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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Dr. Eman Khatib-Massalha

Welcome to IMRIC!

7 May, 2026

IMRIC would like to welcome a new faculty member Dr. Eman Khatib-Massalha to the Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research. Dr. Khatib-Massalha’s lab aims to study neutrophil biology in health and disease, focusing on how neutrophil plasticity, heterogeneity, and interactions with the tissue microenvironment shape disease progression

The molecular shield that prevents skin cells from becoming lethal

The molecular shield that prevents skin cells from becoming lethal

4 May, 2026

A new study has identified a molecular shield that prevents skin cells from forgetting their identity and becoming aggressive cancer cells that spread elsewhere. By stabilizing a key genetic switch, this protective protein prevents common skin tumors from undergoing dangerous transformation and spreading to the lungs. The study was led by doctoral student Tirza Bidany-Mizrahi and supervised by Prof. Rami Aqeilan of the Faculty of Medicine, and was published in PNAS.

 

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