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Prof. Elior Peles is an expert on myelin, the protective, insulating sheath surrounding axons, and on how the loss or destruction of myelin can trigger multiple sclerosis and other diseases.
Prof. Eran Hornstein investigates the basic molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and its sister pathology, frontotemporal dementia.
Dr. Igor Ulitsky is fascinated by the regulatory functions and modes of action of long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) in diverse biological processes. LncRNA are found throughout the body, but are especially varied in the nervous system; their function is commonly dysregulated in neurological diseases.
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