The Institute for Medical Research

The Institute for Medical Research, Israel-Canada (IMRIC) at the Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, trains future scientists and conducts cutting-edge basic and translational biomedical research. Research at IMRIC spans major health challenges, including cancer, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases, diabetes, infectious diseases, and mental illness. By deepening our understanding of disease mechanisms, IMRIC contributes to improving human health worldwide.

Research

IMRIC researchers investigate fundamental biological processes, working to uncover the root causes of illness and develop new approaches to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

Teaching

Our diverse academic programs provide a wide range of opportunities for students pursuing careers in the biomedical sciences, including undergraduate (B.Sc.) and graduate (M.Sc. and Ph.D.) degrees across multiple specialized fields.

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Award Ceremony for outstanding students included in the Dean's list for the 2024 academic year - Biomedical Sciences

3 December, 2025

On Wednesday, December 3, 2025, certificates were awarded to the outstanding students of the Biomedical Sciences program who were included in the Dean’s List for the 2023–2024 academic year.

The COVID protein that signals healthy cells 

3 September, 2025

A study led by Dr. Alexander Rouvinsky, Prof. Ora Schueler- Furman, and Prof. Reuven Wiener of the Faculty of Medicine, together with researchers from Hadassah Ein Kerem, has found that a protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus passes from infected cells and binds to the surface of healthy cells. In this way, it "marks" them, and the immune system-which recognizes the protein as viral- mistakenly attacks even those cells that have not been infected.

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