Of Microbes and Men, by Alvah Zorea
Despite the seemingly limitless knowledge mankind possesses nowadays, it is surprising how relatively little we know about the estimated 100 trillion bacterial cells that reside on and inside us (~10 times as many cells as the human body). Just like fingerprints, the microbial composition of each microbiome is individual to each human being. The love-hate […]
The circularity of David’s life
I’m David, in my second year of postdoc in the lab, and my problem are plasmids. To tell you how I got there I need to explain a bit. I did my PhD in a molecular evolution Lab with Prof. Tal Dagan in Kiel university, Germany. Back then we were interested in the evolution of […]
Goor’s adventures in the milk land
Hi, I’m Goor, PhD candidate and a proud member of the Microbial Ecogenomics group at BGU, under the supervision of Professor Itzik Mizrahi. My research is focused on the rumen microbiome and its link to host traits and cow’s genetics. Why milking cows, why microbiome, why is it important? Milking cows are a universal food […]
Fotini’s underwater microbiome
This month I am celebrating three years as a postdoctoral fellow in the Microbial Ecogenomics Group (Mizrahi Lab)! I am a fish physiologist by training, but I was always curious to explore the interactions of fish with its microbes and their contribution to their functioning. And why fish microbiome? Besides being fan myself of the […]
Stav’s fun time in Denmark
Hi, I’m Stav Eyal, a Master student in the lab. I study microbial interactions within digestive tract microbiomes, with an emphasis on methanogenic-bacterial interactions in the rumen environment. The METHAGENE COST Action STSM was a means for me to acquire cultivation techniques used by Dr. Samantha Noel for the study of the rumen co-inhabitant methanogens […]
Hi, we are the Mizrahi lab at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Hi, we are the Mizrahi lab at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. The usual questions from people outside the group – or even outside science, like many of our friends – are: What do you folks do the whole day? And why does it keep you busy for so long? Well, one could say, because […]