Dr. Daniel Benhalevy
Principal Investigator
benhalevyd@tauex.tau.ac.il
I received my BSc in Life Sciences here in Tel Aviv University, back in 2006. For my MSc (Weizmann Institute of Science, 2009) I studied in Sima Lev’s lab how the proteins Nir2 and VAP-B function in ER-Golgi membrane contact sites to regulate lipid homeostasis. In my PhD in Eitan Bibi’s lab (also at the Weizmann Institute, 2015), I tracked mRNAs during the biogenesis of integral membrane proteins in Escherichia coli. During 2016-2022 I was a Postdoctoral fellow in the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), in the RNA Molecular Biology group, headed by Markus Hafner.
Orli Korchev
PhD Student
orlik@mail.tau.ac.il
I received my MSc in life sciences from Ben Gurion University in 2023 for my research on translation initiation in Leishmania. In 2023 I started my PhD investigating the role of the RNA binding protein CNBP in mitochondrial post-transcriptional gene regulation. In my free time I like to travel, participate in creative workshops and watch Netflix. I really don’t like mosquitoes.
Veronica Moskovicz
PhD Student
veronicam@mail.tau.ac.il
I received my MSc in biotechnology and food engineering from the Technion in 2020 for my research on the dynamics of the skin microbiome upon an external bacterial challenge. In 2023 I started my PhD investigating post-transcriptional modification events occurring in proximity to the cell membrane surface. In my free time I like to cook and eat, watch TV and doing sport. I can’t stand spicy food.
Liat Lev-Ari
PhD Student
liatgalorr@mail.tau.ac.il
I received my BSc in Life Sciences here in Tel Aviv University, in 2019. I started my MSc in Prof. Orna Elroy-Stein's lab (Tel Aviv University, 2020), and then transitioned to the direct PhD program, becoming a joint student in the LCRB lab in 2022. My main field of research is in molecular cell biology and transcriptomics with an emphasis on mRNA regulation during mitosis. I like relaxing and watching TV, I particularly enjoy sci-fi and fantasy shows and movies (big marvel fan). Love driving but hate bad drivers.
Mahekdeep (Mahek) Kaur
MSc Student
mahekdeepk@mail.tau.ac.il
I pursued my B.Tech majoring in biotechnology from Thapar University, India. Through a tie-up program I started my MSc in Tel Aviv University in 2023 working on transcriptomic data analyses of RBP. I love listening to punjabi music but have a hard time vibing on english songs.
Maria (Masha) Pirozhkova
MSc Student
pirozhkova@mail.tau.ac.il
I graduated from the BioMedical Physics department of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. I started my MSc in TAU in 2023, and now I’m involved in a collaboration project with the Clinical Immunology lab in Chiba University, Japan. We are investigating the role of a mutation in an RNA binding protein in the patient’s disease. These days I’m into cooking, investigating streets and cities, and Hogwarts Legacy.
Ilya Kazhdan
MSc Student
ilyakazhdan@mail.tau.ac.il
As an MSc student in Biotechnology, I express a profound interest in pursuing my studies in the fields of post-transcriptional gene expression and function. Previously, I completed my BSc degree in Biology from Tel Aviv University. Aside from my research, I enjoy adventure-themed books, listening to great music hits, animating, and spending time with friends and family.
Alumni
Hadas Shavit
Undergraduate Student
hadasshavit@mail.tau.ac.il
In 2023 I started my project at the lab, working with HEK 293 - CNBP KO cells. The goal of my project was to characterize the phenotype of KO cells when re-expressing the CNBP protein. In my free time, I enjoy practicing yoga, filming and editing videos, and hiking. I can get really frustrated if there's no milk for my coffee.
Dan Koenigsfeld
Undergraduate Student
koenigsfeld@mail.tau.ac.il
During the last year of my undergraduate studies I took part in a project collaborating with the lab of Prof. Tamar Juven-Gershon in Bar Ilan University. Among others the Gershon lab study special promoter elements that are downstream from the transcription start site, and therefore they both regulate transcription and are part of the mRNA molecule. I analyzed whether at the mRNA level, these downstream core promoter elements (DPE) are bound by RNA Binding proteins. I did so by using computational tools to cross experimental data from our lab, with data provided by the Gershon lab. Currently I pursue MSc studies in the field of Microbiology, also in Tel-Aviv University.
Amit Paz
Undergraduate Student
amitpaz7@gmail.com
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