Additional Achievements in Medicine

Additional Achievements in Medicine

Genetic Diseases:

• Utilizing state-of-the-art systems to prevent hereditary transmission and possibly eradication of Tay-Sachs, Gaucher and Niemann Pick

Neurodegenerative Diseases:

• Advances in treating head and spinal trauma, epilepsy, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases
• The breakthrough creation of a brain-activated robotic arm

Cancer Research: The Lautenberg Center for General and Tumor Immunology is an integral part of the IMR.

• Targeting tumors more effectively and developing therapies to halt the formation of new blood vessels and the growth and spread of malignancies
• Employing stem-cell technologies to fight cancer and diabetes and to aid organ transplantation

Drug Design: Earning Hebrew University its reputation for pre-eminence in drug development such as:

• Doxil® to treat cancer
• Exelon® for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
• Anti-infectious agents and bio-defense agents to ensure public well-being

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