Medical Research
The Faculty of Medicine: Innovation Changing Lives
About Medical Research: Innovations Touching Lives
At the Hebrew University’s Faculty of Medicine, Israel’s most brilliant medical and scientific minds are working together to unlock the mysteries of the genes and proteins that control fundamental processes in living cells. They are creating treatments and drug therapies to ameliorate and prevent disease, training the next generation of compassionate medical specialists, and sharing knowledge with students from around the world.
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Video: Dr. Amir Amedi turns sound and touch into sight
Visit Dr. Amir Amedi of the Hebrew University’s Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences (ELSC) and Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada (IMRIC) in his lab and see how he and his team are actively helping blind people function better in daily life while also studying how brain plasticity can be harnessed to help them even further.
Susceptibility to type 2 diabetes successfully mapped by IMRIC-led research team in innovative approach
In an innovative research approach to understanding risk factors for type 2 diabetes, a research team led by the Hebrew University’s Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada (IMRIC) mapped DNA methylation variations rather than the traditional DNA sequence variations. The results revealed an early-warning signal that could lead to new therapeutic approaches for this and other human diseases.
Path to blocking fatal bacterial toxins discovered by HU research team
Using their insight that fatal bacterial toxins, or superantigens, rely on binding to a specific protein in order to wreak damage, a team of Hebrew University researchers has designed protein decoys that prevent the immune system from going into overdrive in reaction to a superantigen attack. Their findings provide a novel therapeutic approach against toxic shock.
Possible cure for diabetes discovered in groundbreaking research
In identifying the key signal that triggers beta cell regeneration, Hebrew University researchers have made a breakthrough discovery that may ultimately lead to finding a full cure for type 1 diabetes. The research team’s study was the first time that the sensing of a high level of glucose has been shown to be the “trigger” that induces beta cells to regenerate.
Two Hebrew University professors win prestigious Canadian international medical science award
Prof. Chaim Cedar and Prof. Aharon Razin are the first Hebrew University faculty members to have won the highly prestigious Canada Gairdner International Awards, which are presented annually to researchers from around the world for outstanding contributions to medical science.
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HU People
Giving & getting: Gali Umschweif-Nevo
Q&A with a doctoral student juggling doctoral studies with her participation in the Harry and Sylvia Hoffman Leadership and Responsibility Program and a busy family life. More
From abstract to concrete: Prof. David Enoch
Prof. David Enoch is far more intrigued by asking questions than he is in reaching conclusive answers. More
