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The Lautenberg Center continues to reach new heights!

Congratulations, Professor Carlos Caldas! Your remarkable achievements are an inspiration to all of us. Wishing you continued success as you advance cancer research.

Learn more about Prof. Caldas and his lab on the Lautenberg Center website:
https://lautenbergcenter.org/people/faculty/carlos-caldas/

היי לכולם 👋

אנחנו מגייסים משתתפים גברים בלבד למחקר באוניברסיטה העברית העוסק בחסר באנזים G6PD והשפעתו על תפקוד מערכת החיסון (תאי T).


אם אתה או מישהו שאתה מכיר (גברים בלבד) עם חסר ב-G6PD, נשמח מאוד לעזרתכם.

ההשתתפות כוללת בדיקת דם חד-פעמית (15–20 דקות), בדיסקרטיות מלאה, עם קפה ומאפה כתודה.


כל הפרטים מופיעים בפוסטר המצורף ⬇️

מוזמנים לשתף

🎉 Congratulations to Prof. Dana Wolf

We are proud to congratulate Prof. Dana Wolf on her new publication in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
This study reports findings from a large-scale congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) screening program and highlights the value of innovative screening strategies for early diagnosis and improved clinical follow-up.

Congratulations to Prof. Wolf and the entire research team on this impressive achievement.

read the paper here--->

Lessons derived from a 3-year congenital cytomegalovirus screening programme in Israel: a prospective population-based cohort study The study demonstrated the benefits and feasibility of pooled-saliva testing, which is a sensitive approach to screening for cCMV that could enable the implementation of universal cCMV screening in diverse settings; however, further cost–benefit analyses are needed. Beyond the clinical implication...

It's Donut Day at the Lautenberg Center for Hanukkah! 🥳 We're taking a break from fighting cancer and advancing immunology to enjoy the sweet taste of tradition.

Wishing all our incredible researchers, staff, students, and supporters a truly Chag Hanukkah Sameach!

Excellence in Action at the Lautenberg Center! 🌟

We are incredibly proud to announce that our very own PhD student, Guy Kariv, has been awarded the prestigious President's Scholarship for Excellence and Scientific Innovation!

Guy was one of only 17 outstanding doctoral students selected to receive this honor at a ceremony held at the President's Residence in Jerusalem.

Congratulations, Guy! Keep leading the way!

Farewell to our graduates! 🎓
Last week we gathered to celebrate Sara Oster and Tirtza Bidani from Prof. Rami Aqeilan’s lab, and Erik Hung from Prof. Yinon Ben Neriah’s lab, as they completed their PhDs at the Lautenberg Center.
Wishing you all the best in your next steps — we’ll miss you and can’t wait to see what you achieve next! 🌟

New Publication from the Lautenberg Center!

We’re excited to share groundbreaking research by Zahala Bar-On, Dr. Oded Shamir, Prof. Michael Berger, and team—now published in the Journal of Clinical Immunology:

β-Actin Deficiency in Baraitser-Winter Syndrome Type 1 Disrupts T-Cell Function and Immune Regulation

📖 Read it here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10875-025-01906-x

Mazal tov to all co-authors on this achievement!

P.S

🌟 We’ve also launched our official Bluesky page!

Follow us there for more updates on cutting-edge research in immunology and cancer biology:

https://bsky.app/profile/lautenbergc.bsky.social

Lautenberg Center for Immunology and cancer (@lautenbergc.bsky.social) Our center combines basic immunology and cancer research, among other fields. Our department is located in Hebrew University's faculty of medicine. Our website: https://lautenbergcenter.org/

We’re proud to share that groundbreaking research led by Prof. Michael Berger of the Lautenberg Center—previously published in Nature Communications—has now been featured in The Jerusalem Post!

The study, which uncovered a novel way to enhance the immune system’s ability to fight cancer by reprogramming T cell metabolism, is gaining well-deserved recognition for its potential impact on cancer immunotherapy.



Read the full paper in Nature Communications:

🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-59310-3

Coverage in The Jerusalem Post:

🔗 https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-862606

Welcome Dr. Shlomo Elias!📣

We are excited to announce that Dr. Shlomo Elias, MD, PhD, a hematologist at Hadassah Medical Center and Head of the hospital’s Immunotherapy Center, has officially joined the Lautenberg Center.

Dr. Elias brings outstanding expertise in hematology and cancer immunotherapy, and we are thrilled about the growing strength of our community and the opportunities his addition brings.

Huge congratulations to our dear colleagues, Prof. Alexander Sigal and Prof. Carlos Caldas, on receiving the prestigious “Or” (אור) grant!

This national award supports the recruitment of world-class scientists to Israeli universities — and we are proud to have them as part of the Lautenberg Center.

🔗 More about the grant:

Israel Science Foundation (ISF) הקרן הלאומית למדע היא הגוף המרכזי התומך במחקר בסיסי פורץ דרך בישראל, על סמך מצוינות מדעית בתחומי הדעת השונים ובמגוון ערוצי תמיכה.