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The Team

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Principal Investigator

Daphna Nachmani, PhD

Daphna trained as an immunologist at HUJI, and completed her postdoctoral work at Harvard Medical School, specializing in Hematology and Genetics. 

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Lab Manager

Maram Arafat, PhD

Maram completed her PhD at Ben Gurion university, and a postdoctoral fellowship at HUJI. With a passion for advancing the field of RNA biology, she is developing innovative single-cell techniques to uncover new dimensions of RNA biology. 

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PhD Student

Ofri Rabany

Ofri  studies dynamics of rRNA modifications in the hematopoietic hierarchy. She aims to uncover the molecular mechanisms that underpin stem cell function, contributing to a deeper understanding of cellular processes. 

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PhD student

Neta Ifergan

Using whole-genome CRISPRi screens Neta studies synthetic lethal interactions in acute myeloid leukemia, with cliniclly used therapeutics. Neta's goal is to  uncover novel therapeutic targets. 

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PhD Student

Sivan Ben-Dror

Sivan focuses on the lymphoid lineage, investigating essential rRNA modifications as potential therapeutic targets in B-cell and T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia.

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Research Assistant

Doron Turgeman

Focusing on modificaitons of snRNAs, Doron studies with Sivan the role of these modifications on leukemia cell proliferation

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Research Assistant

Sophie Kreines

Using CRISPRi-target libraries Sophie studies the role of translational machinery and translated-related factor to leukemogenesis

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The Nachmani Lab

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