Weizmann Institute of Science

Foundation year1934

Weizmann Institute of Science is a public research institute in Rehovot, Israel. Hornstein lab at the Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann explores the roles RNA dysregulation plays in ALS pathogenesis.

Contact Information

AddressRehovotHertzl 234-1314 Meyer 76100 Israel

ContactDr. E. Hornstein

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Population based register
Clinic based register
Geographically matched controls
Number of muscle samples
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Number of spinal cord samples
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Number of brain samples
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Number of IPS cell samples
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Banks

Clinical management research
Neuro epidemiology
Neuro physiology
Neuro imaging
Neuro psychology
Neuro pathology
Genomics
Transcriptomics
Metabolomics

Publication

  • Haramati, S. et al. MiRNA malfunction causes spinal motor neuron disease. PNAS 2010 Jul;107(29):13111-13116.
  • Emde, A. et al. Dysregulated miRNA biogenesis downstream of cellular stress and ALS-causing mutations: a new mechanism for ALS. The EMBO Journal 2015 sept 1.
  • Eitan, C. and Hornstein, E. Vulnerability of microRNA biogenesis in FTD-ALS. Brain Research 1647 (2016) 105-111.