Dr. Shai Bel

מרצה בכיר Senior Lecturer
Telephone
Bar-Ilan Email
shai.bel@biu.ac.il
Fields of Interest

Study of the microbiomes in the human gut.

Academic field
Immunology
Research field
Microbiome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Research Center
Bar-Ilan University Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Safed
    CV

    Dr. Shai Bel is a senior lecturer who studies the microbiomes in the human gut.

    Education, Certificates and Degrees

    From-To

    Institute

    Area of Specialty

    Degree

    2005-2008

    Bar-Ilan University

    Biotechnology

    B.Sc.

    2008-2010

    Bar-Ilan University

    Biotechnology

    M.Sc.

    2010-2015

    Bar-Ilan University

    Biology

    Ph.D.

     

    Positions Held:

    From-To

    Institute

    Research Area

    Title

    2015-2018

    UT Southeastern Medical Center, HHMI

    Immunology

    Postdoctoral fellow

    2018-Now

    Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University

    Mucosal immunology

    Senior Lecturer

    Publications

    1.    Jasmin Sawaed, Lilach Zelik, Yehonatan Levin, Rachel Feeney, Maria Naama, Ateret Gordon, Mor Zigdon, Elad Rubin, Shahar Telpaz, Sonia Modilevsky, Shira Ben-Simon, Aya Awad, Sarina Harshuk-Shabso, Meital Nuriel-Ohayon, Michal Werbner, Bjoern O Schroeder, Amir Erez, Shai Bel*. 2024. “Antibiotics damage the colonic mucus barrier in a microbiota-independent manner”. Science Advances in press

    2.    Zigdon M, Sawaed J, Zelik L, Binyamin D, Ben-Simon S, Asulin N, Levin R, Modilevsky S, Naama M, Telpaz S, Rubin E, Awad A, Sawaed W, Harshuk-Shabso S, Nuriel-Ohayon M, Krishnamohan M, Werbner M, Koren O, Winter SE, Apte RN, Voronov E, Bel S*. “Salmonella manipulates the host to drive pathogenicity via induction of interleukin 1β”. PLoS Biology 2024 Jan 18;22(1):e3002486. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3002486.

    3.    Naama, Maria, and Shai Bel*. 2023. “Autophagy-ER Stress Crosstalk Controls Mucus Secretion and Susceptibility to Gut Inflammation.” Autophagy 19(11):3014–16. doi: 10.1080/15548627.2023.2228191

    4.    Telpaz, Shahar, and Shai Bel*. 2023. “Autophagy in Intestinal Epithelial Cells Prevents Gut Inflammation.” Trends in Cell Biology 33(10):817–19. doi: 10.1016/j.tcb.2023.07.010.

    5.    Naama, Maria, Shahar Telpaz, Aya Awad, Shira Ben-Simon, Sarina Harshuk-Shabso, Sonia Modilevsky, Elad Rubin, Jasmin Sawaed, Lilach Zelik, Mor Zigdon, Nofar Asulin, Sondra Turjeman, Michal Werbner, Supapit Wongkuna, Rachel Feeney, Bjoern O. Schroeder, Abraham Nyska, Meital Nuriel-Ohayon, and Shai Bel*. 2023. “Autophagy Controls Mucus Secretion from Intestinal Goblet Cells by Alleviating ER Stress.” Cell Host & Microbe  31(3):433-446.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2023.01.006.

    6.    Zigdon, Mor, and Shai Bel*. 2020. “Lysozyme: A Double-Edged Sword in the Intestine.” Trends in Immunology

    7.    Bel, Shai, Mihir Pendse, Yuhao Wang, Yun Li, Kelly A. K. A. Ruhn, Brian Hassell, Tess Leal, Sebastian E. S. E. Winter, Ramnik J. R. J. Ramnik J. Xavier, and Lora V. L. V. Hooper. 2017. “Paneth Cells Secrete Lysozyme via Secretory Autophagy during Bacterial Infection of the Intestine.” Science 357(6355):eaal4677. doi: 10.1126/science.aal4677.

    8.    Bel, Shai, Yoav Elkis, Hila Elifantz, Omry Koren, Rotem Ben-Hamo, Tal Lerer-Goldshtein, Roni Rahimi, Shomron Ben Horin, Abraham Nyska, Sally Shpungin, and Uri Nir. 2014. “Reprogrammed and Transmissible Intestinal Microbiota Confer Diminished Susceptibility to Induced Colitis in TMF-/- Mice.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 111(13):4964–69. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1319114111.

    9.    Bel, Shai, Yoav Elkis, Tali Lerer-Goldstein, Abraham Nyska, Sally Shpungin, and Uri Nir. 2012. “Loss of TMF/ARA160 Protein Renders Colonic Mucus Refractory to Bacterial Colonization and Diminishes Intestinal Susceptibility to Acute Colitis.” Journal of Biological Chemistry 287(30):25631–39. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M112.364786.

    Last Updated Date : 06/08/2024