Elazar Zelzer

Professor

Education and Professional Experiences

2017- present: 

Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot

Department of Molecular Genetics

Position: Full Professor

2012- 2017: 

Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot

Department of Molecular Genetics

Position: Associate Professor with tenure

2004–2012: 

Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot

Department of Molecular Genetics

Position: Senior Scientist

1999-2004: 

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Developmental Biology 

Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 

Advisor: Prof. Bjorn R. Olsen

1994-1999: 

Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics (awarded November,10, 1999)  

Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 

Advisor: Prof.  Ben-Zion Shilo

Thesis title: Target specificity of bHLH proteins

1992-1994: 

M.Sc. in Immunology 

Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva 

Advisor: Prof. Ron Apte

Thesis title: Involvement of the enzyme protein kinase C in the production of interleukin-1α in fibroblasts

1989-1992:

B.Sc. in Biology 

Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva

 

Selected Publications (up to five)

  1. Bornstein B, Watkins B, Passini FS, Blecher R, Assaraf E, Sui XM, Brumfeld V, Tsoory M, Kröger S, Zelzer E. The mechanosensitive ion channel ASIC2 mediates both proprioceptive sensing and spinal alignment. Exp Physiol. 2023 Mar 23. doi: 10.1113/EP090776. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36951012.1. Bornstein B, Watkins B, Passini FS, Blecher R, Assaraf E, Sui XM, Brumfeld V, Tsoory M, Kröger S, Zelzer E. The mechanosensitive ion channel ASIC2 mediates both proprioceptive sensing and spinal alignment. Exp Physiol. 2023 Mar 23. doi: 10.1113/EP090776. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36951012.
  2. Bornstein B, Heinemann-Yerushalmi L, Krief S, Adler R, Dassa B, Leshkowitz D, Kim M, Bewick G, Banks RW, Zelzer E. Molecular characterization of the intact mouse muscle spindle using a multi-omics approach. Elife. 2023 Feb 6;12:e81843. doi: 10.7554/eLife.81843. PMID: 36744866; PMCID: PMC9931388.
  3. Assaraf E, Blecher R, Heinemann-Yerushalmi L, Krief S, Carmel Vinestock R, Biton IE, Brumfeld V, Rotkopf R, Avisar E, Agar G, Zelzer E. Piezo2 expressed in proprioceptive neurons is essential for skeletal integrity. Nat Commun. 2020 Jun 23;11(1):3168. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-16971-6. PMID: 32576830; PMCID: PMC7311488.
  4. Blecher R, Heinemann-Yerushalmi L, Assaraf E, Konstantin N, Chapman JR, Cope TC, Bewick GS, Banks RW, Zelzer E. New functions for the proprioceptive system in skeletal biology. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2018 Sep 24;373(1759):20170327. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2017.0327. PMID: 30249776; PMCID: PMC6158198. 
  5. Blecher R, Krief S, Galili T, Biton IE, Stern T, Assaraf E, Levanon D, Appel E, Anekstein Y, Agar G, Groner Y, Zelzer E. The Proprioceptive System Masterminds Spinal Alignment: Insight into the Mechanism of Scoliosis. Dev Cell. 2017 Aug 21;42(4):388-399.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2017.07.022. PMID: 28829946.

 

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