Hernan | Rubinstein

hernan.rubinstein ucsf.edu

Postdoctoral Fellow

Education

2025-2026

Postdoctoral Fellow, Molecular Cell Biology
Weizmann Institute of Science

2020-2025

Ph.D., Molecular Cell Biology
Weizmann Institute of Science

2018-2020

M.Sc., Molecular Cell Biology
Weizmann Institute of Science

2015-2018

B.Sc., Life Sciences
Tel Aviv University

Research Interests

Using and developing synthetic biology tools to understand and direct developmentalevents over space and time

Awards

2026-2028 - EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship

2025 - Invited first-author review in Annual Review of Cell & Developmental Biology

2022 - ISDB Travel Fellowship

2017 - Tel Aviv University B.Sc. Excellence Fellowship

Publications

Rubinstein H.*, Mayshar Y.*, Stelzer Y. Challenges and Opportunities in SpatiotemporalModels of Mammalian Gastrulation. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol. (2025). DOI:10.1146/annurev-cellbio-101323-125216.

Hadas R.*, Rubinstein H.*, Mittnenzweig M.*, et al. Temporal BMP4 Effects on MouseEmbryonic and Extraembryonic Development. Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07937-5

Lau K.Y.C.*, Rubinstein H.*, et al. Mouse Embryo Model Derived Exclusively fromEmbryonic Stem Cells Undergoes Neurulation and Heart Development. Cell Stem Cell(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2022.08.013

Cheng S., Mittnenzweig M., …, Rubinstein H., et al. Intrinsic and Extrinsic Effects of TETProteins During Gastrulation. Cell (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.06.049