The Israeli developmental biology community encompasses several dozens of research groups engaged in the exploration of the different cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the highly coordinated development of multicellular organisms. Local researchers virtually utilize all the well-established model organisms (e.g., fly, worm, fish, mouse, plants, etc.), and the varied research touches almost every aspect in the area of developmental biology.
IsSDB Community
Name | Link | Research Interest |
Uri Abdu | Homepage | Cytoskeleton function during cell shape organization in Drosophila |
Eli Arama | Homepage | Cellular destruction processes in development |
Ruth Ashery-Padan | Homepage | Molecular mechanisms of eye development in mammals |
Nissim Ben-Arie | Homepage | Transcriptional regulation of CNS and limb development |
Smadar Ben-Tabou de-Leon | Homepage | Developmental genetic and cellular networks |
Limor Broday | Homepage | Sumoylation in morphogenesis and regeneration |
Yossi Buganim | Homepage | Stem cell biology and cell fate decision |
Tal Burstyn-Cohen | Homepage | PROS1 and TAM signaling in health and disease – from development to adult tissues |
Ariel Chipman | Homepage | Evolutionary developmental biology, the origin of animal body plans, with an emphasis on arthropod segmentation |
Idan Efroni | Homepage | Regeneration and organogenesis in plants |
Yaniv Elkouby | Homepage | Cellular mechanisms of germ cell development and gonad morphogenesis in zebrafish |
Dale Frank | Homepage | Body axis formation in Xenopus embryos |
Offer Gerlitz | Homepage | Mechanisms of organogenesis in Drosophila |
Nitzan Gonen | Homepage | Mammalian sex determination and gonadal development |
Yoram Groner | Homepage | Molecular mechanisms of transcriptional regulation in development and disease |
Yosef Gruenbaum | Homepage | The nuclear lamina in health and disease |
Jacob Hanna | Homepage | Molecular regulation of embryonic potency |
Peleg Hasson | Homepage | Cell : matrix interactions during organogenesis |
Eran Hornstein | Homepage | microRNAs in development and disease |
Tamar Juven-Gershon | Homepage | Regulation of gene expression via the core promoter |
Chaya Kalcheim | Homepage | Development of neural and mesodermal progenitors |
Estee Kurant | Homepage | Cell clearance during development and homeostasis |
Limor Landsman | Homepage | Pancreas development and function |
Shulamit Levenberg | Homepage | Tissue engineering and stem cells, 3D tissue organization, tissue vascularization models in vitro and in vivo |
Gil Levkowitz | Homepage | Zebrafish as a vertebrate model to study the development and function of the hypothalamus |
Chen Luxenburg | Homepage | Cytoskeletal regulation of epidermal development |
Iftach Nachman | Homepage | Cell fate decisions in early differentiation and reprogramming |
Nir Ohad | Homepage | Epigenetic regulation mediated by DNA and histone methylation during plant reproduction and embryogenesis |
Meital Oren-Suissa | Homepage | Sexual dimorphism in the nervous system - molecules, synapses, circuits and behavior |
Naomi Ori | Homepage | Leaf patterning |
Amir Orian | Homepage | Cell identity and non-oncogene addiction networks in Drosophila and cancer |
Ze’ev Paroush | Homepage | Transcriptional responses to RTK signaling |
Beni Podbilewicz | Homepage | Developmental cell fusion |
Ella Preger-Ben Noon | Homepage | Mechanisms and evolution of gene regulation |
Michal Rabani | Homepage | Post-transcriptional regulation of early zebrafish development |
Adi Salzberg | Homepage | PNS development in Drosophila |
Sharon Schlesinger | Homepage | Epigenetic silencing in mouse and bovine embryonic stem cells |
Oren Schuldiner | Homepage | Mechanisms of neuronal remodeling |
Tom Schultheiss | Homepage | Organogenesis and morphogenesis in the vertebrate embryo |
Dalit Sela-Donenfeld | Homepage | Hindbrain and neural crest development |
Ruby Shalom-Feuerstein | Homepage | Epithelial stem cells, development and pathophysiology |
Benny Shilo | Homepage | Morphogen gradients in Drosophila / Morphogenesis by actomyosin |
Karl Skorecki | Homepage | Molecular genetics and human disease |
David Sprinzak | Homepage | Systems developmental biology |
Hila Toledano | Homepage | Adult stem cells and tissue regeneration in Drosophila |
Eldad Tzahor | Homepage | Cardiac development and regeneration |
Talila Volk | Homepage | Developmental and cell biology of muscles |
Haguy Wolfenson | Homepage | Mechanisms of cell adhesion and mechanosensing |
Omri Wurtzel | Homepage | Whole-body regeneration in invertebrate model organisms |
Shaul Yalovsky | Homepage | Cell polarity and development in plants |
Karina Yaniv | Homepage | Mechanisms of blood and lymphatic vessel formation |
Avraham Yaron | Homepage | Mechanisms of axonal guidance and pruning |