With background in biology, chemistry, mathematics and material sciences. In 2016 started her independent biomimetics lab in Volcani. In 2022-2023 was hosted at UBC, Vancouver as a visiting scholar where she worked on nano cellulose.
Education
2000-2003
B.Sc. in Biochemistry, Technion
2001-2009
B.Sc. in Mathematics, Technion
2003-2006
M.Sc. in Biochemistry, Technion
Title of thesis: Interactions of the COP9 Signalosome with Components of the Ubiquitin System in Yeast
Supervision by: Prof. Michael Glickman
2007-2012
Ph.D. in Mathematical Biology, Ben-Gurion University
Title of thesis: The Selective Advantage for Sexual Reproduction
Supervision by: The late Prof. Emmanuel Tannenbaum
2012-2016
Postdoctoral position at University of California, Irvine with Prof. Aaron Esser-Kahn
Research subject: Bio-Inspired Materials
Research Interests
In the Kleiman lab we are interested in the interaction of plants with their environment and how it correlates with their structure and surface microstructure. The interaction of plants with various organism, such as: bacteria, fungi, insects etc. starts on the surface, whether it is the root, leaf or stem. The surface microstructure, hence has an effect on the nature of that interaction. The plant also reacts with the inanimate surrounding, such as air and soil. The complex structure of roots and the plant architecture have a large influence on that interaction. We study these effects.
