Samuel Bocobza Ph.D.
- Institute of Plant Sciences
- Ornamental Plants and Agricultural Biotechnology
- Institute of Plant Sciences, ARO, HaMaccabbim Road 68, P.O.B 15159, Rishon LeZion, 7505101, Israel
Education
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1996-2000
.B.Sc studies at the Faculty of Life Sciences of Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv
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2000-2002
M.Sc studies at the Plant Sciences Department of the Faculty of Life Sciences of Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, under the supervision of Prof. Adina Breiman and Prof. Nir Ohad. Thesis title: “Characterization of the Arabidopsis thaliana knockout mutants and over-expressers of members of the FK-506 binding protein gene family”.
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2006-2010
PhD study in the Department of Life Sciences at the Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, under the supervision of Prof. Michal Shapira and Prof. Asaph Aharoni. Thesis title: “Discovery and Characterization of Riboswitch-Mediated Mechanisms in Plant Metabolic Regulation”.
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2010-2017
Post-doctoral fellow in the Plant Sciences Department at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, under the supervision of Prof. Asaph Aharoni. Research in the field of chemo-metabolomics, plant metabolic engineering and plant functional genomics.
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2018-present
Research scientist in the field of regeneration, transformation, and gene editing in recalcitrant plants.
Research Interests
The Laboratory for Plant Regeneration, Transformation, and Genome Editing at the Volcani Center, ARO, Israel, was established in 2018. Our research focuses on two key areas: understanding the fundamental mechanisms underlying plant in vitro development and advancing plant molecular biology and transgenesis, with the ultimate goal of achieving genome editing in recalcitrant plants.
We have established a state-of-the-art tissue culture facility to develop innovative methods for plant regeneration. In parallel, we are at the forefront of developing cutting-edge molecular tools for precise genome editing. Our ultimate goal is to overcome the challenges associated with recalcitrant plants and successfully apply genome editing technologies to a wider range of species.
Research Areas
- Plant tissue cultures
- In vitro plant morphogenesis
- Plant molecular biology
- Plant transformation and gene editing