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Molecular Biology
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2026

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
88
Citations
70755
World Ranking
770
National Ranking
7

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Israel Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Israel Leader Award
  • 2008 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Adi Kimchi is affiliated with the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. Their research portfolio is primarily situated within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular emphasis on Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. The scope of their work includes Epidemiology, Physiology, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

The research conducted by Adi Kimchi extensively covers several scientific topics, including:

  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Cell death mechanisms and regulation
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Trace Elements in Health

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on cellular mechanisms and molecular interactions related to cell death and autophagy as well as translational regulation in stem cells. Notable papers include:

  • Tumor suppressor death-associated protein kinase 1 inhibits necroptosis by p38 MAPK activation (2020, Cell Death and Disease)
  • DAP5 drives translation of specific mRNA targets with upstream ORFs in human embryonic stem cells (2022, RNA)
  • Identifying a selective inhibitor of autophagy that targets ATG12-ATG3 protein-protein interaction (2023, Autophagy)
  • WIPI2b recruitment to phagophores and ATG16L1 binding are regulated by ULK1 phosphorylation (2024, EMBO Reports)
  • Loss of EIF4G2 mediates aggressiveness in distinct human endometrial cancer subpopulations with poor survival outcome in patients (2024, Oncogene)

Adi Kimchi has coauthored frequently with several researchers, notably:

  • Shani Bialik (15 collaborations)
  • Alon Savidor (9 collaborations)
  • Tsviya Olender (7 collaborations)
  • Sara Meril (6 collaborations)
  • Vered Levin-Salomon (6 collaborations)

Their work has appeared in various scientific venues, with multiple publications at bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) alongside contributions to journals such as Cell Death and Disease, RNA, EMBO Reports, and Autophagy.

Adi Kimchi's research has attracted citations across these fields, indicating engagement with topics like programmed cell death, autophagy regulation, RNA translation in stem cells, and cancer biology.

Recognition for their scientific contributions includes membership in the Academia Europaea since 2008 and membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Molecular mechanisms of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2018

    Lorenzo Galluzzi;Ilio Vitale;Stuart A. Aaronson;John M. Abrams

  • Self-eating and self-killing: crosstalk between autophagy and apoptosis

    M. Chiara Maiuri;Einat Zalckvar;Adi Kimchi;Guido Kroemer;Guido Kroemer;Guido Kroemer

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy in higher eukaryotes

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Hagai Abeliovich;Patrizia Agostinis;Devendra K. Agrawal

  • Wild-type p53 induces apoptosis of myeloid leukaemic cells that is inhibited by interleukin-6

    E Yonish-Rouach;D Resnitzky;J Lotem;L Sachs

  • Autophagy as a Cell Death and Tumor Suppressor Mechanism

    Devrim Gozuacik;Adi Kimchi

  • Life and death partners: apoptosis, autophagy and the cross-talk between them

    Eisenberg-Lerner A;Bialik S;Simon Hu;Kimchi A

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Identification of a novel serine/threonine kinase and a novel 15-kD protein as potential mediators of the gamma interferon-induced cell death.

    L P Deiss;E Feinstein;H Berissi;O Cohen

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring cell death in higher eukaryotes

    L. Galluzzi;L. Galluzzi;L. Galluzzi;S. A. Aaronson;J. Abrams;E. S. Alnemri

  • DAP‐kinase‐mediated phosphorylation on the BH3 domain of beclin 1 promotes dissociation of beclin 1 from Bcl‐XL and induction of autophagy

    Einat Zalckvar;Hanna Berissi;Liat Mizrachy;Yulia Idelchuk

  • Cathepsin D protease mediates programmed cell death induced by interferon-gamma, Fas/APO-1 and TNF-alpha.

    L. P. Deiss;H. Galinka;H. Berissi;O. Cohen

  • DAP kinase and DRP-1 mediate membrane blebbing and the formation of autophagic vesicles during programmed cell death

    Boaz Inbal;Shani Bialik;Ilana Sabanay;Gidi Shani

  • The Death-Associated Protein Kinases: Structure, Function, and Beyond

    Shani Bialik;Adi Kimchi

  • Autophagy and Cell Death

    Devrim Gozuacik;Adi Kimchi

  • DAP-kinase is a Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent, cytoskeletal-associated protein kinase, with cell death-inducing functions that depend on its catalytic activity.

    Ofer Cohen;Elena Feinstein;Adi Kimchi

  • DAP kinase links the control of apoptosis to metastasis

    Boaz Inbal;Ofer Cohen;Sylvie Polak-Charcon;Juri Kopolovic

  • Close link between reduction of c-myc expression by interferon and, G0/G1 arrest.

    Miriam Einat;Dalia Resnitzky;Adi Kimchi

Frequent Co-Authors

Michel Revel
Michel Revel Weizmann Institute of Science
Guido Kroemer
Guido Kroemer Université Paris Cité
Miriam Eisenstein
Miriam Eisenstein Weizmann Institute of Science
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Boris Zhivotovsky
Boris Zhivotovsky Karolinska Institute
David Wallach
David Wallach Weizmann Institute of Science
Daniel J. Klionsky
Daniel J. Klionsky University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Eric H. Baehrecke
Eric H. Baehrecke University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Ruey-Hwa Chen
Ruey-Hwa Chen Academia Sinica
David C. Rubinsztein
David C. Rubinsztein University of Cambridge

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