Dr. Idan Pereman

First of all - we love mushrooms! 

Then we focus on ways in which mushrooms can support our health, our nutrition and the betterment of the environment and the world around us. 

Our research strategy goes bottom up:

We grow a kaleidoscop of different mushrooms in controlled cultivation facilities  followed by cutting-edge molecular and analytical chemistry methods in order to look into the mushroom's "black box".

We then subject the mushroom extractions to bioactivity tests using advanced models of cell lines and whole organisms.

Through this unique approach, linking bioactivity to gene expression and metabolomics, we expect to discover novel and natural treatments to well- known chronic diseases with little current remedy.

In addition our group is determined to promote mushrooms' mycelium as an excellent (and super tasty) source of protein, replacing meat consumption by half (in collaboration with "Mushfoods" company).

The more romantic part of our group is dedicated to strolling among trees studying mycorrhizal interactions in orchards and  forests, specifically studying the life cycle of local black truffles (Tuber aestivum and Tuber melanosporum) with the aim of making them accessible in local markets.