Research Laboratory Pediatric Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation
driving force and the subjects for research of the lab come from the Pediatric Hemato-Oncology Department and Clinics. The research ideas stem from the sick child's bed, the resistant leukemias, metastatic sarcomas, and incurable brain tumors. The fruits of such a research may very soon find their application in the clinics as the research doctors make their daily rounds in the ward treating their cancer patients.
Topics of research
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The anti tumoral molecular mechanisms of "new drugs" with regard to pediatric leukemias, Neuroblastomas, and brain tumors cell lines and primary cells.
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Molecular characterization of stem cells from various sources: bone marrow, cord blood, peripheral blood and fetal liver.
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Identification of specific mutations in Glioblastomas and the preparation of patient specific probes for the early detection of minimal residual disease.
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Methylation status of MGMT in pediatric high grade glioma stem cells.
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The effect of "new drugs" on high grade glioma stem cells.
Head: Professor Amos Toren
Lab manager, senior scientist: Tamar Fisher PhD.
MSc Students: Tali Harush, Sarit Eder
Researching physicians: Dalia Waldman MD, Hana Golan MD, Bella Bielorai MD, Michal Yalon MD
Gal Goldstein MD
Professor Chaim Kaplisky
