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February 06, 2025 08:30
Add to Calendar2025-02-06 08:30:002025-02-06 16:30:00Asia/JerusalemThe annual meeting of the Genetics Society of Israel (GSI) 2025 - Frontiers in Genetics XVThe Hebrew University Safra Campus (Giv'at Ram) Jerusalem

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Abstracts Submission

Submission deadline: 31.01.25

Agenda

Registration

08:30

Opening remarks

09:00

Session I: Genomics in health and disease (Chairperson: Liran Carmel, HUJI)

09:10

Binyamin Knisbacher (BIU):
Integrating omics and drug screens for precision medicine in chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Yitzhak Reizel (Technion):
The FoxA proteins shape the epigenetic landscape during normal differentiation and cancer

Keren Yitzhak (Technion):
Single-cell meta-analysis of T cells reveals clonal dynamics of response to checkpoint immunotherapy

Ranit Kedmi (WIS):
Coordinated network of T cells and antigen presenting cells regulate tolerance

Coffee break

10:30

Session II: Genomics - environment cross talk (Chairperson: Efrat Shema, WIS)

11:00

Iris Grossman-Haham (BGU):
Tuning cell motility in various environments via altering flagella architecture

Yiska Weisblum (HUJI):
Genetic screens reveal host factors affecting respiratory virus infection 

Gilad Gabay (BGU):
Genetic network regulation of climate adaptation in wheat

Lior Loebel (BIU):
Dietary-driven post-translational modifications regulate host-microbe interactions

Business meeting (obligated GSI meeting)

12:20

Identification of Casualties during the Swords of Iron War

12:25

Integrating Advanced Research Techniques with Standard DNA Forensic Methods with Amit Blumberg and Noam Shomron (The Genomic Center for Casualties Identification, IDF)

Lunch + posters

12:35

Keynote - honorary membership - Yossi Shilo, TAU (Chairperson: Dan Mishmar, BGU)

14:20

From rarity to significance: A mission to investigate genetic disorders drives biomedical insights

Session III – Regulation and function in health and disease (Chairperson: Yaara Oren, TAU)

15:00

Tslil Ast (WIS):
Ironing out mitochondrial translation

Abed Mansour (HUJI):
Advanced brain organoid models: Engineering cellular complexity to study human brain in health and disease

Ronit Ilouz (BIU):
Pathological mechanisms of neurodegeneration: Key insights from a Protein Kinase A (PKA) mutation

Eilon Shani (TAU):
Developing next-generation multi-targeted genome-scale CRISPR toolbox to overcome functional redundancy in Plants

Poster prizes and concluding remarks

16:20

Venue

Goodman Building (Building 100), Floor 0, Center for Brain Sciences, Hebrew University Safra Campus (Giv'at Ram) Jerusalem

Waze: ELSC Jerusalem

Enter through the southern gate (Giv'at Mordechai Interchange) after about 50 meters the building will appear in front of you,

At the above intersection turn right, drive about 20 meters and turn left and left again to the building's indoor parking lot, park in the parking lot and go up to floor 0 by elevator, exit towards the courtyard and the auditorium through the large glass door.

The auditorium is located across from the "Aroma" cafe.

Getting there by public transportation: Buses: 7, 68, get off at the Life Sciences stop, below is a picture of the ELSC building.

בניין גודמן (בניין 100), קומה 0, המרכז למדעי המוח,האוניברסיטה העברית קמפוס ספרא (גבעת רם) ירושלים

Waze: ELSC ירושלים

יש להיכנס בשער הדרומי (מחלף גבעת מרדכי) לאחר כ – 50 מטר הבניין יופיע ממולך,

בצומת הנ"ל יש לפנות ימינה, לנסוע כ – 20 מטר ולפנות שמאלה ושוב שמאלה לחנייה מקורה של הבניין, יש להחנות בחניון ולעלות לקומה 0 במעלית, יציאה לכיוון החצר והאודיטוריום מדלת הזכוכית הגדולה.

האודיטוריום ממוקם ממול לקפה "ארומה".

הגעה באמצעות תחבורה ציבורית: אוטובוסים: 7, 68, לרדת בתחנה - מדעי החיים, בהמשך תמונה של בניין ELSC.

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