Institute of Evolution

The Institute of Evolution (IoE)

Established in the University of Haifa at 1977 by prof. Eviatar Nevo, includes 12 faculty members (members of the Department of Evolutionary and Environmental Biology) and more than 20 affiliated scientists with PhD degrees.

Bioinformatics workshop on RNA-seq and its many uses 2-6.3.2025

Highway to the Treasures of Spalax (Credit: Anastasia Baturina)

Into the breading mount (Credit: Anastasia Baturina)

"I came here to proudly announce that I stand by Israel", Prof. Koonin at a Moshav at the Gaza Envelop

Testing an extensive Einkorn wheat collection in Southern Israel near Kiryat Gat

Collection of charophyte algae, ibid

A chimpanzee in its natural habitat in Rwanda

Spalax fibroblasts stained with DAPI (blue) and antiSOD1 antibodies (green) in SuperResolution Confocal microscopy (Credit: A. Baturina)

The Institute of Evolution (IOE) at the University of Haifa is unique in its broad and interdisciplinary research with particular expertise in population and evolutionary genetics, developmental evolution, behavioral evolution, bioinformatics and ecology. The IOE is situated on Mount Carmel at the heart of the Carmel national park, next to one of most beautiful cities around the Mediterranean, we are in prefect location to study biodiversity and evolution. We are abundant with in house and outdoor facilities providing for modern, cutting edge science. Together with the Department of Evolutionary and Environmental Biology based in our campus, we are a center of excellence in the field of ecology and evolution in the north of Israel.

Institute News

Congratulations to Dr. Sarit Avrani who won a prestigious Vatat consortium grant in the field of terrestrial water systems titled "Microbial Connectivity Between Water Bodies: Assessing the Impact of Global Changes on their Aerial Survival and Adaptive Flexibility".

We wish much success to Sarit and her team!

Congratulations to Prof. Tzion Fahima and his team for publishing a paper in the prestigious journal Nature Genetics!

We are proud of this excellent achievement which is a major contribution to the understanding of plant immunology, with wide implications for resistance to diseases in crop plants, in order to maintain food security and reduce global hunger.

YNET publication

The Lady Barbara Davis Wild Cereal Gene Bank (ICGB)

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Spalax Carmeli comming out of the tunnel

Spalax Carmeli comming out of the tunnel.mp4

Credit: Anastasia Baturina

Catсhing Blind Mole Rats by Dr. Imad Shams in the Upper Galilee

Imad Video.mp4

Credit: Dr. Grace Smarsh

Scientific Seminars

The presented lectures deal mainly with the hot topics in evolutionary biology, molecular genetics, genomics, and ecology. The seminars are delivered by expert lecturers and distinguished visitors in a relaxed environment.

At this point, the seminars will be held on Mondays at 12:00 pm

2024-2025 seminar series

Next seminar:

24.3.2025, Sfadia Auditorium, Multi-purpose building

Gilad Gabay,

Ben-Gurion University

Genetic mechanisms underlying wheat adaptation to arid environments