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Evolution; Cancer Genomics; Drug Resistance; Bioinformatics & Medical Informatics; Assistant Professor @ BGU. Instructor @ DFCI, Sr. Comp. Bio. @ the Broad.

Boston; Israel
Joined January 2011
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It was a rough morning, with a direct hit at our Tel Aviv apartment. The bomb shelter made all the difference. Making the trek down and up the four flights of stairs three to four times a day proved to be crucial (well...life-saving).
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Fortunately, all (very beloved) tenants followed the protocol. We all got rescued quite quickly from the ruins, and everyone is safe. Thank you! (We were getting valuable, helpful, and very heartening messages and offers all day 🙏 🥰 )
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In the pictures: My son and his friend, my 4-year-old cub on my shoulders, as we got rescued, and what (used to be) our building.
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New paper! 📄 Our pilot study highlights the potential of assessing PD-1 ligand functionality to better predict the response of head and neck cancer patient to anti-PD-1 therapy. rdcu.be/dJOm7 @rambam_hospital @bengurionu @Nature_NPJ @sitcancer @fohsbgu @ofir_cohen
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Our response letter to @AACR following its weak statement on the crisis in Israel-Gaza. Already signed by >1,000 Israeli cancer researchers and oncologists, including Nobel Laureates, Israel Prize awardees and the leading oncologists in the country.
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This work led by the amazing Ph.D student @barkaufmann and Master student Orli Abramov 👇
1/ 🚀 Exciting breakthrough in cancer immunotherapy! Our (together with Porgadors' lab) study published in @ScienceAdvances presents a novel #diagnostic #technology for predicting anti-PD1 treatment response in cancer patients. science.org/doi/10.1126/scia…
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The first ever ‘BGU vs CANCER’ is a month away! We assembled a feisty bunch of speakers from all walks of campus 🤘🏻🧬🔬🧫, take a look
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ofir cohen retweeted
#Democrats have gone from the party that protects people to the party to the party that protects feelings. #whywelost
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If you won't remove @MaajidNawaz and @Ayaan from the list, then #SPLCaddmetoo.
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