Shira Knafo
Research Professor
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Biofisika Basque Centre for Biophysics
Spain
Biography
Shira Knafo earned her BSci at The Hebrew University (Jerusalem, Israel), MSci and PhD at Ben-Gurion University (Beer-Sheva, Israel) and MD from the same university. Specifically, her goal is to identify molecular and synaptic mechanisms underlying learning and memory processes, cognitive malfunction and cognitive enhancement. The elucidation of these mechanisms facilitates the nomination of new therapeutic targets to a variety of cognitive disorders. Her experience in different scientific disciplines (medicine, animal behavior, electrophysiology, molecular biology, morphology) allows her to use the multidisciplinary approach that is necessary in the modern neuroscience research
Research Interest
She is particularly interested in the molecular and cellular basis of diverse cognitive conditions.
Publications
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Jurado S, Knafo S. Microscale AMPAR reorganization and dynamics of the postsynaptic density. Journal of Neuroscience. 2012 May 23;32(21):7103-5.
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Knafo S, Esteban JA. Common pathways for growth and for plasticity. Current opinion in neurobiology. 2012 Jun 30;22(3):405-11.
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Knafo S, Venero C, editors. Cognitive Enhancement: Pharmacologic, Environmental and Genetic Factors. Academic Press; 2014 Dec 20.
