Institute Staff

Amit Gur Ph.D.

Researcher - Plant Geneticist

• Office Number: +972-4-9539554
• Personal Number: +972-523486760

• Institute
• Department Newe Ya’ar Researchers and research team

Anat Elmann Ph.D.

Researcher

• Office Number: +972-39683516

• Institute Institute of Postharvest and Food Sciences
• Department The Department of Food Sciences

Asaf Sadeh Ph.D.

Researcher (Agroecology)

• Office Number: +972-39683925

• Institute Newe Ya’ar Research Center
• Department Newe Ya’ar Researchers and research team

Avner Cnaani Ph.D.

• Office Number: +972-39683566
• Personal Number: +972-506220187

• Institute Institute of Animal Sciences
• Department The Department of Poultry and Aquaculture

Menahem (Meni) Ben-Hur Ph.D.

Research

• Office Number: +972-39683634
• Personal Number: +972-50-622-0634

• Institute Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences
• Department Retirees

Michal Oren-Shamir Full Professor

Researcher

• Office Number: +972-39683840
• Personal Number: +972-543043338

• Institute Institute of Plant Sciences
• Department Retirees

Rakefet David-Schwartz Ph.D.

Head, Department of Agroecology and Natural Resources

• Office Number: +972-3-968-3678
• Personal Number: +972-506220575

• Institute Institute of Plant Sciences
• Department Agroecology and Natural Resources

Yakir Preisler Ph.D.

• Office Number: +972-524311951

• Institute Institute of Plant Sciences
• Department Agroecology and Natural Resources

Abdullah Garh Ph.D.

• Institute Institute of Plant Protection
• Department Retirees

Ada Rafaeli Ph.D.

• Institute Institute of Postharvest and Food Sciences
• Department Retirees

Adi Kliot Ph.D.

Acarologist

• Office Number: +972-3-9683093

• Institute Institute of Plant Protection
• Department The Department of Entomology and Units for Nematology and Chemistry

Alaa Jamal Ph.D.

Process Control

• Office Number: +972-3-9683999

• Institute Institute of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
• Department The Department of Growth Production and Environmental Systems Engineering

Alexander Goldshmidt Ph.D.

Solanaceae fruit development

• Office Number: +972-547392080

• Institute Institute of Plant Sciences
• Department The Department of Vegetable Field Crop Research

Ally Rachel Harari Associate Professor

Researcher (Emerita) Evolution and Ecology of Sex

• Personal Number: +972-506220710

• Institute Institute of Plant Protection
• Department Retirees

Alon Ben-Gal Ph.D.

• Office Number: +972-89928644
• Personal Number: +972-506220125

• Institute Gilat Research Center
• Department Gilat Researchers and research team

Alon Sela Ph.D.

• Personal Number: +972-547232808

• Institute Institute of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
• Department The Department of Sensing Information And Mechanical Systems Engineering

Amihai Horesh Ph.D.

Researcher in the field of micro and nano acoustofluidic systems

• Personal Number: +972-542192414

• Institute Institute of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
• Department The Department of Growth Production and Environmental Systems Engineering

Amir Sherman Ph.D.

Researcher

• Office Number: +972-39683040
• Personal Number: +972-506220740

• Institute Institute of Plant Sciences
• Department The Department of Fruit Tree Sciences

Amit Gal-On Ph.D.

• Institute Institute of Plant Protection
• Department Retirees

Amit Paporisch Ph.D.

• Personal Number: +972-545613073

• Institute
• Department Newe Ya’ar Researchers and research team

Amnon Cochavi Ph.D.

• Personal Number: +972-546746195

• Institute Newe Ya’ar Research Center
• Department Newe Ya’ar Researchers and research team

Amnon Lers Ph.D.

• Institute Institute of Postharvest and Food Sciences
• Department Retirees

Amnon Lichter Ph.D.

• Office Number: +972-39683630
• Personal Number: +972-506220684

• Institute
• Department Retirees

Amos Mizrach Ph.D.

Researcher Emeritus

• Institute Institute of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
• Department Retirees

Anat Zada Byers Ph.D.

Researcher in the field of chemistry of pheromones and other semiochemicals in insects and their applications

• Office Number: +972-39683781

• Institute Institute of Plant Protection
• Department The Department of Entomology and Units for Nematology and Chemistry

Anwar Dawas Ph.D.

Researcher at the Department of Soil, water and Environment

• Personal Number: +972-507813554

• Institute Newe Ya’ar Research Center
• Department Newe Ya’ar Researchers and research team

Ariel Shabtay Ph.D.

• Office Number: +972-49539560
• Personal Number: +972-506220060

• Institute
• Department Newe Ya’ar Researchers and research team

Arnon Dag Full Professor

Researcher

• Office Number: +972-89928630
• Personal Number: +972-506220155

• Institute Gilat Research Center
• Department Gilat Researchers and research team

Arthur A. Schaffer Ph.D.

Research Scientist, Genetics of Plant Metabolism Related to Fruit Quality

• Office Number: +972-39683646
• Personal Number: +972-506220646

• Institute Institute of Plant Sciences
• Department Retirees

Asher Bar-Tal Ph.D.

Researcher - Soil Science

• Office Number: +972-3-9683310

• Institute Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences
• Department Retirees

Avi Sadka Ph.D.

Senior Research Scientist, Associate Professor, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

• Office Number: +972-39683343
• Personal Number: +972-506220340

• Institute Institute of Plant Sciences
• Department The Department of Fruit Tree Sciences

Avital Bechar Full Professor

Vice Director for Research and Development

• Office Number: +972-39683753
• Personal Number: +972-506220753

• Institute Institute of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
• Department The Department of Growth Production and Environmental Systems Engineering

Aviv Dombrovsky Ph.D.

Researcher

• Office Number: +972-39683579
• Personal Number: +972-506220110

• Institute Institute of Plant Protection
• Department The Department of Plant Pathology and Weed Research

Avraham Gamaliel Associate Professor

pest management

• Office Number: +972-39683505

• Institute Institute of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
• Department Retirees

Avraham Pervolotsky

• Institute Institute of Animal Sciences
• Department Retirees

Benny Chefetz Full Professor

Director

• Office Number: +972-39683226

• Institute Administration
• Department CEO of the Agricultural Research Organization

bkup manager

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Boaz Zion Ph.D.

(Emeritus) Senior scientist

• Institute Institute of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
• Department Retirees

Carmit Ziv Ph.D.

Reasercher - Postharvest Pathology of Vegetables

• Office Number: +972-3-968-3610
• Personal Number: +972-506220998

• Institute Institute of Postharvest and Food Sciences
• Department The Department of Postharvest Science

Chaya Friedman Ph.D.

• Institute Institute of Postharvest and Food Sciences
• Department Retirees

Cohen Shabtai Ph.D.

Researcher

• Office Number: +972-39683701

• Institute Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences
• Department The Department of Environmental Physics and Irrigation

Corinne Best Ph.D.

• Institute Institute of Plant Sciences
• Department The Department of Fruit Tree Sciences

Dana Charuvi Ph.D.

Researcher

• Office Number: +972-3-968-3828
• Personal Number: +972-584820047

• Institute Institute of Plant Sciences
• Department The Department of Fruit Tree Sciences

Dana Ment Ph.D.

Insect pathologist, research entomologist

• Office Number: +972-39683004
• Personal Number: +972-505964706

• Institute Institute of Plant Protection
• Department The Department of Plant Pathology and Weed Research

Dani Eshel Ph.D.

Head of Research Group, Department of Postharvest Science

• Office Number: +972-3-968-3621

• Institute Institute of Postharvest and Food Sciences
• Department The Department of Postharvest Science

Dani Shtienberg Full Professor

Researcher

• Office Number: +972-39683380
• Personal Number: +972-506220688

• Institute Institute of Plant Protection
• Department Retirees

Daniel Kurtzman Ph.D.

Research Scientist

• Office Number: +972-39683798
• Personal Number: +972-506220118

• Institute Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences
• Department The Department of Environmental Physics and Irrigation

Daniella Gat

• Institute Institute of Plant Sciences

Danielle Duanis-Assaf Ph.D.

Researcher

• Office Number: +972-3-968-3164
• Personal Number: +972-54-749-1991

• Institute Institute of Postharvest and Food Sciences
• Department The Department of Food Sciences

Daphna Gottlieb Ph.D.

Researcher entomology in the field of Agro-chronobiology

• Personal Number: +972-506841149

• Institute Institute of Postharvest and Food Sciences
• Department The Department of Food Sciences

Daria Feldman Ph.D.

Researcher

• Institute Institute of Plant Protection
• Department The Department of Plant Pathology and Weed Research

David Bonfil Ph.D.

Research Scientist

• Office Number: +972-89928654
• Personal Number: +972-506220156

• Institute Gilat Research Center
• Department Gilat Researchers and research team

David Ezra Ph.D.

PI, Researcher

• Office Number: +972-39683555
• Personal Number: +972-506220555

• Institute Institute of Plant Protection
• Department The Department of Plant Pathology and Weed Research

David Kenigsbuch Ph.D.

Ph.D. Researcher

• Office Number: +972-3-9683600
• Personal Number: +972-506220601

• Institute Institute of Postharvest and Food Sciences
• Department The Department of Postharvest Science

David Nestel Ph.D.

• Office Number: +972-39683690
• Personal Number: +972-506220690

• Institute Institute of Plant Protection
• Department Retirees

David Russo

• Office Number: +972-39683866

• Institute Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences
• Department Retirees

David Yalin Ph.D.

Researcher, soil chemistry and plant nutrition

• Office Number: +972-3-9683704
• Personal Number: +972-546376985

• Institute Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences
• Department The Department of Soil Chemistry, Plant Nutrition and Microbiology

Doron Holland Ph.D.

• Institute Newe Ya’ar Research Center
• Department Retirees

Doron Teper Ph.D.

Researcher

• Office Number: +972-505745851
• Personal Number: +972-505745851

• Institute Institute of Plant Protection
• Department The Department of Plant Pathology and Weed Research