Dr. Zohar Barnett-Itzhaki

Garber M, Yosef N, Goren A, Raychowdhury R, Thielke A, Guttman M, Robinson J, Minie B, Chevrier N, Itzhaki Z, Blecher-Gonen R, Bornstein C, Amann-Zalcenstein D, Weiner A, Friedrich D, Meldrim J, Ram O, Cheng C, Gnirke A, Fisher S, Friedman N, Wong B, Bernstein BE, Nusbaum C, Hacohen N, Regev A, Amit I. A high-throughput chromatin immunoprecipitation approach reveals principles of dynamic gene regulation in mammals​. Molecular Cell 2012 Sep ​14;47(5):810-22.

Mildner A, Chapnik E, Manor O, Yona S, Kim KW, Aychek T, Varol D, Beck G, Itzhaki Z, Feldmesser E, Amit I, Hornstein E, Jung S: Mononuclear phagocyte miRNome analysis identifies miR- 142 as critical regulator of murine dendritic cell homeostasis. Blood 2013 Feb 7;121(6):1016-27.

Blecher-Gonen R, Barnett-Itzhaki Z, Jaitin D, Amann-Zalcenstein D, Lara-Astiaso D, Amit I. High- throughput chromatin immunoprecipitation for genome-wide mapping of in vivo protein-DNA interactions and epigenomic states. Nature Protocols 2013 Mar;8(3):539-54.

Altboum Z, Steuerman Y, David E, Barnett-Itzhaki Z, Valadarsky L, Keren-Shaul H, Meningher T, Mendelson E, Mandelboim M, Gat-Viks I, Amit I. Digital cell quantification identifies global immune cell dynamics during influenza infection. Molecular System Biology 2014 Feb;10(2):720.

Baruch K, Deczkowska A, David E, Castellano JM, Miller O, Kertser A, Berkutzki T, Barnett-Itzhaki Z, Bezalel D, Wyss-Coray T, Amit I, Schwartz M. Aging. Aging-induced type I interferon response at the choroid plexus negatively affects brain function. Science 2014 Oct 3;346(6205):89-93.

Bornstein C, Winter D, Barnett-Itzhaki Z, David E, Kadri S, Garber M, Amit I. A Negative Feedback Loop of Transcription Factors Specifies Alternative Dendritic Cell Chromatin States. Molecular Cell 2014 Oct. 56(6):749-62. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2014.10.014

Barzilai S, Blecher-Gonen R, Barnett-Itzhaki Z, Zauberman A, Lebel-Haziv Y, Amit I, Alon R. M-sec regulates polarized secretion of inflammatory endothelial chemokines and facilitates CCL2-mediated lymphocyte transendothelial migration​. Journal of Leukocyte Biology 2016. 99(6):1045-55.

Barnett-Itzhaki Z, Berman T, Grotto I, Schwartzberg E. Household medical waste disposal policy in Israel. Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2016 Oct 10; 5:48.

Gil-Yarom N, Radomir L, Sever L, Kramer MP, Lewinsky H, Bornstein C, Blecher-Gonen R, Barnett-Itzhaki Z, Mirkin V, Friedlander G, Shvidel L, Herishanu Y, Lolis EJ, Becker-Herman S, Amit I, Shachar I. CD74 is a novel transcription regulator. Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2017 Jan 17;114(3):562-567.

Schwartzberg E, * Barnett-Itzhaki Z*, Grotto I, Marom E. Strategies for patient empowerment through the promotion of medicines in Israel: regulatory framework for the pharmaceutical industry. Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2017 Sep 29;6(1):50. doi: 10.1186/s13584-017-0175-y.  (*equal contribution)

Barnett-Itzhaki Z, Esteban López M, Puttaswamy N, Berman T. A review of human biomonitoring in selected Southeast Asian countries. Environment International 2018 Jul;116:156-164. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.03.046

Berman T*, Barnett-Itzhaki Z*, Reicher S, Ardi R, Shammai Y, Aruas L, Negev M. Lead in spray paint and painted surfaces in playgrounds and public areas in Israel: Results of a pilot study​.  Science of Total Environment 2018 May 10;637-638:455-459. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.005. (*equal contribution)

G. Adamker, T. Holzer, I. Karakis, M. Amitay, E. Anis, S. R. Singer and Z. Barnett-Itzhaki Prediction of Shigellosis outcomes in Israel using machine learning classifiers Epidemiology and Hygiene. 2018 Jun 8:1-7. doi: 10.1017/S0950268818001498.

Berman T, Barnett-Itzhaki Z, Mery N, Keinan-Boker L, Shimony T, Goldsmith R, Göen T, Geva H, Rosen L. Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in non - smoking adults in Israel: results of the second Israel biomonitoring survey. Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 Jun 25;7(1):33. doi: 10.1186/s13584-018-0229-9.

Berman T, Barnett-Itzhaki Z, Axelrod R, Keinan-Boker L, Shimony T, Goldsmith R, Göen T, Geva H, Rosen L. Socioeconomic inequalities in exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in children in Israel. Environment International 2018 Oct 10;121(Pt 1):643-648.

Ein-Mor E, Berman T, Barnett-Itzhaki Z, Göen T, Ergaz-Shaltiel Z, Natsheh J, Ben-Chetrit A, Haimov-Kochman R, Calderon-Margalit R Newborn infant urinary cotinine and birth outcomes in the Jerusalem Environment Mother and Child Cohort Study​. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2019 Aug;222(7):1054-1058. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2019.07.006.

Barnett-Itzhaki Z, Eaton J, Hen I, Berman T Heavy metal concentrations in drinking water in a country heavily reliant on desalination. Environ Sci Pollut Res ​Int. 2019 Jul;26(19):19991-19996. doi: 10.1007/s11356-019-05358-w.

Barnett-Itzhaki Z, Elbaz M, Butterman R, Amar D, Amitay M, Racowsky C, Orvieto R, Hauser R, Baccarelli AA, Machtinger R. Machine learning vs. classic statistics for the prediction of IVF outcomes. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2020 Oct;37(10):2405-2412. ​

Levi A, Barnett-Itzhaki Z. Effects of chronic exposure to ambient air pollutants, demographic, and socioeconomic factors on COVID-19 morbidity: The Israeli case study. Environ Res. 2021 Jul 11:111673. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021

Barnett-Itzhaki Z, Knapp S, Avraham C, Racowsky C, Hauser R, Bollati V, Baccarelli AA, Machtinger R. Association between follicular fluid phthalate concentrations and extracellular vesicle microRNAs expression. Hum Reprod. 2021 May 17;36(6):1590-1599. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deab063. 

Barnett-Itzhaki Z, Levi A. Effects of chronic exposure to ambient air pollutants on COVID-19 morbidity and mortality - A lesson from OECD countries.​ Environ Res. 2021 Apr;195:110723. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.110723