Itzik Mizrahi Lab - Microbiology Research Group

Mizrahi lab - Microbial ecogenomics

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Microbes are everywhere

We study what makes them live together

WHAT DO WE DO?

Our Research

Our main research interest is to understand the ecological and evolutionary forces that shape microbial communities in nature and specifically, in gut environments. Understanding these forces enables us to predict and modulate the composition of the microbiome towards optimized functionality.

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Whats new?

  • In this new paper published in the ISME Journal we find that the rumen metaproteome is remarkably plastic at the genome level & is predictive to microbiome & host feed efficiency states.

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  • Check out our new paper published in the ISME Journal as part of a collaboration with the Elia Lab, where we study an Asgard archaeal protein family conserved across all domains of life.

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  • Looking through the microbial lens - Our recent work published in eLife, where we use single-cell structural biology to understand the ecology of cellulose degradation at scales in which microbial life unfolds

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  • Check out our new study published in the ISME journal, demonstrating how differences in gut microbial composition across lineages are translated into host-specific metabolomes, see the thread below from the main findings logo-ismej

  • Check out our recent review in Nature reviews.  We describe the composition, ecology, and metabolism of the rumen microbiome and how to use it to balance food security and environmental impacts.NRM_Logo

  • We got an ERC consolidator grant!!!!erc

    Thank you, reviewers, and thank you, panel members, for enabling us to continue doing what we love!
  • Nice write-up on our work in THE TIMES OF ISRAEL.

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  • Our new paper in Nature Communications.Nature COMMUNICATIONS Vector Logo | Free Download - (.SVG + .PNG) format - SeekVectorLogo.Com We found that the rumen microbiome has a long-term "memory" of early life events that could be used to manipulate and predict its assembly.
  • We might be able to modulate microbiomes using the cow genome. See our paper in Science Advances, in which we show that the cow genome is connected to its microbiome.Picture1

  • Where it all begins. A microbiome assembly story... Read our post on the story behind our new paper, published in Nature communications at Nature Microbiology Community

DISCOVER MORE

Microbial communities are everywhere and drive many basic processes in our everyday life, concerning agriculture, health and the environment. We study the evolutionary forces that act on microbial communities in nature, as well as the ecological forces that shape them. Specifically, we are interested in the factors that determine microbial community assembly in gut environments, as well as the effect of gene mobility via plasmids on their ecology.

For this purpose, we use state of the art tools, such as deep sequencing, big data analysis, metabolomics, fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS), high-performance microscopy and classical aerobic and anaerobic microbiology approaches. This knowledge is, in turn, used to understand and to influence the role of microbial communities in health and disease, as well as in agricultural systems.  Hence, it is expected to have implications for future developments in food sustainability, renewable energy and medicine.

Read about our ongoing projects

  • Community ecology of the microbiome

    Community ecology of the microbiome

    Our interests include community assembly dynamics of the microbiome in high temporal and genetic resolution. This enables us to identify the potential of alternative assemblages in gut communities, providing further information about basic ecological concepts. For example, a particular species may pre-condition future states of the community due to its ecological interactions, stimulating the growth of a specific subset of species and inhibiting others. We relate these variations in community composition to changes in ecological function, particularly the metabolic efficiency of the microbiome.
  • Evolutionary, ecological and structural basis of microbial fiber degradation in nature

    Evolutionary, ecological and structural basis of microbial fiber degradation in nature

    For as long as there has been life on land, Earth's terrestrial food chain has been based on the microbial degradation of cellulose-based fiber of photosynthetic products. Although extensive research has been dedicated to the evolutionary origins and mechanisms of the photosynthetic processes of land plants that generate fiber, very little is known about the evolution and ecology of microbial fiber breakdown.   We colboarte with Prof. William F. Martin, Prof. Ohad Medalia, Prof. Edward A. Bayer and Prof. Dörte Becher in a focused effort uniting cutting-edge research tools and expertise, by applying microbial ecology, extracellular proteomics, fiber-degrading enzymology, structural biology and molecular evolution, to understand the evolutionary history of fiber degradation and its interconnectivity with microbial ecology at a nanoscale resolution. Achieving our goals will enable us to gain answers and deep insights into how ecology and evolution of microbial fiber degradation are intertwined and reflected at the single-microbe and community context, from the biochemical, structural and physiological perspectives. Our study will thus provide a stepping-stone towards defining and better understanding the central role of fiber degradation in nature and will reveal the Earth history of natural fiber-degrading microbial ecosystems.
  • The rumen microbiome

    The rumen microbiome

    Ruminants host a complex relationship with their residing ruminal microbiota; a relationship which has evolved for millions of years and impacts our everyday lives regarding food availability, environmental issues and economic concerns. The microbiome resides in the upper digestive tract of the animal in a chambered compartment named the rumen and is mainly responsible for most of the food's digestion and absorption. Therefore, understanding and characterizing this complex ecosystem is of major interest to us. Our results show that individual hosts vary greatly in the different pathways utilized by their microbiome for harvesting energy. Alternative pathways may conserve energy by maximizing energy production while suppressing methane emission- a quality termed 'feed efficiency'. These pathways rely on species composition and the metabolic functions they provide. We bring together microbial genomics, anaerobic microbiology and microbial community ecology to learn how cooperative or antagonistic ecological interactions between the microbial species that reside in the rumen control the establishment of alternative microbiomes with different functional efficiencies.
  • Plasmidome dynamics within the microbiome

    Plasmidome dynamics within the microbiome

    Gut microbial communities are extremely diverse, exceptionally dense and sustain an intricate relationship with their mammalian host. The immediate proximity and wide range of neighboring cells create a favorable environment for horizontal gene transfer (HGT). We focus on gene mobility as it rapidly changes genome plasticity and greatly influences microbial populations in nature and specifically, in gut environments. Plasmids are major mediators of HGT, contributing greatly to genome evolution. Virulence factors, as well as antibiotic-resistance genes, are frequently transferred on plasmids, enabling their rapid spread within and between bacterial populations. Our fascination with this topic, together with a lack of tools for its study, led us to develop a procedure of metagenomic plasmid isolation and characterization. This pioneering approach provides an overview of plasmids—their identity, traits and the phylogenetic diversity of their microbial hosts. Understanding the role of plasmids as carriers of genetic information is crucial to our understanding of microbial ecology and evolution.

WHO WE ARE?

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    Itzik Mizrahi PI

    Research interests: Microbial community assembly and evolution

    Motto: “Do or do not, there is no try” -Master Yoda

    Hobbies: Cooking

    imizrahi@bgu.ac.il
  • Sarah Morais
    Sarah Morais Staff Scientist

    Research interests: Metabolic engineering of gut bacteria

    Motto: Run your days and love what you do

    Hobbies: Eating chocolate and mothering

    morais@post.bgu.ac.il
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    Ori Furman Staff Scientist

    Research interests: Characterization of rumen bacteria

    Motto: Big things come in small packages

    Hobbies: Sailing and milking

    furmanor@post.bgu.ac.il
  • omar-tovar
    Omar Tovar Postdoc

    Research interests: Microbial interactions

    Motto: Everybody wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die

    Hobbies: Skateboarding, crossfit, hiking, reading

    tovarher@post.bgu.ac.il
  • omerlavy
    Omer Lavy Postdoc

    Research interests: Host-microbe interactions, bacterial interactions

    Motto: Work hard and be nice to people

    Hobbies: (who has time for hobbies??) Hiking,camping, running, cooking and five-needles knitting

    omer.lavy@gmail.com
  • Alvah_SAmerica
    Alvah Zorea PhD candidate

    Research interests: Mobilizable plasmids

    Motto: Shit happens…(and when it does, please send us a sample)

    Hobbies: Hiking & photography

    alvahdym@gmail.com
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    Sarah Winkler PhD candidate

    Research interests: Community assembly and synthetic rumen consortia

    Motto: I have to be somewhere so it might as well be here

    Hobbies: Cooking, yoga, travelling

    sarahw@post.bgu.ac.il
  • website_pic_ido_grinshpan
    Ido Grinshpan PhD candidate

    Research interests: Engineering synthetic microbiomes

    Motto: Believe no lies, pizza is the only superfood

    Hobbies: Playing guitar, running, volleyball, powerlifting

    idogri@post.bgu.ac.il
  • unnamed
    Gal Revivo MSc student

    Research interests:  Microbial interactions and Metabolic networks

    Motto: “Every day it gets a little easier… But you gotta do it every day — that’s the hard part. But it does get easier”.

    Hobbies: Hiking, diving, working with animals and powerlifting

    galreviv@post.bgu.ac.il
  • daphne-perlman
    Daphne Perlman MSc student

    Research interests: Microbial community dynamics

    Motto: Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly

    Hobbies: Drawing, reading, films and going to the gym

    daphnep@post.bgu.ac.il
  • Michael Mazor
    Michael Mazor MSc student

    Motto: Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground

    Hobbies: Playing basketball, playing chess and hiking

    mazormic@post.bgu.ac.il
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    Ido Lybovits MSc student

    Motto: Take the risk or lose the chance

    Hobbies: Scuba diving, plants nursery, travel

    Idolyb@post.bgu.ac.il
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    Gil Sorek MSc student

    Motto: Do what you love and love what you do

    Hobbies: Volleyball, Football and Hiking

    gilso@post.bgu.ac.il
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    Eran Gavrieli MSc Student

    Motto: Steady yourself by supporting others

    Hobbies: Gardening, baking and diving

    erangav@post.bgu.ac.il
  • sapir-nadler
    Sapir Nadler MSc Student

    Motto: Life’s too mysterious to take too serious

    Hobbies: Horseback riding, hiking and swimming

    sapirnad@post.bgu.ac.il
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    Jonathan Shelly Undergraduate student

    Research interests: Microbiome’s fundamentals and dynamics

    Motto: “Never forget what you are. The rest of the world will not. Wear it like armour, and it can never be used to hurt you.” — Tyrion Lannister

    Hobbies: playing the violin, throat-singing, small-scale agriculture, cooking, DIY, bonfires

    shyeho@post.bgu.ac.il

  • Lotan
    Lotan Tamar Tov Elem Technician

    Motto: what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger

    Hobbies: Playing the guitar and drawing

    lotante@gmail.com
  • Itai
    Itai Amit Technician

    Motto: Change through movement

    Hobbies: Cooking, painting, pilates

    Amitita@post.bgu.ac.il
  • nili
    Nili Dagan Administrative Manager

    Motto: Always see the full half of the glass

    Hobbies: Drawing, reading design articles and listening to the music I love

    dagannil@bgu.ac.il
ALUMNI

WHAT WE PUBLISHED?

  • 2022

    Nanoscale resolution of microbial fiber degradation in action (2022) Meltem Tatli et al. eLife
  • Metaproteome plasticity sheds light on the ecology of the rumen microbiome and its connection to host traits (2022) Sasson et al. The ISME Journal
  • Generating lineage-resolved, complete metagenome-assembled genomes from complex microbial communities (2022) Derek M. Bickhart et al. Nature Biotechnology
  • Mammalian gut metabolomes mirror microbiome composition and host phylogeny (2022) Rachel Gregor et al. The ISME Journal
  • GNPS Dashboard: collaborative exploration of mass spectrometry data in the web browser (2022) Daniel Petras et al. Nature Methods
  • Mapping the Deformability of Natural and Designed Cellulosomes in solution (2022) Jonathan Dorival et al. Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts
  • Asgard ESCRT-III and VPS4 reveal conserved chromatin binding properties of the ESCRT machinery (2022) Nachmias D et al. ISME J
  • The origin and distribution of the main oxygen sensing mechanism across metazoans (2022) Song et al, Frontiers in Physiology
  • 2021

    The rumen microbiome: balancing food security and environmental impacts (2021) Itzhak Mizrahi et al. Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • A method to the madness. Disentangling the individual forces that shape the rumen microbiome (2021) Itzhak Mizrahi et al. EMBO Reports
  • Auto-deconvolution and molecular networking of gas chromatography–mass spectrometry data (2021) Alexander A Aksenov et al. Nature Biotechnology
  • Concepts and Consequences of a Core Gut Microbiota for Animal Growth and Development (2021) Daphne Perlman et al. Annual Review of Animal Biosciences
  • Protozoa populations are ecosystem engineers that shape prokaryotic community structure and function of the rumen microbial ecosystem (2021) Ronnie Solomon et al. The ISME Journal
  • SCAPP: an algorithm for improved plasmid assembly in metagenomes (2021) David Pellow et al. Microbiome
  • 2020

    Stochasticity constrained by deterministic effects of diet and age drive rumen microbiome assembly dynamics (2020) Ori Furman et al. Nature Communications
  • Context-dependent dynamics lead to the assembly of functionally distinct microbial communities (2020) Leonora S. Bittleston et al. Nature Communications
  • PlasClass improves plasmid sequence classification (2020) David Pellow et al. Plos computational biology
  • Unravelling plasmidome distribution and interaction with its hosting microbiome (2020) Aya Brown Kav et al. Environmental Microbiology
  • Rapid adaptation for fibre degradation by changes in plasmid stoichiometry within Lactobacillus plantarum at the synthetic community level (2020) Yonit Ben‐David et al. Microbial Biotechnology
  • Host-rumen microbiome interactions and influences on feed conversion efficiency, methane production and other traits (2020) Elie Jami et al. Book Chapter in the book "Improving rumen function" (edited by Dr C. S. McSweeney and Prof R. I. Mackie)
  • Antibiotic effect and microbiome persistence vary along the European seabass gut (2020) Fotini Kokou et al. Scientific Reports
  • 2019

    Core gut microbial communities are maintained by beneficial interactions and strain variability in fish (2019) Fotini Kokou et al. Nature Microbiology
  • A heritable subset of the core rumen microbiome dictates dairy cow productivity and emissions (2019) John R. Wallace et al. Science Advances
  • The Road Not Taken: The Rumen Microbiome, Functional Groups, and Community States (2019) Sarah Moraïs et al. Trends in Microbiology
  • Islands in the stream: From individual to communal fiber degradation in the rumen ecosystem (2019) Sarah Moraïs et al. FEMS Microbiology Reviews
  • Emergence of plasmid stability under non-selectiveconditions maintains antibiotic resistance (2019) Tanita Wein et al. Nature communications
  • FEAST: fast expectation-maximization for microbial source tracking (2019) Liat Shenhav et al. Nature methods
  • Modeling the temporal dynamics of the gut microbial community in adults and infants (2019) Liat Shenhav et al. Plos computational biology
  • Man-made microbial resistances in built environments (2019) Alexander Mahnert et al. Nature Communications
  • Cell-surface display of designer cellulosomes by Lactobacillus plantarum (2019) Yonit Ben-David et al. Methods Enzymol
  • Transcriptome analysis reveals common and differential response to low temperature exposure between tolerant and sensitive blue tilapia (2019) Tali Nitzan et al. Front. Genet.
  • Short- and long-term low-salinity acclimation effects on the branchial and intestinal gene expression in the European seabass (2019) Fotini Kokou et al. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A Mol. Integr. Physiol
  • 2018

    Host genetic selection for cold tolerance shapes microbiome composition and modulates its response to temperature (2018) Fotini Kokou et al. eLIFE
  • Microbiome niche modification drives diurnal rumen community assembly, overpowering individual variability and diet effects (2018) Yoav Shaani et al. The ISME Journal
  • Assembly of synthetic functional cellulosomal structures onto the Lactobacillus plantarum cell surface – a potent member of the gut microbiome (2018) Johanna Stern et al. AEM
  • Insights into the culturomics of the rumen microbiome (2018) Tamar Zehavi et al. Front Microbiol
  • The compositional variation of the rumen microbiome and its effect on host performance and methane emission (2018) Itzhak Mizrahi et al. animal
  • Addressing global ruminant agricultural challenges through understanding the rumen microbiome: Past, present and future (2018) Sharon Ann Huws et al. Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Segregational drift and the interplay between plasmid copy number and evolvability (2018) Judith Ilhan et al. Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • Diet supplementation with pomegranate peel extract altered odorants emission from fresh and incubated calves’ feces (2018) Vempalli Sudharsan Varma et al. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
  • Dietary salt levels affect digestibility, intestinal gene expression, and the microbiome, in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) (2018) Eyal Hallali et al. PLOSone
  • 2017

    Heritable Bovine Rumen Bacteria Are Phylogenetically Related and Correlated with the Cow’s Capacity To Harvest Energy from Its Feed (2017) Gur Sasson et al. mBio
  • Broad phylogeny and functionality of cellulosomal components in the bovine rumen microbiome (2017) Lizi Bensoussan et al. Environmental Microbiology
  • Diet-induced Changes of Redox Potential Underlie Compositional Shifts in the Rumen Archaeal Community (2017) Nir Friedman et al. Environmental Microbiology
  • Compositional and functional dynamics of the bovine rumen methanogenic community across different developmental stages (2017) Nir Friedman et al. Environmental Microbiology
  • Effect of wheat hay particle size and replacement of wheat hay with wheat silage on rumen pH, rumination and digestibility in ruminally cannulated non-lactating cows (2017) Y. Shaani et al. Animal
  • Effect of feeding long or short wheat hay v. wheat silage in the ration of lactating cows on intake, milk production and digestibility (2017) Y Shaani, M Nikbachat, E Yosef, Y Ben-Meir, I Mizrahi, J Miron animal
  • Recycler: an algorithm for detecting plasmids from de novo assembly graphs (2017) Roye Rozov et al. Bioinformatics
  • 2016

    Specific microbiome-dependent mechanisms underlie the energy harvest efficiency of ruminants (2016) Sheerli Kruger Ben Shabat et al. ISME J
  • Effect of feeding ensiled pomegranate pulp on digestibility in male sheep and lactating cows and milking performance (2016) Yoav Shaani et al. Journal of Dairy Research
  • Lysozyme activity of the Ruminococcus champanellensis cellulosome (2016) Sarah Morais et al. Environmental Microbiology
  • 2015

    The animal gut as a melting pot for horizontal gene transfer (2015) N. Shterzer et al. Canadian Journal of Microbiology
  • Functional phylotyping approach for assessing intraspecific diversity of Ruminococcus albus within the rumen microbiome (2015) Inna Rozman Grinberg et al. FEMS Microbiology Letters
  • Tracking heavy water (D2O) incorporation for identifying and sorting active microbial cells (2015) David Berry et al. PNAS
  • 2014

    A combined cell-consortium approach for lignocellulose degradation by specialized Lactobacillus plantarum cells (2014) Sarah Morais et al. Biotechnology for Biofuels
  • Evaluation of Automated Ribosomal Intergenic Spacer Analysis for Bacterial Fingerprinting of Rumen Microbiome Compared to Pyrosequencing Technology (2014) Eli Jami et al. Pathogens
  • Potential role of the bovine rumen microbiome in modulating milk composition and feed efficiency (2014) Eli Jami et al. PLoS ONE
  • Towards lactic acid bacteria-based biorefineries (2014) Roberto Mazzoli et al. Biotechnology advances
  • Effects of including NaOH-treated corn straw as a substitute for wheat hay in the ration of lactating cows on performance, digestibility, and rumen microbial profile (2014) Eli Jami et al. Journal of Dairy Science
  • 2013

    Exploring the bovine rumen bacterial community from birth to adulthood (2013) Eli Jami et al. ISME J
  • Establishment of a simple Lactobacillus plantarum cell consortium for cellulase-xylanase synergistic interactions (2013) Sarah Morais et al. Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • Involvement of dietary salt in shaping bacterial communities in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) (2013) Haifeng Sun et al. Scientific Reports
  • A method for purifying high quality and high yield plasmid DNA for metagenomic and deep sequencing approaches (2013) Aya Brown Kav et al. Journal of Microbiological Methods
  • Rumen Symbioses (2013) Itzhak Mizrahi The Prokaryotes
  • Rumen Plasmids (2013) Aya Brown Kav et al. Lateral Gene Transfer in Evolution, U. Gophna,
  • 2012

    Insights into the bovine rumen plasmidome (2012) Aya Brown Kav et al. PNAS
  • Composition and similarity of bovine rumen microbiota across individual animals (2012) Eli Jami et al. PLoS ONE
  • Similarity of the ruminal bacteria across individual lactating cows (2012) Eli Jami et al. Anaerobe
  • The rumen plasmidome: A genetic communication hub for the rumen microbiome (2012) Itzhak Mizrahi Mobile Genetic Elements
  • Effects of adding a concentrated pomegranate-residue extract to the ration of lactating cows on in vivo digestibility and profile of rumen bacterial population (2012) Eli Jami et al. Journal of Dairy Science
  • 2011

    The Role of the Rumen Microbiota in Determining the Feed Efficiency of Dairy Cows (2011) Itzhak Mizrahi Beneficial Microorganisms in Multicellular Life Forms, E. Rosenberg, and U. Gophna
  • Calcium handling in human induced pluripotent stem cell derived cardiomyocytes (2011) Ilanit Itzhaki et al. PLoS One
  • Scalable production of cardiomyocytes derived from c-Myc free induced pluripotent stem cells (2011) Limor Zwi-Dantsis et al. Tissue Eng Part A
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OUR LAB LIFE

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    Excavations at Timna Park 13/01/22
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    BBQ at Omer’s 27/10/21
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    Lab retreat to northern Israel 31/05-01/06
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    Masquerade BBQ at Itzik’s place 4/11/20
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    Lab BBQ at Itzik’s 17/6/20
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    Thai street food cooking class! 20/11/19
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    Lab Poyke at Itzik’s firepit 15/5/19
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    BGU-MIT course 8-20/1/18
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ALUMNI

  • Tamar
    Dr. Tamar Zehavi

    Currently: Company scientist at “1e Therapeutics”

    Motto: Short people are just the same as you and I

  • Inbal
    Inbal Ashkenazi MSc student

    Currently: Scientist at “Evogene”

    Motto: Kindness is a virtue

    ashkenai@post.bgu.ac.il
  • fotini
    Dr. Fotini Kokou Post Doc

    Currently: Assistant professor Whchinigen university Netherlands

    Motto: You can always swim your way out of it

    Web link

     

    fkokou@gmail.com
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    Dr. Elie Jami PhD student

    Currently: PI at the ARO, Volcani Center

    Motto: Lets talk about it, even though I’m right

    Web link

     

    eliejamie@gmail.com
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    Yoav Shaani MSc student

    Currently:  Researcher and consultant at the Ministry of Agriculture

    Motto: No worries

    Web link 

    yoav.shaani@mail.huji.ac.il
  • dscn0833
    Eran Shriker MSc student

    Currently: CTO & Co-Founder – BioTech Elements

    Motto: “Ask, believe, receive” -Rhonda Byrne “The Secret”

    Weblink

    shrikeran@gmail.com

  • david
    Dr. David Bogumil Post Doc

    Currently:  Bioinformatics Analyst at BiomX Ltd

    Motto: Beer. Now there’s a temporary solution.

    LinkedIn

     

     

    dbogumil82@gmail.com
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    Dr. Sheerli Kruger Ben Shabat PhD student

    Currently: Head of computational human microbiome research at Biomica Ltd

    Motto: The only way is up

    LinkedIn

    sheerlik@yahoo.com
  • nir
    Dr. Nir Friedman PhD student

    Currently: Independent

    Motto: Mark the target, I will get there

    Hobbies: Growing children

    LinkedIn

    frinir.1@gmail.com
  • thomer
    Dr. Thomer Durman Veterinary medicine student

    Currently: Profesor university of Estadual de Maringá Brazil

    Motto: I did not say it would be easy, I said it would worth it

    Weblink

    thomerdurman@hotmail.com
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    Stav Eyal MSc student

    Currently: Researcher at BiomX Ltd

    Motto: Just flow

    stav3eyal@gmail.com

  • maraike
    Dr. Maraike Probst Post Doc

    Research interests: Rumen plasmids
    Motto: Phenomenal cosmic powers. Itty-bitty living space
    Hobbies: Moving fast

    maraikep@post.bgu.ac.il
  • Sasha Kugel
    Dr. Sasha Kugel Post Doc

    Research interests: Genome Assembly

    Motto: Stand back – I’m gonna try science!

    Hobbies: Drowning (water, data, ice-cream, you name it…)

    sasha.kugel@gmail.com
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    Naama Shterzer

    Research interests: Mobilizable plasmids

    Motto: Procrastinate now, don’t put it off

    Hobbies: Playing squash

  • SONY DSC
    Dr. Aya Brown Kav PhD student

    Research interests:  Characterization of rumen plasmids

    Motto: Get to the point

    Hobbies: Kite surfing

     

    aya.brown@gmail.com
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    Goor Sasson PhD student

    Research interests: Rumen metagenomics

    Motto: There must be an easier and smarter way to do it

    Hobbies: In my spare time I like to practice modern dance

     

    goor.sasson@gmail.com
  • dscn0934
    Adi Israel Undergraduate student

    Research interests:  Characterization of rumen methanogens

    Motto: There is order in everything

    Hobbies: Smiling

    adi.israel84@gmail.com
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    Eitai Landou MSc student

    Research interests: Metabolic engineering

    Motto: There is order in chaos

    Hobbies: Collecting reptiles

    l_eitai@yahoo.com
  • Chagai
    Chagai Davidovich Technician

    Motto: You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore

    Hobbies: Traveling, basketball, playing guitar

    chagaida@post.bgu.ac.il

CONTACT US

Address

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev,
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Life Sciences, building 41, room 228

Phone

08-6479836/7/8

Fax

08-6479839

Email

imizrahi@bgu.ac.il


We believe in synergism and complementation between people as a driving force for great ideas and fun. 

We look for talented enthusiastic students which are curiosity driven.  

M.Sc , PhD and post doc positions are available.