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  • 2023 - Research.com Neuroscience in Israel Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Immunology in Israel Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in Israel Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in Israel Leader Award

Overview

Michal Schwartz is affiliated with the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, where their research spans a range of topics within neuroscience and medicine. Their scholarly work is notably concentrated on neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration mechanisms, and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, as well as investigations into tryptophan's role in brain disorders and immune cell function in cancer.

Their main fields of study include neuroscience and medicine, with subfields covering neurology, immunology, physiology, biological psychiatry, and oncology. These areas reflect a multidisciplinary approach to understanding brain function and disease processes.

Schwartz has published extensively in various scientific venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Nature Neuroscience
  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • Neuron
  • Nature Immunology
  • Nature Communications

Key scientific papers include:

  • "Microglia states and nomenclature: A field at its crossroads," 2022, Neuron
  • "Disease-associated astrocytes in Alzheimer's disease and aging," 2020, Nature Neuroscience
  • "Transforming the understanding of brain immunity," 2023, Science
  • "A shared disease-associated oligodendrocyte signature among multiple CNS pathologies," 2022, Nature Neuroscience
  • "Immune cell compartmentalization for brain surveillance and protection," 2021, Nature Immunology

The scientist has also collaborated frequently with other researchers, including Tommaso Croese, Giulia Castellani, Javier María Peralta Ramos, Liora Cahalon, and Ido Amit.

Among their academic contributions is a book titled Neuroimmunity, published by Yale University Press in 2020.

Michal Schwartz's research topics cover:

  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Inflammation biomarkers and pathways
  • Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research

Best Publications

  • A Unique Microglia Type Associated with Restricting Development of Alzheimer’s Disease

    Hadas Keren-Shaul;Amit Spinrad;Assaf Weiner;Assaf Weiner;Orit Matcovitch-Natan

  • Microglia states and nomenclature: A field at its crossroads

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  • Disease-Associated Microglia: A Universal Immune Sensor of Neurodegeneration

    Aleksandra Deczkowska;Hadas Keren-Shaul;Assaf Weiner;Marco Colonna

  • Immune cells contribute to the maintenance of neurogenesis and spatial learning abilities in adulthood

    Yaniv Ziv;Noga Ron;Oleg Butovsky;Gennady Landa

  • The retina as a window to the brain-from eye research to CNS disorders.

    Anat London;Inbal Benhar;Michal Schwartz

  • Microglia development follows a stepwise program to regulate brain homeostasis

    Orit Matcovitch-Natan;Deborah R. Winter;Amir Giladi;Stephanie Vargas Aguilar

  • Microglia activated by IL-4 or IFN-γ differentially induce neurogenesis and oligodendrogenesis from adult stem/progenitor cells

    Oleg Butovsky;Yaniv Ziv;Adi Schwartz;Gennady Landa

  • Autoimmune T cells protect neurons from secondary degeneration after central nervous system axotomy

    Gila Moalem;Raya Leibowitz-Amit;Eti Yoles;Felix Mor

  • IMPLANTATION OF STIMULATED HOMOLOGOUS MACROPHAGES RESULTS IN PARTIAL RECOVERY OF PARAPLEGIC RATS

    Rapalino O;Lazarov-Spiegler O;Agranov E;Velan Gj

  • Disease-associated astrocytes in Alzheimer's disease and aging.

    Naomi Habib;Naomi Habib;Cristin McCabe;Sedi Medina;Miriam Varshavsky

  • Infiltrating blood-derived macrophages are vital cells playing an anti-inflammatory role in recovery from spinal cord injury in mice.

    Ravid Shechter;Anat London;Chen Varol;Catarina Raposo

  • The bright side of the glial scar in CNS repair.

    Asya Rolls;Ravid Shechter;Michal Schwartz

  • Identification of amyloid plaques in retinas from Alzheimer's patients and noninvasive in vivo optical imaging of retinal plaques in a mouse model

    Maya Koronyo-Hamaoui;Yosef Koronyo;Alexander V. Ljubimov;Carol A. Miller

  • Recruitment of Beneficial M2 Macrophages to Injured Spinal Cord Is Orchestrated by Remote Brain Choroid Plexus

    Ravid Shechter;Omer Miller;Gili Yovel;Neta Rosenzweig

  • Toll-like receptors modulate adult hippocampal neurogenesis

    Asya Rolls;Ravid Shechter;Anat London;Yaniv Ziv

  • Potential roles of gut microbiome and metabolites in modulating ALS in mice

    Eran Blacher;Stavros Bashiardes;Hagit Shapiro;Daphna Rothschild

  • Aging-induced type I interferon response at the choroid plexus negatively affects brain function

    Kuti Baruch;Aleksandra Deczkowska;Eyal David;Joseph M. Castellano

  • The coding capacity of SARS-CoV-2.

    Yaara Finkel;Orel Mizrahi;Aharon Nachshon;Shira Weingarten-Gabbay;Shira Weingarten-Gabbay

  • T cell deficiency leads to cognitive dysfunction: Implications for therapeutic vaccination for schizophrenia and other psychiatric conditions

    Jonathan Kipnis;Hagit Cohen;Michal Cardon;Yaniv Ziv

  • Microglial phenotype: is the commitment reversible?

    Michal Schwartz;Oleg Butovsky;Wolfgang Brück;Uwe-Karsten Hanisch

  • Passive or Active Immunization with Myelin Basic Protein Promotes Recovery from Spinal Cord Contusion

    Ehud Hauben;Oleg Butovsky;Uri Nevo;Eti Yoles

  • The coding capacity of SARS-CoV-2

    Yaara Finkel;Orel Mizrahi;Aharon Nachshon;Shira Weingarten-Gabbay;Shira Weingarten-Gabbay

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan Kipnis
Jonathan Kipnis Washington University in St. Louis
Michael Belkin
Michael Belkin Tel Aviv University
Oleg Butovsky
Oleg Butovsky Brigham and Women's Hospital
Ido Amit
Ido Amit Weizmann Institute of Science
Irun R. Cohen
Irun R. Cohen Weizmann Institute of Science
Edna Mozes
Edna Mozes Weizmann Institute of Science
Keith L. Black
Keith L. Black Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Michael Sela
Michael Sela Weizmann Institute of Science
Eyal David
Eyal David Weizmann Institute of Science
Gianvito Martino
Gianvito Martino Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

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