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Prof. Eran Elinav
Center Head
The center aims to support all Infectious disease research performed at the Weizmann Institute of Science, in decoding diverse mechanisms orchestrating host-microbe communications; studying a variety of pathogens and commensals of all living kingdoms; and assessing their impacts on plant, animal and human physiology and disease.