Higher Education In chronological order (from old to new)
2005- 2009 B. Sc. in chemistry, Technion – the Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa.
2010-2014 Ph.D. (Direct Track) in organic and organometallic chemistry, department of organic chemistry, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. Supervisor: Prof. Dmitri Gelman.Dissertation title: “Ligand-Metal Cooperation in PC(sp3)P Pincer Complexes” The PhD research was acknowledged by Wolf foundation, and I was honored with the Wolf prize for excellent PhD student.
Oct 2014- Feb 2015 Post-Doc Researcher, Max-Planck institute for coal research, Mulheim-Germany. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Benjamin List (Nobel Prize 2021) Research subject: Pincer- type complexes in enantioselective synthesis.
Teaching
October 21-August 23 Lecturer, Tel-Hai Academic College, Department of Biotechnology. Courses: Organic chemistry, organic chemistry laboratory, and general chemistry.
September 23-present Senior lecturer, Tel-Hai Academic College, Department of Biotechnology. Courses: Organic chemistry, organic chemistry laboratory, and general chemistry.
Research Grants In chronological order (from old to new)
2022- Nitric Oxide donors-based cannabinoid skeleton as a privileged scaffold for bifunctional therapeutic molecule, Tel-Hai academic college, 40,000NIS, with Dr. Andrea Sapir. (PI)
2023-Microencapsulation of mushroom extracts and evaluating their ability to extend the shelf-life of foods, Tel-Hai academic college, 20,000 NIS, with Prof. Segula Masaphy. (Co-PI)
2023-2024- Synthesis of natural lipids which attenuate atherosclerosis via improving HDL functions, Migal Institute (internal grant), 250,000NIS, with Prof. Soliman Khatib and Dr. Roee Gottman. (Co-PI)
2023- Using click-chemistry to identify the potential receptor of a polyketoide lactone, patulin, in P. expansum towards the development of disruption strategies interfering with patulin binding as anti-fungal treatments against post-harvest diseases, ICA-Israel, 70,000 NIS, with Dr. Livnat Jurnou. (Co-PI)
Awards and Fellowships In chronological order (from old to new)
- Dean’s list of excellent students, Technion, 2006 and 2007.
- Excellent poster in the 77th Annual Meeting of the Israel Chemical Society, 2011.
- Casali Scholarship for Applied Research, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, 2012.
- Fellowship for Women in Science by the Ministry of Science, 2013 (declined).
- Fellowship of the Council for Higher Education for excellent students from the Arab sector, 2013 and 2014.
- Wolf Foundation Prize, 2014.
- Post-doctoral fellowship for women in science for excellent student by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem- Israel, 2014-2015.
- Minerva fellowship for post-doctoral studies, 2015-2016.
- Excellence in teaching, Tel-Hai Academic College, 2022.
- Excellence In teaching, Tel-Hai Academic College, 2023.
- Ma'of Fellowship for Arab Society in Israeli Academic Institutions. The Council for Higher Education, Israel. 2023-2026
Non-Academic Activity & Positions In chronological order (from old to new)
2015-2016 Researcher in research and development department. Adama Makhteshim, Beer Sheva, Israel.
2016-2019 Group Leader at Research and Development department. Salzman Group (SG), Katzrin-Golan Heights, Israel.
May 2019 Research and Development researcher. Salzman Group and Chilmark Labs, Albuquerque, New-Mexico, USA.
June 2019-Feb 2020 Senior Research and Development researcher at StoreDot and MolecuLed, Herzliya, Israel.
March 20-October 22 Research and Development manager, Nuversys- Kiryat Shmona.
May 22- December 22 Research associate, department of Natural Compounds and Analytical Chemistry, Migal-Galilee Research Institute, Kiryat-Shmona.
January 23- present Principal investigator, Nutrition and Natural Compounds Department, Migal-Galilee Research Institute, Kiryat Shmona.
Patents:
- A stable food-grade microcapsule for the delivery of unstable and food-incompatible active ingredients to food products, Nuversys ltd. WO 2021176445A1.
- Electrolyte additives for fast charging lithium ion batteries, StoreDot ltd. WO 20210234197.
- Assistant dyes for color conversion in LCD displays. MolecuLED Ltd. WO 20210191198.
- Methods for synthesis of cannabinoids compounds. Beetlebung pharma ltd. WO 2020031179A1.
- Synthesis of cannabidiol prodrugs for treating various disorders. WO 2018096504 A1 20180531.
- Salzman group ltd. Synthesis of 5-amino-1-(2,6-dichloro-4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-4-ethylsulfanyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile and related compounds. WO 2019097306 Adama Makhteshim ltd.
- Process of preparation of indoxacarb and its intermediates. Adama Makhteshim ltd.