Graduated my Phd in Biotechnolgy Engineering from Ben Gurion University, Beer sheva, Israel, in 2010, focussing on Environmental Engineering and Microbial Ecolgy, followed by post-doctoral studies at MIT and the Weizmann Institute.
Since 2016 I took a position as a researcher at the department of Food Sciences at Volcani Istitute, ARO. My lab focusses on microbial processes in Aquaculture environemnts. Subjects include harmful algal blooms in fish ponds, monitoring of contamination and stress conditions in algal bioreactors, and studying fish pathogens and the use of bacteriophage against them as an alternative to antibiotics.
Since 2022 I am also serving as manager of the Microbial Agrotechnology center at the Volcnai Institute, developing fermentation and formulation processes for beneficial microorganisms for agricultural research.
Education
1998-2003
B.Sc, Biotechnology Engineering, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer sheva, Israel.
2004-2010
PhD, Biotechnology Engineering/Environmental Engineering' Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer sheva, Israel
2011-2015
Post doctoral studies, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel and MIT, Boston, MA, USA
