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July 29, 2022

Benjamin Berman, PhD

Hebrew University

ICRF Project Grant Recipient

Benjamin Berman, PhD, the recipient of the Dr. Jerry Gross Memorial Project Grant at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, studies the genomic patterns of DNA methylation (a molecular process that turns genes on and off) as well as epigenetics (how cells control gene activity without changing the DNA sequence). His laboratory has developed computational tools to analyze methylation patterns from DNA that is released from cancer cells and circulates in a patient’s blood. This may lead to the identification of new biomarkers that can predict which drugs can effectively target the changes that have occurred in the cancer of a specific patient.

“The ICRF Project Grant will allow my group to develop new computational methods to track the role of a normal cellular aging process (epigenetic degradation) in the initiation and progression of cancer. Our hope is that our work will lead to the identification of new biomarkers that can predict which drugs can effectively target the changes that have occurred in the cancer of a specific patient. The generous funding comes at a critical junction in my research path, as I transition from a U.S.-based lab to an Israeli one. ICRF enables scientists like me in Israel to conduct worldclass research.”

Benjamin Berman, PhD
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
ICRF Project Grant Recipient

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