The Team
Active Members

Lea Monteran
Ph.D. Student
Investigating the role of stromal cells in creating a favorable niche for breast cancer bone metastases

Dr. Neta Solomon, MD
Ph.D. Student
Characterizing the role of fibroblasts in peritoneal metastasis of ovarian carcinoma

Yeela Scharf
Ph.D. student
Temporal and spatial characterization of fibroblasts plasticity during lung metastasis progression

Tamar Shami
Ph.D. Student
Characterize the microenvironment in lung metastases of melanoma and breast cancer

Yael Zait
Ph.D. Student
Characterizing the role of tumor-derived exosomes in reprogramming the brain microenvironment to facilitate melanoma and breast cancer brain metastasis

Dr. Nour Ershaid
MD Ph.D. student
Uncovering the role of cancer-associated fibroblasts in facilitating the progression, metastasis, and chemo-resistance of breast cancer

Laura Fantini
Ph.D. Student
Understanding sex differences in the stromal and immune microenvironment of metastatic melanoma.

Marva Langer
Ph.D. Student
Understanding the interactions between the osteoblasts and the immune cells in the bone microenvironment of metastatic breast cancer

Laura Fantini
Ph.D. Student
Understanding sex differences in the stromal and immune microenvironment of metastatic melanoma.

Tzoran Mary
M.Sc. Student
Understanding sex differences in the stromal and immune microenvironment of metastatic melanoma.

Dr. Dhanashree Mundhe
Postdoctoral Fellow
The effect of combining checkpoint inhibitors with metabolic perturbations on the immune microenvironment in melanoma brain and lung metastasis
Former Members

Dr. Yoray Sharon
Research Associate

Dr. Lilach Abramovitz
Lab Manager

Dr. Marianna Romzova
Postdoctoral Fellow

Dr. Lina Alon
Lab Manager

Malak Amer
M.Sc. student

Dr. Yael Raz-Yana, MD
Ph.D student

Dr. Amir Ben Shmuel
Lab Manager

Dr. Charlotte Servais
Postdoctoral Fellow

Sarah Glanz
M.Sc. student

Dr. Anat Klein
Ph.D student

Dr. Hila Schwartz
MD Ph.D.

Tzlil Gener-Lahav
M.Sc. student

Tania Vorobyov
M.Sc. student

Dr. Ophir Shani
MD Ph.D.

Dor Lavie
Ph.D student

Dr. Sarah Speah
Postdoctoral Fellow

Dr. Noam Cohen
Lab manager
Studying the role of the microenvironment in facilitating mammary carcinogenesis and in the formation of a lung metastatic niche

Omer Adler
MD Ph.D. student
Elucidating the role of astrocytes in facilitating melanoma brain metastasis and brain tropism