My research focuses on the genetic mechanisms that regulate adaptation mainly in plants. Most of my research is dedicated to crop wild relatives including barley, sunflower, grapes and wheat. In my research I integrate experimental ecology and agricultural practices with high-throughput genomics and bioinformatics to study the formation of new varieties, domestication and plant-environment interactions.
Education
2016 Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of British Columbia.
2013 PhD, 2013, University of Haifa.
2009 MSc, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Academic Positions
2023 Associate Professor, Tel Hai Academic College
2023 Head, Department of Bioinformatics, Tel Hai Academic College
2022 Scientific Director, Genomics and Bioinformatics Center, Galilee Research Institute (MIGAL)
2020 Head, BioData program, Department of Biotechnology, Tel-Hai Academic College
2018 Research Associate, University of Haifa
2017 Senior Lecturer, Tel Hai Academic College
2016 Honorary Research Associate, University of British Columbia
Awards and Fellowships
2022 Most cited research, Tel-Hai Academic College.
2018-21: Excellent Lecturer Award, Tel-Hai Academic College.
2013-4 Post-Doctoral Award, University of Haifa
2012 Wolf Scholarship, Wolf Foundation
2012 Wise Fellowship. Tel Aviv University
2010 Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) Scholarship Program
2009 COST Fund. European Union
2009 The R.H. Smith Award for Excellence in Agriculture.