Neuroimmunology and Neurodegenerative Diseases | The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences

Researcher	Research Focus
Prof. Okun Eitan	The functional role of the immune system in Alzheimer's disease How fetal development influences maternal cognitive decline Developing vaccines for Alzheimer’s disease and Down syndrome
Prof. Brodie Chaya	Cancer stem cells from brain tumors for analyzing disease mechanisms and for drug and cell therapy screening Three dimensional human cultures - novel models of neural rare disorders and muscular dystrophies Exosomes in intercellular communication and drug delivery in neural and muscle diseases and brain tumors. Non-coding RNAs in cancer and degenerative disorders Unique signaling pathways in brain tumors and neurodegenerative diseases

Researcher

Research Focus

Cancer stem cells from brain tumors for analyzing disease mechanisms and for drug and cell therapy screening
Three dimensional human cultures - novel models of neural rare disorders and muscular dystrophies
Exosomes in intercellular communication and drug delivery in neural and muscle diseases and brain tumors.
Non-coding RNAs in cancer and degenerative disorders
Unique signaling pathways in brain tumors and neurodegenerative diseases