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1. Plant-microbiome interactions
2. The diversity of the human-associated microbiome
3. Designing computational methods for metagenomics analysis
We are studying the microbiome of different environments. The lab utilizes molecular biology techniques along with advanced computational methods and data science approaches to generate and analyze metagenomics and other data. Currently, research in the lab is focused on human-associated microbes and plant-microbiome interactions.
Education
Ph.D. Computer Science. Dissertation title: Computational methods for metagenomic analysis, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.
M.Sc. Computer Science. Research focus: similarity detection for low complexity and remotely related proteins, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.
B.Sc. Computer Science, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.
Academic positions
2015 – present: Principal Investigator, MIGAL – Galilee Research Institute. Research focuses on the study of plant- and human-associated microbial communities.
2015 – present: Senior Lecturer, the Computer Science Department, Tel-Hai College. Teaches basic and advanced courses in programming, data science, and bioinformatics.
2010 – 2015: Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley. Research focus: dynamics and structure of microbial communities across different environments.
For a complete list of publications please check Dr. Sharon's Google scholar page