Lab Research Areas

The laboratory investigates the response to fasting and how mammals adapt to recurrent and frequent bouts of fasting. We study the metabolically beneficial aspects of fasting and search for ways to harness them to promote health. Using genomic, metabolic and molecular biology approaches, we study the gene regulatory and chromatin networks that mediate the liver’s response to fasting.

Scholar Profile

Ido Goldstein joined the Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition, part of the Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment at the Hebrew University.

Dr. Goldstein’s lifelong interest is in how the human body manages to orchestrate the myriad of functions needed for life as well as to respond and adapt to its changing environment. His lab at Hebrew University investigates the response to fasting and how mammals adapt to recurrent and frequent bouts of fasting. They study the metabolically beneficial aspects of fasting and search for ways to harness them to promote health. Using genomic, metabolic and molecular biology approaches, his research team studies the gene regulatory and chromatin networks that mediate the liver’s response to fasting.

A product of Israel’s scientific training programs, Dr. Goldstein feels a responsibility to continue its stellar legacy. As a teacher, he recognizes that most students go into the field because they realize the beauty of science. He tries to constantly remind them of this simple fact and help them graduate with that same passion for science combined with the tools they need to discover more scientific marvels. He is the recipient of the NIH Fellows Award for Research Excellence for his postdoctoral work at the prestigious National Institutes of Health.