Gal Ofir

@gaofir

Smaller things enthusiast, plant immunity.

@EMBO & @HFSP postoctoral fellow @PlantEvolution @MPI_bio.

@SorekLab @WeizmannScience alumnus.

Tübingen, Deutschland Joined October 2017

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Gal Ofir @gaofir Dec 1, 2021

Excited to share the final version of our Thoeris story, now in @Nature! A final 🧵

Sorek Lab @SorekLab Dec 1, 2021

Happy to share our paper out today @nature:

TIR domains in bacteria protect from viruses by producing unique signaling molecules

A surprising parallel between bacterial and plant immunity

Congrats @gaofir, @GilAmitai and coauthors!

tinyurl.com/TirOfir
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Gal Ofir @gaofir Nov 30, 2023

Thank you @BayerFoundation for the recognition and award, and special thanks to my mentors @SorekLab and @PlantEvolution for their support and trust!i

Gal Ofir @gaofir Jan 24, 2023

PhD opportunity! Immunity is where evolution plays its coolest tricks - join me and @PlantEvolution to discover the unknowns of plant immunity in the treasure trove of genomes🌱🦠🧬
Feel free to email for details and informal questions 📨

phd.tuebingen.mpg.de/40052/new-comp…

Gal Ofir @gaofir Jan 14, 2023

In 👫🌱🦠, immunity related genes are hallmarks of rapid evolution, detected even over short evolutionary time!

Lluis Quintana-Murci @QuintanaMurci Jan 13, 2023

Happy to share our study on the evolution of the human immune system over the last 10,000 years @CellGenomics. Led by the one and only @GaspardKerner together with @Etienne_Patin and @Glaval1Laval

See cell.com/cell-genomics/…

@institutpasteur @cdf1530 @CNRS
#paleogenomics
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Gal Ofir @gaofir Jan 13, 2023

A fantastic review! Discusses how immune mechanisms in animals are a mixture of ancient systems and lineage-specific innovations - probably true for any clade out there 👏

Yehu Moran @YehuMoran Jan 12, 2023

Our review article about the #evolution of antiviral innate immunity in animals is available in @NatureEcoEvo.
Contrasting ancient roots and some very fast gains and losses.

nature.com/articles/s4155…
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