The Israel Center for Addiction and Mental Health
at the Hebrew University (ICAMH) invited you to celebrate academic excellence
ICAMH Annual Fellows Research & Recognition Symposium
The Symposium took place on Wednesday May 6, 2026
at the Lecture Hall, ICAMH Campus, 1 Shoken St., Mount Scopus, Jerusalem
ICAMH 2025 Fellows’ Lectures
| Yumna Abu Ghanem | The role of Neurensin-2 in regulating endocannabinoid signaling in depression | Watch the lecture |
| Alana Amelan | Identification of novel genes and pathways essential for neural development | Watch the lecture |
| Dr. Roy Dayan | Exploring the bilateral interaction between Parkinson’s disease and Dystonia genes | Watch the lecture |
| Eliane Gefen | Cognitive control amongst older adults with depressive symptoms | Watch the lecture |
| Niv Gross | The role of positive and relational emotions in Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy | Watch the lecture |
| Yirat Henshke | Dopamine, impulsivity, and ADHD treatment: A Novel approach using primate models | Watch the lecture |
| Dana Katsoty | The Implications of Continuous Trauma on Mental Health | Watch the lecture |
| Yuliya Kolesnykova | Novel psychedelic drugs for the treatment of psychiatric disorders | Watch the lecture |
| Reut Komemi | Contextual impact on sustained attention in Schizophrenia and its impact on life participation | Watch the lecture |
| Lior Matityahu | Proliferation of serotonergic fibers in the nuclei of the basal ganglia following dopamine depletion | Watch the lecture |
| Paz Naim | Studying synchrony in psychotherapy from real-life sessions: A computational approach | Watch the lecture |
| Dr. Dennis Rosenberg | Empty network satisfaction, internet use, and mental health of older adults in Europe and Israel | Watch the lecture |
| Matan Rubin | Investigating perceived empathy in human and machine-human interactions | Watch the lecture |
| Samah Shahen-Zoabi | The role of the endocannabinoid system in drug addiction | Watch the lecture |
| Bar Shutzman | Prevention of digital media addiction through the ability to regulate digital media use | Watch the lecture |
| Dr. Anna Terem | Using human oligodendrocyte organoids to uncover the role of DISC1 in Schizophrenia-associated myelination defects | Watch the lecture |
| Shay Yoos | Political and Psychological Impacts of Collective Violent Trauma on Border Communities | Watch the lecture |
| Elyashiv Zangen | Bright Light Therapy as a Non-Invasive Treatment for Addiction | Watch the lecture |
ICAMH 2026 Fellows’ Posters
| Laila Agbariya | A Potential Biomarker and Therapeutic Target for Depression | Read the poster |
| Amit Ashkenazi | Changing the Story: Inferential Flexibility and the Construction of Personal Narratives | Read the poster |
| Wisam Bazbaz | Modulation of the Thioredoxin system as a therapeutic approach in the Shank3 mouse model of Autism Spectrum Disorder | Read the poster |
| Aviran Ben-David | Reframing internal security through Saddhā: A Buddhist-Abhidhammic contribution to attachment theory | Read the poster |
| Rachely Butterman | Nociceptive Terminals In-Vivo Generate Ongoing Activity | Read the poster |
| Adi Cohen | Neurons-Glia Crosstalk in Depression | Read the poster |
| Shir Genzer | Bias in Perceiving Emotional Intensity :Evidence for Systematic Overestimation | Read the poster |
| Yaakov Greenwald | The Religiosity as Social Value (RASV) Hypothesis | Read the poster |
| Dr. Baruch Haimson | Plasticity in Auditory Cortex During Fatherhood | Read the poster |
| Dr. Ophir Katzenelenbogen | Person-Specific Prediction of Internalizing Symptoms in Adolescents | Read the poster |
| Dr. Mor Keleynikov | Parent and child mental health during war: A Mixed-Methods Study to Inform Parenting Intervention | Read the poster |
| Dr. Yossi Maatuf | Phyto-Cannabinoids Inhibits Peripheral Nociceptors by Targeting Sodium Channels | Read the poster |
| Dr. Tamar Malinovitch | The Cognitive Dynamics behind Emotion Lability in ADHD — An Ecological Study | Read the poster |
| Daniel Mandelbaum | The Global–Local System in Psychopathology | Read the poster |
| Bushra Masalha | Cognitive Biases and Psychopathology in Pediatric Cancer | Read the poster |
| Yael Morose | Astrocyte-Mediated Reward Encoding and its Relevance to Major Depression | Read the poster |
| Anna Morozov | Restoring healthy sleep to prevent neurodegeneration | Read the poster |
| Dr. Sapir Penker | The Nucleus of the Lateral Olfactory Tract as a Neural Gateway for Odor-Triggered Traumatic Recall | Read the poster |
| Ron Refaeli | Blood CSF Barrier Mediated Immune Cell Entry into the CNS | Read the poster |
| Shir Rozenblat | Developmental Trajectories of Adaptive Functioning and RRBs in Young Autistic Children | Read the poster |
| Dr. Hila Sorka | Single-Session Online Imagery Rescripting for Transdiagnostic Anxiety: Immediate and One-Year Outcomes | Read the poster |
| Adam Zaretsky | Downregulation of a putative dehydrogenase promotes proteostasis in C. elegans | Read the poster |
