Dr. Muhammad Jbarra received the prestigious European Research Council Starting Grant to support his research understanding the control of transcription factors and their modes of action in central cellular processes. The ERC Starting Grant supports the development of synthetic methods and innovative technologies for the preparation of oncogene transcription factors and their investigation. The project is expected to lead to groundbreaking techniques and tools for deciphering the control mechanisms of transcription factors over cancer gene expression processes. Understanding these processes can pave the way for the engineering and development of innovative molecules that can suppress oncogene expression and contribute to other research areas in biotechnology and medicine.

Dr. Jbarra is an Assistant Professor in the School of Chemistry at Tel Aviv University. His research focuses on bioorganic chemistry and chemical biology, with an emphasis on developing advanced methods for protein synthesis and engineering for fundamental research and biomedical applications.