RESEARCH

"RNA in Cancer"

"RNA in Cancer" Initiative

"RNA in Cancer"

RNA biology is rapidly transforming our understanding of cancer pathogenesis, diagnosis, and therapeutics.
The Giuliani RNA Center at Brown University, in collaboration with the Rappaport Cancer Research Center (RTICC) at the Technion-IIT, is establishing a research hub dedicated to exploring RNA in Cancer. We are building a bridge between Brown's expertise in RNA biology and the Technion's multidisciplinary cancer ecosystem at the RTICC. This initiative is designed to foster high-impact collaborative focused, yet broad in scope, research.
The initiative will include funding of scientific collaborations, joint Zoom events and alternating academic symposia.

Giuliani RNA Center, Brown University

Funding of International Collaborative Projects- "RNA in Cancer"

We proudly announce a joint call for proposals as part of the "RNA in Cancer" Initiative between the Giuliani RNA Center (GRC) at Brown University & the Rappaport Cancer Research Center (RTICC) at the Technion.
This multidisciplinary initiative aims to bring together RTICC and GRC members to foster a collaborative community dedicated to advancing RNA research and its regulation in cancer, from basic science to translational studies.
We encourage bold, high-risk/high-reward scientific ideas bridging different disciplines.

Submission Deadline: November 18th, 2026

"RNA in Cancer" Researchers

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RTICC Rappaport Cancer Research Center, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

Prof. Amir Orian | RTICC Director

Prof. Amir Orian, MD, PhD

Post-transcriptional regulation of cell identity

Prof. Motti Choder, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine

Prof. Motti Choder

Tissue Development & Regeneration

Assoc. Ayala Shiber, Faculty of Biology

Assoc. Prof. Ayala Shiber

RNA-Proteins interactions: capturing ribosomes in action

Prof. Aaron Ciechanover, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, All rights Reserved to the Technion- Israel Institute of Technology

Distinguished Prof. Aaron Ciechanover

Ubiquitin-related Therapy

Asst. Prof. Boris Slobodin, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine

Asst. Prof. Boris Slobodin

The RNA response to DNA damage

Assaf Bester

Assoc. Prof. Assaf Bester

lncRNAs Function and Mechanisms

Prof. Ayelet Lamm, Faculty of Biology

Prof. Ayelet Lamm

Advanced transcriptomics and epigenetic mechanisms

Prof. Yoni Savir, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine

Prof. Yoni Savir

RNA Editing Programs

Prof. Yael Mandel-Gutfreund, Faculty of Biology

Prof. Yael Mandel Gutfruend

Cross talk between transcriptional & post transcriptional regulation

Asst Prof. Gilad Barshad, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine

Asst. Prof. Gilad Barshad

Transcriptional dynamics and genome organization in gene regulation

Asst. Prof. Dan Bracha, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering. All rights reserved to the Technion- Israel Institute of Technology

Asst. Prof. Dan Bracha

RNA-Mediated Phase Separation of RNA-Binding Proteins

Prof. Nabiah Ayoub

Prof. Nabieh Ayoub

DNA damage repair and cancer development

Prof. Marcelle Machluf, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering

Prof. Marcelle Machluf

Cancer drug delivery

Dr. Assaf Zinger, Wolfson Faculty of Chemical Engineering

Asst. Prof. Assaf Zinger

Targeted nanomedicine and drug delivery

Prof. Reut Shalgi, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine

Prof. Reut Shalgi

Protein homeostasis regulatory networks

Prof. Yoav Arava

Prof. Yoav Arava

mRNA and tRNA activity in health and disease

Assoc. Prof. Ramez Daniel

Prof. Ramez Daniel

RNA-based Synthetic gene circuits for cancer therapy

Senior Lecturer Joshua Grolman, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering

Asst. Prof. Joshua Grolman

Mechanophore coatings and conjugation to
sense mechanical strain

Prof. Gadi Shuster

Prof. Gadi Shuster

Polyadenylation assisted RNA-degradation pathway

Dr. Ofrat Beyar Katz, Rambam Health Care Campus

Dr. Ofrat Beyar-Katz

Cellular Immunotherapy

Dr. Oz Mordechai, Rambam Health Care Campus

Dr. Oz Mordechai

Pediatric cancer genetics, precision medicine, and immuno-oncology