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 Associate Professor and Head of Infrastructure and Research Dept. at the BIU Faculty of Medicine

Personal Biographical Information:

I was born and raised in Givatayim, Israel. I served 5 years as a solider and an officer in a special combat engineers unit of the IDF. I earned my Ph.D. from the Hebrew University, and I continued to a post-doctoral training in the USA. In 2011 I joined a Senior Lecturer to the newly established Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee. I am married to Karin and a father to 3 children. I live in the Michmanim, a Mizpe on the top of the Kamon Mountain in the lower Galilee.

Research

Higher-order genome organization and its impact on growth, development, and disease.

We study the mechanisms by which Structural Maintenance of Chromosome (SMC) protein complexes shape the three-dimensional structure of chromatin, and how mutations in their encoding genes are associated with human diseases.

Research field
  • Chromosomal Dynamics and Instability
  • Spatial Organization of the Chromatin

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):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Jan 1997Jan 2004

Award Date: 1 Jan 2004

Master's Degree, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Oct 1995Oct 1997

Award Date: 1 Oct 1997

Bachelor, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Oct 1992Oct 1995

Award Date: 1 Oct 1995

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  • SMC proteins

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    13 Jun 201716 Jun 2017

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  • ILANIT

    On, I. (Participation - Conference participant)

    20 Feb 201723 Feb 2017

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  • Conference Invited

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    5 Jul 2016

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  • FASEB Yeast chromosomes

    On, I. (Participation - Conference participant)

    31 Jul 20165 Aug 2016

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  • Israeli Society of Genetics (External organization)

    On, I. (Member)

    2016 → …

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