Dr. Miri Danan-Gotthold

Dr. Miri Danan-Gotthold completed her M.Sc. at the Weizmann Institute of Science under the guidance of Prof. Rotem Sorek, studying microbial genomics and RNA-based regulatory mechanisms. She continued her training with a Ph.D. at Bar-Ilan University in the lab of Prof. Erez Levanon, where she investigated RNA-processing and how its dysregulation contributes to diseases such as cancer and immune disorders. 

She then joined the lab of Prof. Sten Linnarsson at the Karolinska Institute as a postdoctoral fellow, leading the construction of a single-cell atlas of the developing human brain. Afterward, Dr. Danan-Gotthold held a bridge position with Prof. Orly Reiner at the Weizmann Institute, integrating computational and experimental approaches to study cortical development and modeling microcephaly using cortical organoids. 

Her current research focuses on human brain development, applying single-cell technologies and organoid models to uncover mechanisms guiding early brain formation and their relevance to disease.