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Research | Animal Sciences

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Department of Animal Sciences
The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture,
Food & Environment
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
P.O. Box 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel

 

Research

In the Schlesinger lab, we study epigenetic reprogramming following fertilization. In particular, we are interested in the process leading to the formation of heterochromatin de novo and silencing of transposable elements and retroviruses. We use embryonic stem (ES) cells from mice and from farm animals to get a deeper understanding of the general characteristics of pluripotency in all mammalian cells.

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Research interests:

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The Epigenetic Regulation of Pluripotency

The Effect of Environmental Conditions on Cell Fate

Biotechnological Applications of Stem Cells