Team

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Roee Amit, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator
email:  roeeamit@technion.ac.il
Phone:  +972-77-8871895
 
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Sarah Goldberg, Ph.D.

Research Assistant
email:  gsarah@technion.ac.il
Phone:  +972-77-8871894
I'm a postdoc interested in assembling structurally and functionally interesting RNA structures in vivo. My previous training includes a M.Sc. and Ph.D., both in physics, at the Weizmann Institute, and a postdoc at Duke University, NC with mentors from the departments of physics and biomedical engineering. Continue Reading Sarah Goldberg, Ph.D.
 
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Or Willinger

Ph.D. Candidate
email:  ohw1991@campus.technion.ac.il
Phone:  +972-77-8871894
I’m a Ph.D. candidate in the lab. I received my B.Sc. degree at the faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering at the Technion. My work focuses on creating a new and synthetic way to activate genes. Continue Reading Or Willinger
 
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Naor Granik

Ph.D. Candidate
email:  naorgk@campus.technion.ac.il
Phone:  +972-77-8871894
I’m a Ph.D. candidate in the faculty of Applied Mathematics, mentored by Prof. Roee Amit. I received my B.Sc from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, and M.Sc. from the faculty of Biomedical Engineering at the Technion. I was part of the Technion 2016 iGEM team, which opened me to the field of biology. My research focuses on implementing computational algorithms in a biological environment. Continue Reading Naor Granik
 
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Reut Gal

M.Sc. student
email:  reut.gal@campus.technion.ac.il
Phone:  +972-77-8871894
I’m a MSc. student in the lab. I received my B.Sc. degree from the faculty of Biotechnology Engineering , ORT Braude. My work focuses on finding ideal signal peptides for protein secretion in yeasts. Continue Reading Reut Gal
 
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Junyi Cao

M.Sc. student
email:  junyi.cao@campus.technion.ac.il
Phone:  +972-77-8871894
I’m an MSc. student in the lab. I received my B.Sc. degree from the Biotechnology and Food Engineering faculty at the Technion(China). My research work focuses on the ribosome slippage mechanism at synthetic RNA hairpin structure. Continue Reading Junyi Cao
 
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Amit Nelkin

M.Sc. student
email:  amitn@campus.technion.ac.il
Phone:  +972-77-8871894
I'm a M.Sc. student in the lab. I recieved my B.Sc. from the faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering at the Technion. I was part of the 2022 Technion iGEM team that won its track. I am interested in using RNA-protein granules as a platform for biosynthetic pathways. Continue Reading Amit Nelkin
 

Former Group Members

Name PositionCurrent Affiliation
Aya FriedmanM.Sc. (2014)Research Scientist, Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Shilo OhayonUndergrad Student (2015)Ph.D. candidate, Amit Meller lab, Biomedical Engineering, Technion
Lior LevyM.Sc. (2016)Postdoctoral Fellow, Steven Rosenberg lab , National Institute of Health
Yaroslav PollakPh.D. (2017)Software team lead, ForSight Robotics
Giuliano CrispatzuPost Doc. (2017)Postdoctoral Fellow, Rada-Iglesias lab, Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC)
Michal Brunwasser-MeiromPh.D. (2017)R&D manager, ForeSee Genomics
Lisa KermasVisiting Student (2017)
Alexei TomsovM.Sc. (2018)Senior Food Engineer, Redfine Meat
Beate KaufmannPh.D. (2018)Strategy Analyst, Catenion
Louise Schaar Visiting Student (2019)
Roni CohenM.Sc. (2019)Project manager, hylabs
Orna AtarLab ManagerLab Manager, Noga Ron-Harel lab, Biology, Technion
Tomer AntmanUndergrad Student (2020)Ph.D. candidate, Zeevi lab, Weizmann Institute
Hadas YungUndergrad Student (2020)M.Sc. candidate, Milo lab, Weizmann Institute
Noa NavonM.Sc. (2020)R&D researcher, Bonus BioGroup LTD
Noa KatzPh.D. (2020)Postdoctoral Fellow, Gao Lab, Stanford University
Leonardo JustusVisiting Student (2022)
Nanami KikuchiPost doc (2022)Cell Signaling Technology
Inbal VakninPh.D. (2023)Strain Developer, ImaginDairy
Yi ZengVisiting Researcher (2023)
Shani AssayagUndergrad Student (2023)