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About Me
Eitan Okun, Ph.D., a Full Prof. and Vice Dean for Research Resources Development at the Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, and the Gonda Multidisciplinary Brain research center at Bar-Ilan University in Israel. Prof. Okun, Head of the Paul Feder laboratory for Alzheimer's disease research, has received his Ph.D. in Biology from Bar Ilan University in 2007 and then moved to be a post-doctoral research fellow at the National institute on Aging at the National Institute of Health, Baltimore, MD. Following his post-doctoral fellowship, Eitan has accepted his current position where his research focuses on basic and translational neuroimmunology.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Bar-Ilan University
Jan 2004 → Jan 2007
Award Date: 1 Jan 2007
Master's Degree, Bar-Ilan University
Jan 2002 → Jan 2004
Award Date: 1 Jan 2004
Bachelor, Bar-Ilan University
Jan 2000 → Jan 2002
Award Date: 1 Jan 2002
Keywords
- Q Science (General)
- Alzheimer's disease
- Down syndrome
- Adaptive Immunity
- Vaccines
- Fetomaternal
- maternal health
- Amyloid
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Dural ectopic lymphatic structures accumulate during aging and exhibit dysregulation in neurodegenerative diseases
Davidi, A. F., Shirenova, S., Michaelovich, D., Benedetti, G., Shtrasberg, H., Shoval, I., Hauschner, H., Oz, G., Vardy, K., Hirsh, T., Madar, R., Stern, E. A., Rosenmann, H., Biragyn, A. & Okun, E., 19 Aug 2025, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 122, 33, e2425081122.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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CD8+ T cells exacerbate AD-like symptoms in mouse model of amyloidosis
Wang, X., Campbell, B., Bodogai, M., McDevitt, R. A., Patrikeev, A., Gusev, F., Ragonnaud, E., Kumaraswami, K., Shirenova, S., Vardy, K., Alameh, M. G., Weissman, D., Ishikawa-Ankerhold, H., Okun, E., Rogaev, E. & Biragyn, A., Nov 2024, In: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 122, p. 444-455 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Neuronal deletion of Gtf2i results in developmental microglial alterations in a mouse model related to Williams syndrome
Bar, E., Fischer, I., Rokach, M., Elad-Sfadia, G., Shirenova, S., Ophir, O., Trangle, S. S., Okun, E. & Barak, B., Jun 2024, In: GLIA. 72, 6, p. 1117-1135 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Unbiased analysis of spatial learning strategies in a modified Barnes maze using convolutional neural networks
Illouz, T., Ascher, L. A. B., Madar, R. & Okun, E., 10 Jul 2024, In: Scientific Reports. 14, 1, 14 p., 15944.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Unraveling the molecular basis of cannabidiolic acid methyl Ester's anti-depressive effects in a rat model of treatment-resistant depression
Hen-Shoval, D., Indig-Naimer, T., Moshe, L., Kogan, N. M., Zaidan, H., Gaisler-Salomon, I., Okun, E., Mechoulam, R., Shoval, G., Zalsman, G. & Weller, A., Jul 2024, In: Journal of Psychiatric Research. 175, p. 50-59 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prizes
Activities
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How does pregnancy with a Down syndrome Fetus affect maternal cognitive decline
Okon, E. (Invited speaker)
4 Feb 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Fetomaternal transfer during Down syndrome pregnancies induces maternal cognitive decline in an APP-dependent manner
Okun, E. (Speaker)
6 Nov 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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FETOMATERNAL TRANSFER DURING DOWN SYNDROME PREGNANCIES INDUCES MATERNAL COGNITIVE DECLINE IN AN APP-DEPENDENT MANNER
Okun, E. (Invited speaker)
18 May 2025 → 21 May 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Fetomaternal transfer during Down Syndrome pregnancies induces maternal cognitive decline in an APP-dependent manner
Okun, E. (Speaker)
27 Jul 2025 → 31 Jul 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Maternal cognitive decline following a Down syndrome pregnancy
Okun, E. (Speaker)
1 Dec 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Press/Media
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מסתורי המוח [הסכת]
Korngreen, A., Mashal, N., Okun, E. & Leshem, R.
6/01/25
1 Media contribution
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Thesis
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The effects of the immunomodulatory AS101 on the fish immune system during stress response
OKON, E. (Author), Srednii, B. (Supervisor) & Avtalion, R. R. (Supervisor), 2005Student thesis: Thesis