Dr. Shani Stern

Affiliation Faculty / Department:
Sagol Department of Neurobiology

Academic Background:
B.Sc. in electrical engineering (TAU), M.Sc. in computer science (Weizmann, Prof. Amos Tanay), Ph.D. in Biophysics (Weizmann, Prof. Elisha Moses), Postdoctoral training (Salk Institute, Prof. Fred Gage)

Research Interests:
My lab studies neurological disorders using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). We study the neurophysiology of suicidal tendencies in bipolar disorder. We study the early events that lead to neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s disease and we study mutation-associated autism spectrum disorder using patient-derived neurons.

Home Page URL:
https://www.shanistern-diseasemodelinglab.com/