# Prof. Shira Knafo — Molecular Cognition Lab

> Neuroscientist (MD / PhD) running the Molecular Cognition Lab. Research focus: the molecular and synaptic mechanisms behind learning, memory and cognitive enhancement — with a translational goal of developing new drugs for memory loss and Alzheimer's disease. 26 peer-reviewed publications across Nature Neuroscience, Brain, EMBO Journal, PLoS Biology, Nature Communications, Cerebral Cortex, Translational Psychiatry, Hippocampus and others.

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## Sections (markdown)

- [About the lab](/md/about.md): The lab, the PI, and the shared rodent behavioral facility.
- [Research approaches](/md/approaches.md): 12 techniques — patch-clamp electrophysiology, multi-electrode arrays, super-resolution imaging, behavioral testing, pharmacology, viral-vector molecular manipulation, synaptosomal preparation, FORTIS live-cell assay, and more.
- [Publications](/md/publications.md): 26 peer-reviewed papers, 2009–2023, with abstracts and DOI links.
- [Awards & honors](/md/awards.md): Sieratzki Prize for Advances in Neuroscience (Tel Aviv University, 2012), CSIC tributes (2012, 2017), Woman of the Year in Medicine (Women Magazine, 2016).
- [News](/md/news.md): Paper announcements and press coverage.
- [On our work](/md/on-our-work.md): Third-party coverage in Nature Neuroscience, Science Signaling, AlzForum, Springer Nature blog and others.
- [Videos & interviews](/md/videos.md): Talks and broadcast interviews in English and Hebrew.
- [Book](/md/book.md): *Cognitive Enhancement: Pharmacologic, Environmental and Genetic Factors* (Elsevier, 2015), edited volume.
- [Hebrew coverage](/md/hebrew.md): Hebrew-language press in ynet, Walla, Maariv, Mako and others.

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