Lautenberg Center for Immunology and cancer
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Lautenberg Center for Immunology and cancer
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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: https://lautenbergcenter.org/
Rosh Hashana toast at the Lautenberg Center 🥂 We celebrated Prof. Chaim Brautbar’s 90th birthday — a pioneer in immunogenetics whose work transformed transplantation medicine!
September 18, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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!
August 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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.
August 4, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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!
August 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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
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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August 4, 2025 at 1:23 PM
🔬 Welcome to the official Bluesky page of the Lautenberg Center for Immunology and Cancer Research!
August 4, 2025 at 1:22 PM