Research Fellows

Sare Asli

Mark Band

Mahmud Diab

Lior Gur

Sariel Hübner

Ph.D., Senior Researcher at the Institute of Applied Research

Manager of the Institute of Science Education

Galilee Society, Phone number: 053-5521471

Email: Sare-asli@gal-soc.org

Subject: The fundamentals and application of physico-chemical and biological processes in natural and engineered aquatic systems

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Functional Genomics Core Director.

The Carver Biotechnology CenterUniversity of Illinois, 1201 W. Gregory Dr.Urbana, IL 61801Office Phone: 217 244 3930Email: markband@illinois.edu Subject: High throughput expression and SNP analysis. Microbiome ribosomal sequencing on Illumina and PacBio platforms.

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Ph.D., Independent researcher at the Institute of Applied Research, The Galilee Society, Shefa-Amr, Israel Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Rise Nano Optics Ltd, Haifa Email:mahmud@gal-soc.org

Research Interests

My research interest focuses on two main areas:

1. We are developing 3D structures for efficient and cost-effective (photo) electrochemical energy production. And for water purification via a large-scale and cheap process.

2. We are developing nano-agriculture technology to enhance the germination rate and increase the crop's biomas

Researcher - Plant Pathologist

Shamir Research Institute, University of haifa.

Email: liorgur@gri.org.il

Phone: 972-524525368

Research Interests:

Epidemiology of tree diseases and development of effective disease management.
The use of decision support systems (DSS) in disease management.
Population biology and genetics.
Fungicide resistance.
Integration of new agro-technologies to control foliar diseases.
Development of eco-friendly fungicides.

Ph.D., Senior Lecturer, Department of Biotechnology, Tel-Hai Academic CollageOffice Phone: 04-6953575Email:sarielh@migal.org.il

Research Interests

In my research I integrate experimental ecology and crop science with high-throughput genomics and bioinformatics to study the genetics of adaptation, speciation and domestication in crop plants and their wild relatives. Much of my work focuses on identifying the genetic changes that underlie the formation of new varieties and species, and more generally, the genotype-phenotype-environment interaction. Current projects include: 1) Domestication genomics in sunflower 2) Introgression and adaptation in sunflower 3) Genomic basis of perenniality in cereals 4) Evolutionary genomics and adaptation in wild barley

Eugene V. Koonin

Ephraim Shmaya Lansky, M.D.

Pawel Michalak

Alan R. Templeton

Adjunct ProfessorNIH Distinguished InvestigatorNational Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)National Library of Medicine (NLM)National Institutes of Health (NIH)Email: koonin@ncbi.nolm.nih.govSubject: Evolutionary systems biology: emergence and evolution of genomic and organizational complexity in biological systems; comparative analysis of sequenced genomes and automatic methods for genome-scale annotation of gene functions; application of comparative genomics for phylogenetic analysis, reconstruction of ancestral life forms and building large-scale evolutionary scenarios; mathematical modeling of genome evolution; comparative-genomic study of the major transitions in the evolution of life, such as the origin of eukaryotes; origin of cells and viruses; evolution of eukaryotic signaling and developmental pathways from the comparative-genomic perspective; testing fundamental predictions of evolutionary theory, in particular, the relationship between neutral evolution and various modes of selection, using genome-wide sequence comparison; developing a general theory of evolution using principles and models of statistical physics.

Email: punisyn@gmail.com

Professor, Edward Via College of Osteopathic MedicineCenter for One Health Research, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine· Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Israel· Biocomplexity Institute, Virginia TechOffice Phone: 540-231-6904 Email:pmichalak@vcom.vt.eduSubject: Comparative genomics and evolution, Hybrid genomes and phenotypes, Genome reconﬁgurations due to hybridization,polyploidization, and cancer, Genome regulation and genetic conﬂicts, The evolution of stress resistance

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Professor EmeritusDepartment of Biology, Division of Statistical GenomicsWashington UniversityEmail: temple_a@wustl.eduSubject: Evolution of HIV, evolutionary and conservation biology, genetic variability, molecular genetics, natural selection