Lautenberg Center for Immunology and cancer

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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Rosh Hashana toast at the Lautenberg Center 🥂 We celebrated Prof. Chaim Brautbar’s 90th birthday — a pioneer in immunogenetics whose work transformed transplantation medicine!

18.09.2025 06:31 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Read the full paper in Nature Communications:
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Coverage in The Jerusalem Post:
🔗 www.jpost.com/health-and-w...

04.08.2025 14:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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...

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.

04.08.2025 14:28 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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!

04.08.2025 14:28 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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...

🔗 More about the grant: www.scienceabroad.org.il/%D7%AA%D7%95...

04.08.2025 14:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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.

04.08.2025 14:26 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 1

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!

04.08.2025 14:25 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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.

04.08.2025 14:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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...

📖 Read the full paper here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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04.08.2025 13:23 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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...

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

04.08.2025 13:23 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

🔬 Welcome to the official Bluesky page of the Lautenberg Center for Immunology and Cancer Research!

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