The center combines basic immunology and cancer research, among other fields. The department is located in Hebrew University's faculty of medicine.
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🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Oded Shamriz from Prof. Micha Berger’s lab on his appointment as Associate Professor in the Faculty of Medicine!
Wishing Oded continued success in this exciting new chapter! 👏
Congratulations to Prof. Dana Wolf on receiving the 2025 Kadar-Sheba Award for Research Excellence! ✨
🥂 A prestigious Israeli award for physician-scientists, recognizing exceptional achievements in medical research. A well-deserved recognition.
Congratulations, Prof. Wolf! 🎉
1/ Congratulations to Prof. Carlos Caldas on receiving the @ISF_Research Outstanding Researcher Grant!
We are proud to have Prof. Caldas at the Lautenberg Center for Immunology and Cancer Research.
2/ Prof. Caldas joined the Lautenberg Center in 2025 after more than 25 years at the University of Cambridge, where he has served as Professor since 2002.
Learn more: lautenbergcenter.org/people/…
🎉We are proud to congratulate Prof. Dana Wolf on her new publication in The Lancet Infectious Diseases!,
reporting key findings from a large-scale congenital CMV screening program with implications for early diagnosis and public health policy.
Congrats to the researchers!
read the paper here --->
thelancet.com/journals/lanin…
Research break! 🔬🍩 It's Donut Day at the Lautenberg Center for Hanukkah! 🥳 Taking a sweet pause from fighting cancer & advancing immunology.
Wishing all our incredible researchers, staff, students, and supporters a truly Chag Hanukkah Sameach!
Huge congratulations to our PhD student Guy Kariv on receiving the President's Scholarship for Excellence & Scientific Innovation! 🏅 Guy was one of just 17 students honored. A massive pride for our department
Farewell to our graduates! 🎓
We celebrated Sara Oster and Tirtza Bidani from Prof. Rami Aqeilan’s lab, and Erik Hung from Prof. Yinon Ben Neriah’s lab, as they completed their PhDs.
Wishing you success in your next chapters! 🌟
Mazal Tov to Prof. Yotam Drier on receiving tenure and the title of Associate Professor at the Hebrew University!
We’re proud to have him as an appreciated member of the Lautenberg Center.
Wishing you continued success — we’re all excited for your refreshed return!
Rosh Hashana toast at the Lautenberg Center 🥂 We celebrated Prof. Chaim Brautbar’s 90th birthday — a pioneer in immunogenetics whose work transformed transplantation medicine!
We’ve launched our official Bluesky page!
Follow us for more cutting-edge science in immunology and cancer biology:
🔗 bsky.app/profile/lautenbergc…
New Publication from the Lautenberg Center!
We're thrilled to share new research by 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
Read the full paper here:
link.springer.com/article/10…
👏 Mazal tov to all co-authors on this achievement!
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!
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.
Read the full paper in Nature Communications:
🔗 nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
Coverage in The Jerusalem Post:
🔗 jpost.com/health-and-wellnes…
Welcome Dr. Shlomo Elias!📣
We are excited to announce that Dr. Shlomo Elias, MD, PhD, a hematologist at Hadassah Medical Center and Head of the hospital’s Immunotherapy Center, has officially joined the Lautenberg Center.
