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Overview

Orna Halevy is affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. Their research contributions span the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on specialized subfields such as Animal Science and Zoology, Molecular Biology, Small Animals, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Genetics.

The main topics in Orna Halevy's research include:

  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition

Orna Halevy has contributed to multiple publication venues, notably:

  • Frontiers in Physiology
  • Poultry Science
  • European Journal of Translational Myology
  • Neuromuscular Disorders
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Frequent coauthors in their collaborative work include:

  • Zehava Uni
  • Jonathan Dayan
  • Tal Melkman-Zehavi
  • Noam Goldman
  • Sandra G. Velleman

Notable recent publications by Orna Halevy include:

  • Timing Is Everything-The High Sensitivity of Avian Satellite Cells to Thermal Conditions During Embryonic and Posthatch Periods, 2020, Frontiers in Physiology
  • Supply and demand of creatine and glycogen in broiler chicken embryos, 2023, Frontiers in Physiology
  • A deep learning-based automated image analysis for histological evaluation of broiler pectoral muscle, 2023, Poultry Science
  • In-ovo feeding with creatine monohydrate: implications for chicken energy reserves and breast muscle development during the pre-post hatching period, 2023, Frontiers in Physiology

In addition, Orna Halevy contributed to the book titled Avian Muscle Development and Growth Mechanisms: Association with Muscle Myopathies and Meat Quality, published in 2020 by Frontiers Media.

Best Publications

  • Correlation of terminal cell cycle arrest of skeletal muscle with induction of p21 by MyoD

    Orna Halevy;Bennett G. Novitch;Douglas B. Spicer;Stephen X. Skapek

  • Conditional inhibition of transformation and of cell proliferation by a temperature-sensitive mutant of p53

    Dan Michalovitz;Orna Halevy;Moshe Oren

  • HGF/SF Is Present in Normal Adult Skeletal Muscle and Is Capable of Activating Satellite Cells☆

    Ryuichi Tatsumi;Judy E. Anderson;Cedrine J. Nevoret;Orna Halevy

  • Pattern of Pax7 expression during myogenesis in the posthatch chicken establishes a model for satellite cell differentiation and renewal.

    Orna Halevy;Yogev Piestun;Mohammed Z. Allouh;Benjamin W.C. Rosser

  • Early Posthatch Starvation Decreases Satellite Cell Proliferation and Skeletal Muscle Growth in Chicks

    Orna Halevy;Assaf Geyra;Miriam Barak;Zehava Uni

  • Different tumor-derived p53 mutants exhibit distinct biological activities

    Orna Halevy;Dan Michalovitz;Moshe Oren

  • Low-energy laser irradiation promotes the survival and cell cycle entry of skeletal muscle satellite cells

    Gavriella Shefer;Terry A. Partridge;Louise Heslop;Jacqueline G. Gross

  • Thermal Manipulations During Broiler Embryogenesis: Effect on the Acquisition of Thermotolerance

    Y. Piestun;D. Shinder;M. Ruzal;O. Halevy

  • The effect of a green and blue monochromatic light combination on broiler growth and development

    I Rozenboim;I Biran;Y Chaiseha;S Yahav

  • Low-energy laser irradiation affects satellite cell proliferation and differentiation in vitro.

    Nadav Ben-Dov;Nadav Ben-Dov;Gavriella Shefer;Andrey Irinitchev;Anton Wernig

  • Skeletal muscle cell activation by low-energy laser irradiation: a role for the MAPK/ERK pathway.

    Gavriela Shefer;Uri Oron;Andrey Irintchev;Anton Wernig

  • The effect of monochromatic light on broiler growth and development

    I. Rozenboim;I. Biran;Z Uni;B Robinzon

  • Hepatocyte growth factor plays a dual role in regulating skeletal muscle satellite cell proliferation and differentiation.

    Ronit Gal-Levi;Yael Leshem;Shunsuke Aoki;Toshikazu Nakamura

  • β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB) stimulates myogenic cell proliferation, differentiation and survival via the MAPK/ERK and PI3K/Akt pathways

    Reut Kornasio;Ingo Riederer;Ingo Riederer;Gillian Butler-Browne;Vincent Mouly

  • Thermal manipulations in late-term chick embryos have immediate and longer term effects on myoblast proliferation and skeletal muscle hypertrophy.

    Yogev Piestun;Michal Harel;Miriam Barak;Shlomo Yahav

  • Sonic hedgehog promotes proliferation and differentiation of adult muscle cells: Involvement of MAPK/ERK and PI3K/Akt pathways.

    Dafna Elia;Dorit Madhala;Eti Ardon;Ram Reshef

  • Early-age heat exposure affects skeletal muscle satellite cell proliferation and differentiation in chicks.

    Orna Halevy;Alon Krispin;Yael Leshem;John P. McMurtry

  • Halofuginone: an inhibitor of collagen type I synthesis.

    I. Granot;O. Halevy;S. Hurwitz;M. Pines

  • p53 mutations: gains or losses?

    Dan Michalovitz;Orna Halevy;Moshe Oren

  • Various light source treatments affect body and skeletal muscle growth by affecting skeletal muscle satellite cell proliferation in broilers.

    Orna Halevy;Issac Biran;Israel Rozenboim

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark Pines
Mark Pines Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Shlomo Yahav
Shlomo Yahav Agricultural Research Organization
David Sklan
David Sklan Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Shmuel Hurwitz
Shmuel Hurwitz Agricultural Research Organization
Arnon Nagler
Arnon Nagler Sheba Medical Center
Zehava Uni
Zehava Uni Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Moshe Oren
Moshe Oren Weizmann Institute of Science
Zipora Yablonka-Reuveni
Zipora Yablonka-Reuveni University of Washington
Arieh Gertler
Arieh Gertler Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Avigdor Cahaner
Avigdor Cahaner Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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