Hermona Soreq#
| Membership Number: | 4617 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 2017 |
| Main Country of Residence: | ISRAEL |
| Homepage(s): | http://elsc.huji.ac.il/soreq/home |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2010 The Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences (ELSC), founding member
- 2010 The Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences (ELSC), founding member
- 2005 - 2008 Elected Dean, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, The Hebrew University
- 2002 - 2005 Vice Dean for R & D, Faculty of Mathematics Natural Sciences, The Hebrew University
- 2000 - 2005 Head, The Eric Roland Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, The Hebrew University
- 1995 - 1999 Head, the Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University
- 1992 - 1995 Head, Dept. of Biological Chemistry, The Hebrew University
- 1989 - On Professor of Molecular Neuroscience, Department of Biological Chemistry, The Hebrew University
- 1986 - 1988 Associate Professor of Molecular Biology, Department of Biological Chemistry, Hebrew University
- 1983 - 1986 Associate Professor, Neurobiology Department, Weizmann Institute
- 1979 - 1983 Senior Scientist, Neurobiology Department, Weizmann Institute
Fields of Scholarship
- Discovery of microRNA regulation of cholinergic signaling
- Demonstrating CholinomiRs-mediated AChE suppression of stress-inducible cognitive decline
- Identifying CholinomiRs-associated changes in neurodegenerative and inflammatory diseases
- Finding cholinergic-mediated RNA metabolism impairments in the Alzheimer’s brain
- Developing Quantum Dot labeling tools for recombinant human cholinesterases:
- Implicating cholinergic mechanisms to our stress-related daily life
Honours and Awards
- 2017 Ilanit-Katzir prize for outstanding achievements in life sciences research
- 2016 PsychoNeuroInflammation Society (PNIRS) award
- 2015 The Rappaport Prize for Bio-Medical Research, Israel
- 2014 - 2017 Fellow, NeuroCure Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin Cluster
- 2014 FEBS National Lecturer, Zadar, Croatia
- 2013 - 2018 Advanced ERC Research Award
- 2013 - 2018 Israeli National Center of Excellence (I-Core) on Trauma, member of leadership team
- 2010 Guest scholar (July-Sept.), Humboldt University’s Brain and Mind Institute, Berlin
- 2009 The Lise Meitner Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Award, Germany
- 2008 1999, Kay Prize for Innovative research, The Hebrew University
- 2007 Doctor of Philosophy honoris causa in Medicine, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nűremberg
- 2007 Doctor of Philosophy honoris causa in Neuroscience, Beer-Sheva University of the Negev
- 2006 Teva’s Founders Award in Molecular Medicine
- 2005 Landau Prize for Biomedical Research
- 2001 Honorary Professorship, The Maimonides University, Buenos Aires
- 2000 Research Prize by the Israeli Minister of Health
- 1996 Doctor of Philosophy honoris causa in Chemistry, University of Stockholm, Sweden
- 1992 U.S. Army Science Award of excellence, Miami
- 1990 The Charlotte Slesinger Chair on Molecular Neuroscience, The Hebrew University
- 1982 Honorary Medal, The European Society for Neurochemistry, Katania
