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Lautenberg Center for Immunology and cancer

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

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Lautenberg Center for Immunology and cancer @lautenbergc.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Affiliated with the Lautenberg Center, Prof. Brautbar led Hadassah’s Tissue Typing & Immunogenetics Unit for decades. 300+ publications, 11k+ citations, breakthroughs in HLA & donor matching, and a legacy of saving lives & mentoring generations. L’Chaim! 🍎🍯
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Lautenberg Center for Immunology and cancer @lautenbergc.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Rosh Hashana toast at the Lautenberg Center 🥂 We celebrated Prof. Chaim Brautbar’s 90th birthday — a pioneer in immunogenetics whose work transformed transplantation medicine!
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Lautenberg Center for Immunology and cancer @lautenbergc.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Read the full paper in Nature Communications: 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... Coverage in The Jerusalem Post: 🔗 www.jpost.com/health-and-w...
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Lautenberg Center for Immunology and cancer @lautenbergc.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
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.
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Metabolic reprogramming driven by Ant2 deficiency augments T Cell function and anti-tumor immunity in mice - Nature Communications
Activated T cells undergo metabolic reprogramming to optimize effector functions, but the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. Here the authors show, using knockout and tumor mouse models, that defic...
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Lautenberg Center for Immunology and cancer @lautenbergc.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
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!
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Lautenberg Center for Immunology and cancer @lautenbergc.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
🔗 More about the grant: www.scienceabroad.org.il/%D7%AA%D7%95...
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תוכנית אור של הקרן הלאומית למדע - ScienceAbroad
תכנית אור – אופק רחוק: קליטתם של חוקרים בכירים מצטיינים רקע החלטת ממשלה מס’ 1294 הובילה להקמת תכנית בשיתוף משרד האוצר, ות”ת-מל”ג ומשרד העלייה והקליטה שמטרתה לעודד הגעת וקליטת חוקרים עולים ותושבים חוזר...
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Lautenberg Center for Immunology and cancer @lautenbergc.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
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.
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Lautenberg Center for Immunology and cancer @lautenbergc.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Shlomo Elias to our Center! Dr. Shlomo Elias, a hematologist at Hadassah Medical Center and head of the hospital’s Immunotherapy Center, has officially joined our Center. We’re excited about the growing strength of our community!
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Lautenberg Center for Immunology and cancer @lautenbergc.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
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.
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Lautenberg Center for Immunology and cancer @lautenbergc.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
📖 Read the full paper here: link.springer.com/article/10.1... Follow us for more updates on cutting-edge science in cancer immunotherapy, and beyond.
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β-Actin Deficiency in Baraitser-Winter Syndrome Type 1 Disrupts T-Cell Function and Immune Regulation: Implications for Targeted Therapy in Actinopathies - Journal of Clinical Immunology
Purpose Baraitser-Winter syndrome type 1 (BRWS1) is a rare disorder characterized by intellectual disability, short stature, facial dysmorphism, cortical malformations, macrothrombocytopenia, and recu...
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Lautenberg Center for Immunology and cancer @lautenbergc.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
We’re excited to kick things off by celebrating the publication of research from our own Zahala Bar-On, Dr. Oded Shamir, Prof. Michael Berger, and team: 📄 β-Actin Deficiency in Baraitser-Winter Syndrome Type 1 Disrupts T-Cell Function and Immune Regulation
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β-Actin Deficiency in Baraitser-Winter Syndrome Type 1 Disrupts T-Cell Function and Immune Regulation: Implications for Targeted Therapy in Actinopathies - Journal of Clinical Immunology
Purpose Baraitser-Winter syndrome type 1 (BRWS1) is a rare disorder characterized by intellectual disability, short stature, facial dysmorphism, cortical malformations, macrothrombocytopenia, and recu...
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Lautenberg Center for Immunology and cancer @lautenbergc.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
🔬 Welcome to the official Bluesky page of the Lautenberg Center for Immunology and Cancer Research!
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