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Ohad Birk | |
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| Born | Rehovot |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medicine, Human Genetics |
| Institutions | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Soroka Medical Center |
| Doctoral advisor | Irun Cohen |
| Website | nibn |
Ohad Birk, a physician-scientist, is a professor of human genetics, converging basic scientific research with effective clinical translational applications. Birk's research lab deciphered the molecular basis and mechanism of more than 30 human diseases, including some of the most prevalent severe hereditary diseases in Arabs and in Jews, as well as three syndromes named after Birk.[1] He also implemented his scientific findings in massive carrier testing programs, conducive to 30% reduction in infant mortality rate in the Bedouin community,[2] as well as near-eradication of two of the most common severe hereditary diseases in Sephardic Jews.[3] Birk heads the clinical Genetics Institute at Soroka Medical Center[4] and the Morris Kahn Laboratory of Human Genetics as well as Israel's National Research Center for Orphan / Rare Diseases at Ben Gurion University, and served as director of Israel's National Institute of Biotechnology in the Negev (NIBN) between 2016 and 2017.[5]
Professor Birk is a recipient of numerous awards[6] and published in top scientific journals such as Nature, Nature Genetics, PNAS and American Journal of Human Genetics.[1] The translational impact of his work has been well echoed also in the lay press, from the NY Times[7] to Al Jazeera[8][9] and BBC World.[10]
- ^ a b "Ohad Birk - Publications List". publicationslist.org. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Fighting Genetic Disease Among The Bedouins". Jewish Week. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "BGU researchers identify mutation causing genetic disease common in Moroccan Jews". Retrieved 3 February 2017 – via PressReader.
- ^ "המכון לגנטיקה של האדם | סורוקה מרכז רפואי אוניברסיטאי". hospitals.clalit.co.il.
- ^ "Leading the Way From Basic to Applied Innovative Research". in.bgu.ac.il. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Prof. Ohad Birk Awarded the 2014 KKL Blumberg Prize for Excellence in Medical Research".
- ^ Kraft, Dina (21 March 2006). "A Hunt for Genes That Betrayed a Desert People". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "The Stream - Cousin marriages: tradition versus taboo". Al Jazeera English.
- ^ webmaster (18 June 2013). "Cousin marriages: tradition versus taboo". The Stream - Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ TheRealNews (28 April 2012), The Doha Debates, retrieved 3 February 2017