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Employment (3)

Tel Aviv University: Tel Aviv, IL

2021-05-09 to present | Senior Lecturer (Faculty of Medicine, Sackler School of Medicine)
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Dror Avni

Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer: Tel Hashomer, IL

2006-02-01 to present | Manager of laboratory of molecular cell biology (Cancer Research and Department of Medicine C)
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Dror Avni

Harvard University Dana-Farber Harvard Cancer Center: Boston, MA, US

1998-09-01 to 2003-12-01 | Postdoc fellow (Cancer Biology )
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Education and qualifications (3)

Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School: Jerusalem, IL

1993-08-01 to 1998-10-01 | Ph.D (Department Biochemistry )
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Dror Avni

Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School: Jerusalem, IL

1990-09-01 to 1992-07-01 | M. Sc (Department Biochemistry )
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Dror Avni

Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Science: Givat Ram, IL

1986-10-01 to 1989-08-01 | B.Sc. (Biology)
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Works (39)

The Epidemiology of PCR-Confirmed Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Israel: A Nationwide Study

Microorganisms
2024-09-26 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12101950
Contributors: Dror Avni; Michal Solomon; Merav Strauss; Orli Sagi; Violeta Temper; Ayelet Michael-Gayego; Tal Meningher; Emily Avitan-Hersh; Moran Szwarcwort-Cohen; Jacob Moran-Gilad et al.
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Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by <i>Leishmania infantum</i>, Israel, 2018–2021

Emerging Infectious Diseases
2023-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3201/eid2905.221812
Part of ISSN: 1080-6040
Part of ISSN: 1080-6059
Contributors: Michal Solomon; Nadav Astman; Karin Warshavsky; Aviv Barzilai; Tal Meningher; Dror Avni; Eli Schwartz
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MiR-199a-3p Induces Mesenchymal to Epithelial Transition of Keratinocytes by Targeting RAP2B

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2022-12 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.3390/ijms232315401
Contributors: Moamen Masalha; Tal Meningher; Adi Mizrahi; Aviv Barzilai; Hilla Tabibian-Keissar; Devorah Gur-Wahnon; Iddo Z. Ben-Dov; Joshua Kapenhas; Jasmine Jacob-Hirsch; Raya Leibowitz et al.
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Failure to Detect Leishmania in the Blood of Patients with Old-World Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: Implications for Blood Donation

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2022-11-14 | Journal article
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-1120
Part of ISSN: 0002-9637
Part of ISSN: 1476-1645
Contributors: Michal Solomon; Ariel Gimple; Inbal Fuchs; Assi Cicurel; Tal Meninger; Dror Avni; Abed Nasereddin; Charles L. Jaffe; Eli Schwartz
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H3K27Ac modification and gene expression in psoriasis

Journal of Dermatological Science
2021-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2021.07.003
Part of ISSN: 0923-1811
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IL6R is a target of miR‐197 in human keratinocytes

Experimental Dermatology
2021-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/exd.14169
Contributors: Moamen Masalha; Devorah Gur‐Wahnon; Tal Meningher; Iddo Z. Ben‐Dov; Riad Kassem; Yechezkel Sidi; Dror Avni
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Mitochondrial matrix-localized p53 participates in degradation of mitochondrial RNAs

Mitochondrion
2021-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2021.03.007
Contributors: Yael Friedman; Amnon Hizi; Dror Avni; Mary Bakhanashvili
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Extracellular Vesicles: Schistosomal Long-Range Precise Weapon to Manipulate the Immune Response

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
2021-03-18 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.649480
Part of ISSN: 2235-2988
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Comprehensive Analysis of Correlations in the Expression of miRNA Genes and Immune Checkpoint Genes in Bladder Cancer Cells

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2021-03-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/ijms22052553
Contributors: Przemysław A. Stempor; Dror Avni; Raya Leibowitz; Yechezkel Sidi; Maria Stępień; Tomasz Dzieciątkowski; Paula Dobosz
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Checkpoint Genes at the Cancer Side of the Immunological Synapse in Bladder Cancer

Translational Oncology
2020-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2019.10.018
Part of ISSN: 1936-5233
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Schistosomal extracellular vesicle‐enclosed miRNAs modulate host T helper cell differentiation

EMBO reports
2019-12-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.15252/embr.201947882
Part of ISSN: 1469-221X
ISSN: 1469-3178
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TNFSF4 (OX40L) expression and survival in locally advanced and metastatic melanoma

Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy
2019-09-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00262-019-02382-0
Part of ISSN: 0340-7004
Part of ISSN: 1432-0851
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Giardia lamblia miRNAs as a new diagnostic tool for human giardiasis

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2019-06-17 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007398
Contributors: Tal Meningher; Michael W. Gaunt; Daniel Boleslavsky; Iris Barshack; Hila Tabibian-Keissar; Refael Kohen; Devorah Gur-Wahnon; Iddo Z. Ben-Dov; Yechezkel Sidi; Dror Avni et al.
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Alterations of microRNAs throughout the malignant evolution of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: The role of miR-497 in epithelial to mesenchymal transition of keratinocytes

Oncogene
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/onc.2017.315
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2-s2.0-85040520027
Contributors: Mizrahi, A.; Barzilai, A.; Gur-Wahnon, D.; Ben-Dov, I.Z.; Glassberg, S.; Meningher, T.; Elharar, E.; Masalha, M.; Jacob-Hirsch, J.; Tabibian-Keissar, H. et al.
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The contribution of feedback loops between miRNAs, cytokines and growth factors to the pathogenesis of psoriasis

Experimental Dermatology
2018-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/exd.13520
Contributors: Moamen Masalha; Yechezkel Sidi; Dror Avni
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Ultrasound targeting of Q-starch/miR-197 complexes for topical treatment of psoriasis.

Journal of Controlled Release
2018-06-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2018.05.040
PMC: 29870766
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Decreased A-to-I RNA editing as a source of keratinocytes dsRNA in psoriasis

RNA
2018-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1261/rna.064659.117
Part of ISSN: 1355-8382
Contributors: Lea Shallev; Eli Kopel; Ariel Feiglin; Gil S. Leichner; Dror Avni; Yehezkel Sidi; Eli Eisenberg; Aviv Barzilai; Erez Y Levanon; Shoshana Greenberger
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Malaria parasite DNA-harbouring vesicles activate cytosolic immune sensors

Nature Communications
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-02083-1
Part of ISSN: 2041-1723
Contributors: Xavier Sisquella; Yifat Ofir-Birin; Matthew A. Pimentel; Lesley Cheng; Paula Abou Karam; Natália G. Sampaio; Jocelyn Sietsma Penington; Dympna Connolly; Tal Giladi; Benjamin J. Scicluna et al.
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Association between the Absolute Baseline Lymphocyte Count and Response to Neoadjuvant Platinum-based Chemotherapy in Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer

Clinical Oncology
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2016.07.007
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2-s2.0-84994338342
Contributors: Leibowitz-Amit, R.; Israel, A.; Gal, M.; Atenafu, E.A.; Symon, Z.; Portnoy, O.; Laufer, M.; Dotan, Z.; Ramon, J.; Avni, D. et al.
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Schistosomal miRNAs isolated from Extracellular Vesicles in sera of infected patients; a new tool for diagnosis and follow-up of human schistosomiasis

Journal of Infectious Diseases
2016-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiw539
Part of ISSN: 0022-1899
Contributors: Tal Meningher; Galya Lerman; Neta Regev-Rudzki; Daniel Gold; Iddo Ben-Dov; Yechezkel Sidi; Dror Avni; Eli Schwartz
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Promoter-Associated RNAs Regulate HSPC152 Gene Expression in Malignant Melanoma

Non-Coding RNA
2016-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/ncrna2030007
Part of ISSN: 2311-553X
Contributors: Hamutal Bonen; Nitzan Kol; Noam Shomron; Raya Leibowitz-Amit; Luca Quagliata; Thomas Lorber; Yechezkel Sidi; Dror Avni
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MiR-377 targets E2F3 and alters the NF-kB signaling pathway through MAP3K7 in malignant melanoma

Molecular Cancer
2015-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12943-015-0338-9
Part of ISSN: 1476-4598
Contributors: Liron Zehavi; Hagit Schayek; Jasmine Jacob-Hirsch; Yechezkel Sidi; Raya Leibowitz-Amit; Dror Avni
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The Crosstalk between IL-22 Signaling and miR-197 in Human Keratinocytes

PLoS ONE
2014-09-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107467
Part of ISSN: 1932-6203
Contributors: Galya Lerman; Moran Sharon; Raya Leibowitz-Amit; Yechezkel Sidi; Dror Avni; Fabio Martelli
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Silencing of a large microRNA cluster on human chromosome 14q32 in melanoma: biological effects of mir-376a and mir-376c on insulin growth factor 1 receptor

Molecular Cancer
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/1476-4598-11-44
Part of ISSN: 1476-4598
Contributors: Liron Zehavi; Roi Avraham; Aviv Barzilai; Dalia Bar-Ilan; Roy Navon; Yechezkel Sidi; Dror Avni; Raya Leibowitz-Amit
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Aberrations in the micro-RNA biogenesis machinery and the emerging roles of micro-RNAs in the pathogenesis of cutaneous malignant melanoma

Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research
2012-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.12018
Part of ISSN: 1755-1471
Contributors: Raya Leibowitz-Amit; Yechezkel Sidi; Dror Avni
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Small-interfering RNA targeted at antiapoptotic mRNA increases keratinocyte sensitivity to apoptosis

British Journal of Dermatology
2011 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.10191.x
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2-s2.0-79955453843
Contributors: Lerman, G.; Volman, E.; Sidi, Y.; Avni, D.
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MiRNA Expression in Psoriatic Skin: Reciprocal Regulation of hsa-miR-99a and IGF-1R

PLoS ONE
2011-06-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0020916
Part of ISSN: 1932-6203
Contributors: Galya Lerman; Camila Avivi; Corine Mardoukh; Aviv Barzilai; Ariel Tessone; Ben Gradus; Felix Pavlotsky; Iris Barshack; Sylvie Polak-Charcon; Arie Orenstein et al.
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siRNA-Lipoplex-Mediated Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL Gene Silencing Induces Apoptosis in MCF-7 Human Breast Carcinoma Cells

The Open Chemical and Biomedical Methods Journal
2009-01-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.2174/1875038900801010028
Part of ISSN: 1875-0389
Contributors: Assaf Vestin; Elena Khazanov; Dror Avni; Victoria Sergeyev; Yechezkel Barenholz; Yechezkel Sidi; Emanuel Yakobson
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SV40 T antigen interacts with Nbs1 to disrupt DNA replication control

Genes and Development
2004 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1101/gad.1182804
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2-s2.0-2642527155
Contributors: Wu, X.; Avni, D.; Chiba, T.; Yan, F.; Zhao, Q.; Lin, Y.; Heng, H.; Livingston, D.
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Active Localization of the Retinoblastoma Protein in Chromatin and Its Response to S Phase DNA Damage

Molecular Cell
2003-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/s1097-2765(03)00355-1
Part of ISSN: 1097-2765
Contributors: Dror Avni; Hong Yang; Fabio Martelli; Francesco Hofmann; Wael M. ElShamy; Shridar Ganesan; Ralph Scully; David M. Livingston
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BRCA1 Supports XIST RNA Concentration on the Inactive X Chromosome

Cell
2002-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(02)01052-8
Part of ISSN: 0092-8674
Contributors: Shridar Ganesan; Daniel P. Silver; Roger A. Greenberg; Dror Avni; Ronny Drapkin; Alexander Miron; Samuel C. Mok; Voahangy Randrianarison; Steven Brodie; Jennifer Salstrom et al.
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The Expression of Poly(A)-binding Protein Gene Is Translationally Regulated in a Growth-dependent Fashion through a 5′-Terminal Oligopyrimidine Tract Motif

Journal of Biological Chemistry
1999-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.3.1708
Part of ISSN: 0021-9258
Contributors: Eran Hornstein; Anna Git; Ilana Braunstein; Dror Avni; Oded Meyuhas
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Growth-dependent and PKC-mediated translational regulation of the upstream stimulating factor-2 (USF2) mRNA in hematopoietic cells

Oncogene
1998-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1201584
Part of ISSN: 0950-9232
Contributors: Zhao Cheng Zhang; Hovav Nechushtan; Jasmine Jacob-Hirsch; Dror Avni; Droded Meyuhas; Drehud Razin
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Growth-dependent translational control of top mRNAS

FASEB Journal
1997 | Journal article
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Contributors: Meyuhas, O.; Avni, D.; Bibermant, Y.; Shama, S.; Ostareck, B.; Ostareck-Lederer, A.; Hentze, M.W.
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The 5' terminal oligopyrimidine tract confers translational control on TOP mRNAs in a cell type- and sequence context-dependent manner.

Nucleic Acids Res
1997-03-01 | Journal article
PMID: 9023110
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The 5′ Terminal Oligopyrimidine Tract Confers Translational Control on Top Mrnas in a Cell Type-and Sequence Context-Dependent Manner

Nucleic Acids Research
1996 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/nar/25.5.995
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2-s2.0-0030838872
Contributors: Avni, D.; Biberman, Y.; Meyuhas, O.
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Overexpression of initiation factor eIF-4E does not relieve the translational repression of ribosomal protein mRNAs in quiescent cells

Gene Expression
1995 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0029168362
Contributors: Shama, S.; Avni, D.; Frederickson, R.M.; Sonenberg, N.; Meyuhas, O.
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Vertebrate mRNAs with a 5'-terminal pyrimidine tract are candidates for translational repression in quiescent cells: Characterization of the translational cis-regulatory element

Molecular and Cellular Biology
1994 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.14.6.3822
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2-s2.0-0028356914
Contributors: Avni, D.; Shama, S.; Loreni, F.; Meyuhas, O.
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Oligopyrimidine tract at the 5' end of mammalian ribosomal protein mRNAs is required for their translational control

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
1991 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.88.8.3319
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2-s2.0-0026323221
Contributors: Levy, S.; Avni, D.; Hariharan, N.; Perry, R.P.; Meyuhas, O.
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