1998 - 2000

M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences , Summa Cum Laude,  Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.

2000 - 2005

Ph.D.  in Environmental Microbiology, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.  

2005 - 2007

Post Doctoral position with Professor Michael Sadowsky, Department of Soil, Water and Climate, and BioTechnology Institute, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA