

Hadassah Cancer Research Institute
Head of the lab
Hadassah Cancer Research Institute (HCRI)
The Hadassah Cancer Research Institute (HCRI) is devoted to translational research in the field of oncology.
Harnessing Hadassah’s clinical excellence for cutting edge immuno-oncology research, the center provides pre-clinical services to the industry. Among the services there are customized in vitro and in vivo assays for testing novel anti-cancer therapies, clinical consulting, early-stage clinical trials management and human samples collection.
Harnessing Hadassah’s clinical excellence for cutting edge immuno-oncology research, the center provides pre-clinical services to the industry. Among the services there are customized in vitro and in vivo assays for testing novel anti-cancer therapies, clinical consulting, early-stage clinical trials management and human samples collection.
Advantages
- Skilled team of physician-scientists
- Intense clinical-academia collaborations with the Hebrew University Faculty of Medicine
- Big data silos
- Biobank generated in a busy tertiary Oncology Institute
- Research partner in MIDGAM – The Israeli Biorepository Network for Research
HCRI Leadership
Prof. Michal Lotem
Prof. Aaron Popovtzer
Dr. Aviad Zick
Dr. Shai Rosenberg
Dr. Yakir Rotenberg
Dr. Sharon Merims
Dr. Yonatan Cohen
Dr. Albert Grinshpun
Dr. Boaz Nahmias
Dr. Shani Paluh Simon
Dr. Tal Falich Michaeli
HCRI's centers of research excellence
Developing next generation tools & therapies
for faster cancer diagnosis and cure
for faster cancer diagnosis and cure
- Immuno Oncology
- Cancer Epigenetics
- Cell Therapy
- Bioinformatics
- Precision Radiotherapy
- Biobank
- Computational Biology
- Phase I Clinical Studies Unit
- Cancer Prevention And Early Detection
HCRI Bio Bank
The HCRI Bio Bank hosts an extensive collection of biological samples:
Fresh Frozen (FF) tissue
Fresh tissue
FFPE (1+5 slides)
Whole Blood
White Blood Cells (WBC)
Serum and plasma
Urine
Bone Marrow Aspiration
Saliva
Breath samples
The HCRI center handles the entire collection flow:
- Protocol review and submission to the Helsinki commettee
- Identifying and recruitment of the patients
- Obtaining infomed concent signature
- Collection and stogare of sample according to the protocol requirements
- Retrieval of the accompaning clinical and demographic data
Fresh Frozen (FF) tissue
Fresh tissue
FFPE (1+5 slides)
Whole Blood
White Blood Cells (WBC)
Serum and plasma
Urine
Bone Marrow Aspiration
Saliva
Breath samples
The HCRI center handles the entire collection flow:
- Protocol review and submission to the Helsinki commettee
- Identifying and recruitment of the patients
- Obtaining infomed concent signature
- Collection and stogare of sample according to the protocol requirements
- Retrieval of the accompaning clinical and demographic data
"HCRI mission and dedication to cancer research drives us to foster collaboration opportunities with the biomedical industry, weather through our Bio Bank services, clinical consulting and data related projects.
COO of the HCRI