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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    Patient resources

    Population based register
    Clinic based register
    Geographically matched controls
    Number of muscle samples
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    Number of skin 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.