Israel Cancer Association - Annual Report 2024

Name of researcher

Institution

Researche subject

Dr. Maman, Yaakov

Bar Ilan University Dissecting Helicobacter pylori 'Hit-and-Run' Carcinogenesis

Dr. Cooks , Tomer

Ben Gurion University

Drug delivering extracellular vesicles combined with alpha-particles-based radiotherapy as a treatment modality for head and neck cancers

Prof. Blanc, Michael

Bar Ilan University Investigating novel regulatory mechanism of p38aMAPK in cancer and chemo response

Dr. Hayek, Samah

Tel Aviv University

Pregnancy-Associated Cancer: Gestational Fetal and Long-Term Health Outcomes - A Longitudinal and Multicenter Study

Prof. Ben-Tal, Nir

Tel Aviv University

Fighting ovarian cancer by targeting the PAX8 transcription factor

Prof. Levy, Carmit

Tel Aviv University

Physical activity generates a shield against brain metastases: Novel concept in the prevention and treatment of metastatic cancer Development of an Innovative Tool for Predicting Treatment Response to Alkylating Agents in Glioblastoma: Direct Identification of O6-Methyl Guanine Adducts on Tumor DNA Using Oxford Nanopore Sequencing

Prof. Lavon, Iris

Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center

Dr. Greenbaum, Uri

Soroka Medical Center

Axl-PD-1 dual inhibition in combination with CD19 CART cell therapy in CD19+ B-cell malignancies

Prof. Gross, Einav

Hebrew University Harnessing Mitophagy for Liver Cancer Treatment: Mechanistic Insights and Preclinical Evaluation of Novel Polyamine Compounds

Prof. Aqeilan, Rami

Hebrew University Investigating the Breakome of 2D and 3D Cellular Model Systems of Induced Senescence in LKB1-null Lung Cancer

Dr. Hananya, Nir

Technion

Photoredox immunotherapy: a novel photodynamic approach for targeted cancer therapy Precision Therapy for Developmental Malignancies: Wilms’Tumor as a Prototype for a Gene-Directed Therapeutic Approach

Dr. Pode-Shaked Naomi/ Urbach Achia

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center/ Bar Ilan University

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