Benhamou Research Group
Chemical Biology & Drug Design
About the lab
Our research laboratory is focused on the emerging role of RNA as a target at the interface between chemical biology, medicinal chemistry, and molecular/cellular biology. We are using organic chemistry as a tool to answer fundamental questions in RNA-biology. The goal of our research is to synthesize and evaluate small molecules that bind to and alter the function of specific RNA motifs in disease cellular models. These small molecules are used as probes to study and interrogate RNA complexes or as drugs to alleviate disease-associated characteristics. Importantly, our research is applicable to most of the pathologies from genetic diseases such as cancer to infectious diseases such as viral and bacterial infections.
News & Events
25.07.2024: Congratulations to Kisanet and Aseel for their excellent master presentation seminar! You made us proud!
18.07.2024: Congrats to Aseel and Elias for presenting their work as posters at the 2024 MCS-ICS meeting! Special applause to Aseel for winning the Best Poster Prize!
18.07.2024: Congratulations to Raphael for receiving the 2024 NCK medicinal chemistry prize for outstanding young chemist, Medicinal Chemistry Section of the Israel Chemical Society (MCS-ICS).
18.04.2024: Congratulations to Elias on receiving the PhD fellowship from the Neubauer Family Foundation!
11.04.2024: Congratulations to Salma for successfully defending her Master's thesis.
05.04.2024: New article online - Small Molecules Targeting MicroRNAs. Congrats Kisanet - https://www.mdpi.com/2311-553X/10/2/17
