease. My lab... →

Prof. Jackie Schiller from the Faculty of Medicine in the Technion as part of the André Cohen Deloro Research Prize Ceremony. The Schiller lab studies cortical computation. →

Virulent and Antimicrobial Amyloids in Infections and Neurodegeneration   Meytal Landau   Amyloids are protein fibers with robust structures, which are known mainly in the context of neurodegenerative diseases yet... →

Structural snapshots of the cytosolic and mitochondrial mRNA translation machineries in kinetoplastids mRNA translation is a universally conserved process consisting on translating the genetic code into proteins. Translation is mainly... →

Immunoception: brain representation and control of peripheral immunity    Thoughts and emotions can impact physiology. This connection is evident in the emergence of disease following stress, psychosomatic disorders, or recovery... →

The Dance of the Amyloids: The Intricate Interactions of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm-Associated Amyloids FapB and FapC In my study, I delved into the intricate interactions of FapB and FapC, the... →

Eco-physiological research and wetland conservation: insights from pelican and cormorant studies in Israel.   The deterioration of wetlands resulting from global climate change, development, and habitat fractionation render long-distance migrating... →

Studying RNA transcription regulation via RNA-binding proteins   DRBP are proteins capable of binding DNA and RNA. Due to their dual capacity, those proteins can act at different steps of... →

Transcription Factors-RNA interaction: a new layer of cellular regulation Gene expression is a complex process tightly regulated by various proteins, including DNA-binding proteins (DBPs) and RNA-binding proteins (RBPs). However, little... →

The ins and outs of meristem function and shape   Abstract:   Growth extent and direction determine cell and whole-organ architecture. How they are spatio-temporally coordinated across distinct cell types... →