Faculty of Medicine Newsletter 35 (February 1 - 14, 2021)
לניוזלטרים בעברית, לחץ כאן.
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Appointments, Grants, and Awards
Congratulations to:
- Dr. Enav Yefet on her appointment as senior clinical lecturer
- Dr. Eli Kakiashvili on his appointment as clinical lecturer
- Dr. Adnan Zina on his appointment as clinical lecturer
- Dr. Shai Bel on receipt of a research grant from Mizutani Foundation for Glycoscience (“Determining How Colonic Goblet Cells Control Mucus Glycosylation”)
- Dr. Michal Carmiel on her receipt of a BIU Teaching Award (מרצה מצטיינת)
BIU and Azrieli Faculty of Medicine Open House
On February 11-12, 2021 Bar-Ilan University held an online Open House for prospective students.
Representing the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Prof. Michael Edelestein presented a lecture on Covid-19 and vaccines. In addition, the following faculty members offered informative Zoom sessions: Hadas Hasidim, Bat-El Menachem, Sharon Mines, Shlomit Nishri, Prof. Daniel Glickman, Dr. Kobi Maman, Dr. Sivan Spitzer-Shochat, and students.
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Publications
Reminder that publications by Azrieli faculty are generally posted in chronological order based on publication date, per PubMed listings.
- Kamal Abu Jabal, Hila Ben-Amram, Karine Beiruti, Yunis Batheesh, Christian Sussan, Salman Zarka, Michael Edelstein: Impact of age, ethnicity, sex and prior infection status on immunogenicity following a single dose of the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine: real-world evidence from healthcare workers, Israel, December 2020 to January 2021 (Euro Surveill .)
- Michal Werbner, Joel Alter, Moshe Dessau, Meital Gal-Tanamy: Multi-clonal SARS-CoV-2 neutralization by antibodies isolated from severe COVID-19 convalescent donorsPLoS Pathog . )
- Younis, Issawy, Ben-Shlomo, Soltsman, Perlitz, Ben-Ami: Protein C global assay evaluation in naturally conceived vs. assisted reproduction-achieved twin pregnancies: a prospective longitudinal study (Arch Gynecol Obstet .)
- Michael Edelstein: Tracking COVID-19 using online search (NPJ Digit Med .)
- Karl Skorecki: A COVID-19 jab in the right direction (Lancet. )
- Limor Meoded Danon: The Parental Struggle With the Israeli Genital Socialization Process (Qual Health Res . )
- Amir Asher Kuperman: Minor Clinical Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Patients With Primary Immunodeficiency in Israel (Front Immunol .)
- David Karasik: A regulatory variant at 3q21.1 confers an increased pleiotropic risk for hyperglycemia and altered bone mineral density (Cell Metab .)
- David Karasik: Genome-wide meta-analysis of muscle weakness identifies 15 susceptibility loci in older men and women (Nat Commun .)
- Hagit Hauschner: Pediatric immune thrombocytopenia: apoptotic markers may help in predicting the disease course (Pediatr Res . )
Faculty News
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Dr. David Azoulay of the Galilee Medical Center, an Azrieli Faculty of Medicine affiliate hospital, successfully organized “The Katedra for Public Health in Maalot Tarshicha” virtual public scientific meeting and open discussion on different medical aspects of Coronavirus…
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Prof. Karl Skorecki, Dean of the Faculty, moderated a virtual briefing on the coronavirus pandemic and Israel's ongoing vaccination campaign to an audience that included hundreds of health ministry representatives and members of the Jewish community from around the world. Professor Michael Edelstein was one of the three expert panelists...
The past few years have seen a sharp increase in burnout and stress felt by doctors, leading to a growing need for emotional assistance. But doctors do not often seek help …
Media Exposure
Prof. Johnny Younis:
Menstrual cycle length may be predictor for ovarian aging
Dr. Amiel Dror:
JPost.com: Not everyone has equal access to COVID-19 info, Israeli research shows
CosmosMagazine.com: The five new things science learned about COVID last week
Prof. Michael Edelstein (this is just a small sampling of what was published):
JPost.com: COVID-19: Here’s why global travel is unlikely to resume ‘till 2024
JPost.com: Israeli research: Google search can help predict COVID-19 spikes
JPost.com: Pfizer dose provokes ‘strong’ immune response in those previously infected
[This research was covered in The Times of Israel in English and French, CNN Chile, La Vanguardia (Spain), The Jewish Press, The Jerusalem Post, Malay Mail (Malaysia), Swiss Info (Switzerland), Central Valley Business Journal, La Depeche (France), Deutsche Welle (in Spanish), Iton Gadol (Argentina), Pravda (Czech Republic), Gazzetta del Sud (Italy), Giornaletissmo (Italy), Marseille News (France), Kourdisto Portocali (Greece), Surya Kepri (Indonesia), Marca (Spain), Israel Science Info, Arutz 7, Heraldo (Spain), Ultimo Minuto, Yahoo News (Philippines), Yahoo News (Singapore), Yahoo News (Malaysia), Forbes (Mexico), El Comercio, Diario Libre, Infosalus, AGI (Italy), Forbes (Colombia), Montevideo Portal (Uruguay), El Nacional (Dominican Republic), La Republica (Peru), Israel Economico, Des Infos, El Dia (Dominican Republic), Diario De Navarra (Spain), El Universal (Mexico), Ultima Hora (Spain), RPP (Peru), El Comercio (Spain), Metro (Belgium), Precision Vaccinations and more. In addition, a Twitter user in Mexico with 7.7 million followers tweeted about the study.]
Prof. Karl Skorecki:
JPost.com: Israeli COVID cure? Researchers hope peptide treatment could slow disease
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