Itamar Barash
Director
Institute of Animal Science Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center,
Israel
Biography
Currently working as a professoR in the Department of Ruminant Science, Institute of Animal Science Agricultural Research Organization.
Research Interest
Manipulating gene expression in the mammary gland of transgenic mice. Mammary gland biology. Transcription regulation of milk protein gene expression. The role of Stat5 in normal and malignant development. Translation mechanisms governing protein synthesis in the mammary gland. The role of amino acids and the mTOR pathway. Transgenic mouse model for breast cancer: Gene array and bioinformatical analyses of gene expression. Stem cells and cell hierarchy in the mammary gland.