Orna Liarzi Ph.D.

Research assistance and lab manager

Institute of Plant Protection
Plant Pathology and Weed Research
Institute of Plant Protection, Plant Pathology and Weed Research, Virology building, room 217
+972-506220063
+972-39683536

Expert in separating metabolites from fungi

Developing a new pesticide, based on an endophytic fungus, together with a commercial company

1997-2000
BSc. degree, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel-Aviv University. BSc. graduated with distinction
2000-2003
MSc. degree, Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel-Aviv University. MSc. graduated summa cum laude. Thesis title: “The development of quantitative tools for measuring changes in the coefficient of conductivity of plasmodesmata induced by developmental, biotic and abiotic signals”.
2003-2009
PhD. degree, Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot. Thesis title: “The role of CheY acetylation in bacterial chemotaxis”.
2007-2009
Teaching certificate in Biology for high school. Department of Science Teaching, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot.
2009-2011
Post - Doctoral Fellow, Department of Plant Pathology & Weed Research, The Volcani Center, Bet-Dagan. Research topic: "Identification of molecular markers for early differentiation between plants, sensitive or resistance to Alternaria brown spot disease".