Novelty needs time. For the first 3 years after publication, a highly novel paper is less likely to be cited than a relatively non-novel paper. But after 15 years, they are 60% more likely to be highly cited. Don't let the short-term view discourage risky research!

On Thursday Carmel Gat, an M.Sc. student from my university, celebrates her 40th sad birthday in captivity by Hamas. We hope she and the other ~100 hostages are still alive and safe somewhere. This is a catastrophic year to anyone. Israelis and Palestinians.

The ultimate sacrifice? 🔥Amazing work Nature Aging by Tehila and Eitan, demonstrating that the germline regulates vertebrate longevity and somatic repair! A fun collaboration with Sagiv Shifman, William J. Greenleaf, Oren Ram & Ehud Cohen! Follow & retweet!! nature.com/articles/s4358…

Hey all of you Germ Cell and Cancer lovers- the Biochemical society meeting is open for registration! book your spot today. Meeting dates: 30 October - 1 November 2024 Location: voco St John's Solihull, UK Registration: eventsforce.net/biochemsoc/fro…

see our quickly approaching conference on Germ cells genes and Cancer- register and participate! link for registration: bit.ly/92Harden

Join us for the upcoming Germ Cell Cancer Genes Harden Conference, an event first of its kind, uniting leading scientists from diverse fields including meiosis, germ cells, cancer biology, and immunotherapy. Register here: bit.ly/92Harden

Last few days to submit and abstract for the 92nd Harden Conference: Germ Cell Cancer Genes. delve into meiotic protein biology, cancer progression, clinical implications of germ cell cancer genes and more! register now: ow.ly/tVw850SUtFW

A special statement by the Association of University Heads in Israel: We are shocked and profoundly saddened by the cold-blooded murder of the hostages, including students from various institutions, and we extend our deepest condolences to their families. We will forever honor

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem bows its head in mourning for Carmel Gat, a Master’s student at the School of Occupational Therapy, who was murdered while in the captivity of Hamas. The bodies of Carmel and five others were tragically recovered by the IDF from a Hamas terror

Pleasure to host the 2024 meeting of the German Society for DNA Repair ⁦MPI for Biology of Ageing⁩ ⁦CECAD Cologne⁩ in Cologne with outstanding international guest speakers and the amazing community of DNA repair researchers in Germany with ⁦@spanier55⁩ ⁦⁦PfanderLab⁩

The first ever EMBO Workshop on Ovarian Biology: European Ovary Workshop on February 17-20, 2025 in Lagos, Portugal! We are proud to be supported by EMBO ! Send your abstract by November 13, 2024! Join our email list for updates! lnkd.in/dNW3Cs-T

First ever meeting on the junction between Germ Cell genes and cancer was held last week in Sollihull UK. It was a pleasure to meet everyone in person and here's to more future opportunities for this emerging field! thanks to Biochemical Society for the organization!

#EOW2025 Fun gala dinner with good Ovary Research friends

#EOW2025 With the large Israeli group of researchers at EOW. Go Ovary!!

I'm proud to share our latest publication- a literature review on the effect of chronic inflammation on female fertility- an emerging topic that is one of our main interests in the lab. The paper was the product of the hard work of Stephen Ameho. Enjoy! rep.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/…

I'm happy to announce that I have been elected to be a member of the IFA (Israeli Fertility Association) managing committee for the next three years. May we succeed and advance the quality of fertility research and the well-being of all patients.

A short notice to say that me, the family and the lab are OK and safe, but shaken. The nights are very hard, but hopefully we will get through this with all the wonderful people around us. Stay safe!