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Soroka's Clinical                                                                The  Clinical Research  Center,  founded  in 2009,


                                                                                             fosters cooperation with leading academic

           Research Center                                                                   institutions  across  the  globe,  and  is  currently
                                                                                             involved in over 300 clinical research projects with
                                                                                             more  than  120  clinicians  at  Soroka.  These  efforts

                   and the Negev                                                             have  resulted thus  far in some  250  publications.
                                                                                             In  addition to providing state-of-the-art  research
                                                                                             infrastructure  for  a  broad  range  of  studies,  the

                                           Biobank                                           center is currently conducting ground-breaking
                                                                                             research on environmental health and the effects
                                                                                             of cannabis on health.


                                                                                             The  center has  initiated the  establishment  of the
                                                                                             first  population  biobank  in  Israel,  where  biodata

                                                                                             from around the country (biomarkers,  genomes,
                                                                                             microbiomes, and more) will be combined with data
                                                                                             on environmental exposure and health. The Clinical
                                                                                             Research Center is also involved in many research
                                                                                             projects in the  areas  of  biomedical devices and
                                                                                             pharmaceuticals.
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