- Professor, Human Genetics & Computational Medicine, Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University
Dr. Ran Elkon is an Associate Professor at the Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at Tel Aviv University, where he leads a bioinformatics research group. He received his BSc in Physics and his MSc and PhD in Bioinformatics from Tel Aviv University, followed by postdoctoral training at the Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam.
Dr. Elkon’s research focuses on advancing personalized medicine by understanding how genetic variation influences disease risk and developing computational approaches that translate genomic discoveries into clinical practice. His laboratory develops AI- and machine learning-based bioinformatics methods to investigate mechanisms of gene regulation, construct next-generation genetic risk models, and elucidate molecular pathways underlying complex disease pathogenesis through integrated analysis of genetic and multi-omics data.
A major focus of his research is the genetics of complex autoimmune diseases, particularly systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The lab integrates GWAS, whole-exome and whole-genome sequencing, single-cell and multi-omics technologies, and network biology approaches to identify disease-associated genes and pathways and improve precision medicine strategies. His group also studies cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, and psychiatric conditions.