Levanon Erez

Associate Professor
Microbiology and Virology
Bar Ilan University
Israel

Academician Microbiology
Biography

Dr. Levanon Erez is affiliated to the Department of Microbiology and Virology, Bar Ilan University, where Dr. Levanon Erez is currently working as Associate Professor. Dr. Levanon Erez has numerous publications within the specialty and published in reputed national and international peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Levanon Erez is actively associated with different national and international societies and academies. Dr. Levanon Erez gain recognition among the honourable subject experts with the contributions made. Dr. Levanon Erez is been appreciated by several reputed awards and funding support. Dr. Levanon Erez major research interest is in studies related to to develop the warranted technology and algorithms in order to delineate the full extent of RNA editing in human and animal models, determine the global editing levels in various physiological and pathological conditions, develop an affordable and accurate genomic wide screen and to understand their biological function, mainly in the nervous system and the role of editing in primate evolution. 

Research Intrest

To develop the warranted technology and algorithms in order to delineate the full extent of RNA editing in human and animal models, determine the global editing levels in various physiological and pathological conditions, develop an affordable and accurate genomic wide screen and to understand their biological function, mainly in the nervous system and the role of editing in primate evolution.

List of Publications
Li J.B., Levanon, E.Y.*, J.K. Yoon, J. Aach, B. Xie, E. LeProust, K. Zhang, Y. Gao and G.M. Church. Genome-wide identification of human RNA editing sites by parallel DNA capturing and sequencing. Science. 2009
Zaranek AW, Levanon E.Y.*, Zecharia T, Clegg T, Church GM. A survey of genomic traces reveals a common sequencing error, RNA editing, and DNA editing. PLoS Genetics. 2010
Paz-Yaacov N, Levanon E.Y., Nevo E, Kinar Y, Harmelin A, Jacob-Hirsch J, Amariglio N, Eisenberg, G. Rechavi. Adenosine-to-inosine RNA editing shapes transcriptome diversity in primates. PNAS. 2010