Environmental exposure and its impact on fetal growthDr. Hagai Levine, M.D., M.P.H. Public Health Physician and Epidemiologist, Braun School of Public Health, Hadassah Discovery to protect the liver from metastasesDr. Rinat Abramovitch, the Goldyne Savad Institute of Gene Therapy New groundbreaking hope to cure Parkinson's diseaseDr. David Arkadir, M.D., Ph.D. Neurology Department A novel technique to understand instability of scaphoid fracturesShai Luria, M.D A novel way to provide personalized medical care to critical care patientsDr. Uriel Trahtemberg, M.D., Ph.D Not all kidneys are born equal – the pitfall of prematurityOded Volovelsky, M.D., Ph.D., Moris Nehama, Ph.D. Pediatric Department Novel mechanisms to manipulate endogenous neural stem cells after strokeProf. Ronen Leker, Director of the Stroke Unit and Center at Hebrew University's Hadassah Medical Center Toward future directions to uncover the genomic factors affecting congenital disorders Tamar Harel, M.D., Ph.D. Department of Genetics and Metabolic Disease The analysis of the oral microbiome as a new technology for healthcare researchNaama Keshet, D.D.S., and Dr. Ronen Hazan, Ph.D A novel way to design rehabilitation strategies for neuro- visual disordersProf. Netta Levin, Dept. of Neurology, Hadassah University Hospital A novel pathway to combat obesity through browning of bone marrow adipose tissueProf. Rivka Dresner-Pollak, M.D., Dept. of Endocrinology & Metabolism One-step beyond – Embryonic stem cells for drug discovery and treatment of degenerative diseasesProf. Benjamin Reubinoff, M.D., Ph.D. Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Controlling the influence of macrophages as a novel therapeutic strategy for age related macular degenerationProf. Itay Chowers, M.D A novel investigation on the role of specific microRNAs in podocytes and their influence in renal diseasesIddo Z. Ben-Dov, M.D., Ph.D., Laboratory of Medical Transcriptomics, Hadassah Med. Ctr. Innovative epidemiological and genomic studies to identify risk factors of non-Hodgkin lymphomaProf. Ora Paltiel, Director, Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, and Senior Hematologist Hadassah University Hospital A cutting edge approach to stimulate the immune system: immunotherapy, a cornerstone in the treatment of advanced melanomaProf. Michal Lotem, M.D. Head, Center for Melanoma and Cancer Immunotherapy. Sharett Institute of Oncology Development of novel radiopharmaceuticals for non-invasive diagnosis and stratification of cancer patients using positron emission tomographyGalith Abourbeh, Ph.D.; Hilbert Grievink, Ph.D.; Ofer Shamni, Ph.D.; Tamar Peretz, M.D. and Eyal Mishani, Ph.D Therapeutic strategies of manipulating tumor-related neutrophils as new exciting players in cancer immunotherapyProf. Zvi Fridlender, Head, Department of Internal Medicine D, Head, Laboratory of Lung Cancer Research and Head, Hadassah Center for COPD and Smoking Related Damages The parathyroid hormone (PTH) – the yin and yang of bone strength in osteoporosis and kidney failureProf. Tally Naveh-Many Aiming for a clinical breakthrough to activate patients’ immune system against malignancies of the thoracic cavityOri Wald, M.D, Ph.D. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Towards a breakthrough in clinical dentistry targeting disease-causing bacteria and preventing microbial diseasesProf. Nurit Beyth, D.M.D., Ph.D. Department of Prosthodontics Innovative preventive intervention research to predict and treat Postpartum Depression and Post Traumatic StressProf. Ronen H. Segman, M.D. Department of Psychiatry Novel intranasal delivery of therapeutic agents using nanoparticles to treat leptomeningeal carcinomatosisDr. Yakir Rottenberg, Oncologist and Geriatric Clinic, Hadassah Univ. Hospital Cutting-edge research to find a cure for patients with metastatic neuroendocrine tumorsDr. Simona Glasberg, M.D. Head, Neuroendocrine Tumor Unit, Endocrinology & Metabolism Department Adopting DNA editing for management of immunodeficiency syndromesProf. Polina Stepensky, M.D Cutting-edge research on treating chronic inflammatory disease (peri-implantitis) post dental implantDr. Asaf Wilensky, D.M.D., Ph.D Cutting-edge research on congenital viral infections and the advent of new antiviral interventionsProf. Dana Wolf, M.D