Name: Abraham Fainsod

Position: Professor of Biochemistry

Research Description:

- Xenopus embryos as a model for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
- Retinoic acid signalling during early embryogenesis
- The role of ADMP in the organizer and scaling of the BMP gradient
- The Cdx genes during early gastrulation and the regulation of the Hox genes
-Neural tube closure

Lab Memberships

Fainsod Lab (Principal Investigator/Director)

Contact Information

Address:
Dept. of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research
Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada
Faculty of Medicine, The Autism Centre
Hebrew University
POB 12272
Jerusalem
91120, Israel

Web Page: http://imric.org/research/researchers/prof-abraham-fainsod
Personal Phone:  +972-2-6758157
General/Lab Fax:  +972-2-6757482