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Dr. Nurit Argov-Argaman

Senior Lecturer
Lactomics Lab
08-9489618
argov.nurit@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
lab site
Dietary means to control milk lipid composition
Metabolic pathways regulating fat content and composition
Sustainable production Read more about Nurit Argov-Argaman
Dr. Lior David

Senior lecturer
Genetics and Evolution of Complex Traits in Fish and Yeast
08-9489038
lior.david@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
publications
Genetics and evolution of complex traits in fish and yeast

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Prof. Aharon Friedman

Full Professor
Immunology
08-9489027
ronnie.friedman@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
lab page
Structure, development and function of the intestinal immune system in omnivorous birds.
Peripheral tolerance, its generation and control.
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Prof. Orna Halevy

Full Professor
Cell Biology, Muscle Development
08-9489204
orna.halevy@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Regulation of proliferation and differentiation of skeletal muscle cells
Skeletal muscle repair Read more about Orna Halevy
Prof. Berta Levavi-Sivan

Vice Rector
Full Professor
Fish Reproduction
08-9489988
berta.sivan@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
publications
Growth, reproduction and puberty in fish
Aquaculture Read more about Berta Levavi-Sivan
Prof. Sameer Mabjeesh

Associate Professor
Ruminants Nutrition and Lactation Physiology
08-9489314
sameer.mabjeesh@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Nutrition and feedstuffs for small ruminants
Industrial by products as feedstuffs for ruminants Read more about Sameer Mabjeesh
Prof. Rina Meidan

Full Professor
Reproductive Endocrinology
08-9489394/2
rina.meidan@huji.ac.il
personal page
publications
The corpus luteum as a model for differentiation and blood vessel formation on the one hand and apoptotic cell death on the other.
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Dr. Erez Mills

Senior Lecturer
Gut Bacteriology
08-9489576
erez.mills@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
publications
Gut Bacteriology Research Group
Prof. Zvi Roth

Associate Professor
Reproductive Physiology
08-9489103
z.roth@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
publications
Reproductive Physiology & Assisted Reproductive Technologies
How various stresses affect reproductive performance in dairy cows. Developing new strategies to overcome those effects. Read more about Zvi Roth
Prof. Israel Rozenboim

Full Professor
Avian Physiology
08-9489395
israel.rozenboim@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
publications
Manipulating growth by photostimulation, Muscle development, Reproductive failure, Reproduction

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Dr. Sharon Schlesinger

Senior Lecturer
Stem Cells
08-9489426
sharon.shle@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
publications
Epigenetic Silencing in Embryonic Stem Cells
Transposable elements regulation in ES cells
Bovine stem cells Read more about Sharon Schlesinger
Prof. Jaap Van Rijn

Full Professor
Aquatic microbiology &Water quality control in fish culture systems
08-9489302
jaap.vanrijn@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
publications
Aquatic microbiology
Biological transformation of N, P, C and S in aquatic systems
Water quality control in fish culture systems
Prof. Zehava Uni

Full Professor
Poultry Nutrition
08-9489205
zehava.uni@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
publications
Functional development of the chicken digestive system. Influence of feed and specific nutrients on the integrity and functional capability of the gut epithelium. The goal is improved efficiency of poultry production. Read more about Zehava Uni

Prof. Hagai Abeliovich

Associate Professor
Yeast Cell Biology and Biotechnology
08-9489060
hagai.abeliovich@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Dr. Anna Aronis

Senior Teacher
Biochemistry
Prof. Ido Braslavsky

Associate Professor
Antifreeze proteins (AFPs)
08-9489932
ido.braslavsky@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Dr. Merav Fichman

Senior Teacher
Computational Methodologies for Designing Bioactive Compounds
08-9489691
merav.fichman@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Prof. Oren Froy

Associate Professor
Biological clock rhythms & nutrition, longevity and inate immune system
08-9489746
oren.froy@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Dr. Ido Goldstein

Senior Lecturer
Nutrigenomics, liver biology and gene expression
08-9489626
ido.goldstein@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Dr. Zvi Hayouka

Senior Lecturer
Novel antimicrobial agents for food applications
08-9489019
zvi.hayouka@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Prof. Zohar Kerem

Associate Professor
Beneficial natural products in edible plants, Natural antioxidants
08-9489278
zohar.kerem@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Prof. Masha Niv

Vice Dean for Research and Development
Associate Professor
Molecular Recognition of Taste and Smell
08-9489664
masha.niv@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Prof. Amos Nussinovitch

Full Professor
Theoretical and practical aspects of food processing and water soluble polymers
08-9489016
amos.nussi@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Prof. Efrat Monsonego Ornan

Associate Professor
Skeletal Development Through Endochondral Ossification
08-9489712
efrat.mo@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Prof. Ram Reifen

Full Professor
Pediatric and maternal nutrition, allergy and inflammatory disease
08-9489020
ram.reifen@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Prof. Schwartz Betty Bertha

Full Professor
Nutrition and cancer, nutrition and reproductive hormonal systems
08-9489007
betty.schwartz@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Dr. Roni Shapira

Senior Lecturer
Characterization or bacteriocin, application in food systems
08-9489818
roni.shapira1@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Dr. Aliza Stark

Senior Teacher
Nutrition education, health promotion, improving nutritional and therapeutic value of foods
08-9489612
aliza.stark@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Prof. Oren Tirosh

Associate Professor
Elucidation of cellular and molecular action of dietary antioxidants
08-9489623
oren.tirosh@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Prof. Aron Troen

Associate Professor
Nutritional Neuroscience, prevention of cerebrovascular disease and dementia
08-9489476
aron.troen@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page

Dr. Ziv Bar-Shira

Senior Lecturer
Technological changes in agriculture, Pricing of irrigation water
08-9489233
Ziv.Barshira@mail.huji.ac.il
publications
Dr. Avraham Ebenstein

Senior Lecturer
Environmental economics, health economics, and economic demography
08-948-9228
ebenstein@mscc.huji.ac.il
personal site
Dr. Eyal Ert

Senior Lecturer
Adaptive decision-making, risk-taking and risk perception
08-9489375
Eyal.Ert@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Dr. Dizza Bursztyn

Senior Teacher
Statistics
08-9489387
dizza.bursztyn@mail.huji.ac.il
personal site
Prof. Israel Finkelshtain

Associate Professor
Environmental Economics and Management
08-9489255
Israel.Finkelshtain@mail.huji.ac.il
Prof. Aliza Fleischer

Full Professor
Economics of tourism, Rural tourism, Economic value of open space & agricultural landscape
08-9489144
aliza.f@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Prof. Amir Heiman

Associate Professor
Pre-Purchase Risk-Reduction Marketing Mechanisms, Branding and promotion of agricultural products
08-9489143
amir.heiman@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Dr. Iddo Kan

Senior Lecturer
Economic analysis of agricultural land use
08-9489233
iddo.kan@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Prof. Ayal Kimhi

Associate Professor
Intergenerational Transfers and Farm Succession, Structural Changes in the Farm Sector
08-9489376
ayal.kimhi@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Dr. Guni Orshan

Senior Teacher
Game theory and its applications
08-9489142
Guni.Orshan@mail.huji.ac.il
department site
Dr. Ohad Raveh

Lecturer
Natural Resource Economics, Public Economics, International Economics
08-9489373
ohad.raveh@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Prof. Avi Simhon

Associate Professor
Technological change, macroeconomics, economic growth and development economics.
08-9489400
asimhon@huji.ac.il
personal page
Prof. Yacov Tsur

Full Professor
Natural resource economics under uncertainty, water resources and resource management under catastrophic threats
08-9489372
yacov.tsur@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page

Dr. Jonathan Bohbot

Senior Lecturer
Neurobiology of Insect Olfaction
08-9489396
jonathan.bohbot@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Prof. Moshe Coll

Full Professor
Insect Ecology
08-9489153
moshe.coll@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
lab site
Dr. Yael Heifetz

Senior Lecturer
Initiation of fertilization in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster
08-9489313
yael.heifetz@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Dr. Yael Mandelik

Senior Lecturer
Conservation, biodiversity, ecosystem functions and land-use change, insect pollinators and pollination
08-9489224
yael.mandelik@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Dr. Shai Morin

Vice Dean for Academic Affairs
Associate Professor
Ecological and evolutionary genetics, insect-plant and insect-environment interactions
08-9489365
shai.morin@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
lab site
Dr. Philippos Papathanos

Senior Lecturer
Engineering Insect Biology
p.papathanos@gmail.com
Insect Genetics Group
Prof. Sharoni Shafir

Full Professor
Honey bee biology, decision-making in bees, pollination
08-948-9401
sharoni.shafir@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
B. Triwaks Bee Research Center
Prof. Boaz Yuval

Full Professor
Behavioral ecology of insects, Insect microbe interactions, Integrated pest management
08-9489419
boaz.yuval@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page

Prof. Saul Burdman

Associate Professor
Bacterial plant disease, plant growth promoting rhizobacterium.
08-9489369
saul.burdman@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Plant-bacteria interactions
Dr. Shay Covo

Senior Lecturer
Drug resistance in fungi. Genome instability and chromosome biology in fungal plant pathogens.
08-9489160
shay.covo@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Fungal Chromosome Biology
Dr. Yonatan Friedman

Senior Lecturer
Microbial community ecology and evolution
08-9489167
yonatan.friedman@mail.huji.ac.il
Friedman Lab
Prof. Yitzhak Hadar

Full Professor
Environmental Microbiology, Recycling Municipal and Agricultural Waste, Degradation of lignocellulose
08-9489935
yitzhak.hadar@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Dr. Yael Helman

Senior Lecturer
Microbial interactions in the rhizosphere, Biological control of plant pathogens, Mechanisms of bacterial stress responses.
08-9489218
yael.helman@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Interspecies Microbial Interactions
Prof. Edouard Jurkevitch

Full Professor
Predatory bacteria, Bacteria-tephritid fruit flies symbioses, Molecular profiling of soil microbial populations.
08-9489167
edouard.jurkevitch@mail.huji.ac.il
Microbial Ecology Laboratory
courses
Dr. Nadav Dr. Kashtan

Senior Lecturer
Using systems biology to study ecology and evolution of microbes.
08-9489450
nadav.kashtan@mail.huji.ac.il
Systems Biology and Microbial Ecology
Dr. Asaf Levy

Senior Lecturer
Plant microbiome gene function and inter-bacterial warfare
alevy@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Dr. Marganit Levy

Senior Lecturer
Glucosinolate accumulation, Biological control of Botrytis cinerea.
08-9489162
maggie.levy@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Plant-Pathogen Interactions
publications
Prof. Oded Yarden

Full Professor
Molecular mechanisms of fungal growth and development, cell wall biosynthesis, regulation of hyphal elongation and branching.
08-9489298
oded.yarden@mail.huji.ac.il
Fungal Growth and Development

Prof. Shahal Abbo

Full Professor
Crop evolution in the Near East, Genetics and breeding of chickpea.
08-9489443
shahal.abbo@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Prof. Zach Adam

Full Professor
Proteolysis in Chloroplasts.
08-948-9921
zach.adam@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Dr. Idan Efroni

Senior Lecturer
Regeneration and adventitious root development.
idan.efroni@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
lab site
Dr. Rivka Elbaum

Senior Lecturer
Hygroscopic Movement, Plant Silicification, Seed dispersal.
08-9489335
rivka.elbaum@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Dr. Yonatan Elkind

Senior Lecturer
Application of genetic engineering to plant breeding and physiology.
08-9489246
yonatan.elkind@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Dr. Leor Eshed-Williams

Lecturer
Meristem development and the mechanism of regeneration, mainly from the chromatin perspective.
08-9489964
leor.williams@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Dr. Tamar Friedlander

Senior Lecturer
08-9489684
tamar.friedlander@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Dr. José Grünzweig

Senior Lecturer
Human impacts on plants, ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles at organismic, community and ecosystem scale, esp. trees and shrub.
08-9489782
jose.gruenzweig@mail.huji.ac.il
personal site
lab site
Dr. Smadar Harpaz-Saad

Senior Lecturer
Plant cell wall, cellulose biosynthesis, genes in cell wall function, Seed mucilage to study cell wall metabolism, Fruit tree physiology.
08-9489264
smadar.harpaz@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Prof. Menachem Moshelion

Associate Professor
Mechanisms controlling water-use efficiency, water-potential homeostasis and productivity under normal and abiotic stress.
08-9489781
menachem.moshelion@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Dr. Assaf Mosquna

Senior Lecturer
Plant response to environmental stress, novel plant hormones and growth regulators.
054-4506508
assaf.mosquna@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Prof. Naomi Ori

Full Professor
Mechanisms underlying plasticity of plant development and patterning, leaf, flower and fruit development.
08-9489605
naomi.ori@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Prof. Zvi Peleg

Prof.
Plant response to abiotic stress combinations, abiotic stress tolerance in crop-plants, Quantitative genetics of yield.
08-9489638
zvi.peleg@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Dr. Shilo Rosenwaser

Senior Lecturer
Redox regulation of metabolism, stress acclimation, and cell death in photosynthetic organisms.
shilo.rosenwaser@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Prof. Alon Samach

Associate Professor
Molecular mechanisms involved in plant developmental regulation, specifically the transition to flowering.
08-9489812
alon.samach@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Prof. Yehoshua Saranga

Associate Professor
Physiological and genetic aspects of crop adaptation to stress conditions, Sustainable agriculture, Crops for arid regions.
08-9489040
shuki.saranga@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Dr. Efrat Sheffer

Senior Lecturer
Linking individual plant strategies to ecosystem processes. Symbiotic nitrogen fixation in natural plant communities.
08-9489513
efrat.sheffer@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
lab site
Prof. Oded Shoseyov

Full Professor
Enzymes and proteins that modify and bind to polysaccharides. Plant cell wall synthesis. Plant biotechnology
08-9489084
oded.shoseyov@mail.huji.ac.il
Oded Shoseyov lab - NanoBioMimetic
Publications
Department page
Prof. Alexander Vainstein

Full Professor
Identification of novel aroma genes, Metabolic engineering of plants and yeast, Site-specific genome modification and genetic engineering in plants
08-9489082/0
alexander.vainstein@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Prof. David Weiss

Full Professor
Hormone signal transduction and responses (gibberellin and cytokinin).
08-9489436
david.weiss@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Prof. Shmuel Wolf

Full Professor
Factors affecting productivity, yield accumulation and quality of vegetable and field crops, Phloem genomics, Seed development.
08-9489428
Shmulik.Wolf@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Prof. Dani Zamir

Full Professor
Tomato genetics and breeding. Marker-assisted selection. Positional cloning.
08-9489092
dani.zamir@mail.huji.ac.il
Personal page
Genes that Make Tomatoes
International Tomato Genome Sequencing Project
The Emet Prize was awarded to Prof. Dani Zamir Read more about Dani Zamir

Prof. Benny Chefetz

Dean
Physico-chemical processes of organic pollutants occurring in water, reclaimed wastewater, soils and sediments.
08-9489384
benny.chefetz@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Dr. Ran Holtzman

Lecturer
Multiphase and reactive fluid flow in the subsurface.
08-9489237
holtzman.ran@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Dr. Tzvi Kälberman

Senior Teacher
Solitons, diffraction of wave packets, fingering phenomena.
08-9489139
hope@vms.huji.ac.il
personal page
Dr. Yair Mau

Senior Lecturer
Interactions between soil, water and vegetation in drylands, soil salinization/sodification, dynamics of nitrogen in the soil.
yair.mau@mail.huji.ac.il
personal site
Prof. Yael Mishael

Associate Professor
Interactions between soil, water and vegetation in drylands, soil salinization/sodification, dynamics of nitrogen in the soil.
08-9489171
yael.mishael@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Dr. Tamara Polubesova

Senior Researcher
Physical chemistry of soils and clays; soil and clay interfacial reactions; adsorption and transformation of natural and anthropogenic compounds by clays.
08-9489912
Tamara.Polubesova@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Dr. Nimrod Schwartz

Senior Lecturer
Soil-root interactions and water and nutrient uptake, Spectral induced polarization for non-invasive detection of rhizosphere processes.
08-9489288
nimrod.schwartz@mail.huji.ac.il
personal site
Prof. Moshe Shenker

Associate Professor
Soil chemistry and soil fertility, related to plant nutrition and environmental aspects
08-9489349
moshe.shenker@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Dr. Eran Tas

Senior Lecturer
Soil-plant-atmosphere continuum, Atmospheric chemistry, Air pollution, Cloud microphysics.
08-9489139
eran.tas@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page
Prof. Rony Wallach

full Professor
Formation of water repellent soils by irrigation, Effect of contact angle on water flow in soils, Plant-water relationships, Irrigation control.
08-9489170
rony.wallach@mail.huji.ac.il
personal page