Affiliated TAU Researchers
We are proud to be affiliated with the TAU researchers listed below and welcome any faculty member or graduate student at Tel Aviv University to be affiliated with the Food Security and Safety Program. Affiliation entails a connection to research in some aspect of food Security and Safety research, in its broadest definition, and a willingness to be affiliated with the program through teaching, mentoring, seminars, courses, etc.
Affiliated members are eligible for funding through the Manna Center.
Engineering
Prof. Yossi Shacham
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PI / Lab Head |
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Electrical Engineering |
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Research Interest |
Remote sensors for use in agriculture and food industry |
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Dr. Amit Gefen
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PI |
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Biomedical Engineering |
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Research Interest |
Works with experimental and computational analysis of the mechanical behavior of hard and soft biological tissues, role of the mechanical stress distribution within tissues in development of diseases, analysis of the kinematic and dynamic behavior of musculoskeletal structures and development of methodologies for computer planning, simulation and enhancement of medical treatments and surgical procedures |
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https://www.eng.tau.ac.il/~gefen/ |
Dr. Hadas Mamane
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hadasmg@tauex.tau.ac.il |
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PI |
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Environmental Engineering |
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Research Interest |
One of the major challenges faced by the world today is the availability of safe drinking water. Our group focuses on developing water-treatment processes and technologies by introducing natural and induced photons, radicals, reactive species and nano-particles into the water. |
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http://www.hadasmamane.tau.ac.il/ |
Exact Sciences
Prof. Doron Shabat
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PI / Lab Head |
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Chemistry |
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Research Interest |
Organic Synthesis, Catalytic Antibodies, agrochemical activation, Self-Immolative Dendritic and polymeric systems. |
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http://www1.tau.ac.il/~shabat/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=14&Itemid=28 |
Prof. Eytan Rupin
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PI / Lab Head |
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Computer Sciences |
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Research Interest |
Metabolic modeling |
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Humanities
Prof. Eyal Ben Dor
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PI / Lab Head |
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Department of Geography and Human Environment |
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Research Interest |
Eyal Ben-Dor is a the director of The Department of Geography and Human Environment and head of the Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) within this department. He has experience in remote sensing of the earth with a special emphasis on hyperspectral remote sensing (HSR), soil spectroscopy (passive and active) and environmental issues. He is a pioneer in many fields, such as urban, soil and atmosphere mapping from HSR technology, and has the ability to see one step ahead. He has adopted HSR technology for ground and indoor applications and is the author of three commercial patents.
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http://geography.tau.ac.il/remote_sensing |
Dr. Dafna Langgut
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PI / Lab Head |
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Archaeology |
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Botanical archaeology, reconstruction of ancient environments. |
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Dr. Orit Rozin
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PI / Lab Head |
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History |
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Research Interest |
My research focuses on the cultural, social and legal aspects of Israel's Austerity regime in the 1950s. I am looking at how women's roles were molded by shortages; I am interested in the role children played in shaping public discourse about shortages, and how law breaking was justified. Human nutrition is not only constructed by physiological needs but also by cultural needs. I therefore study the social capital attached to the most desired item of food at that time - meat. Since in the 1950s, one was thought to be what one ate (or could not afford to eat), I also study the impact of shortages on national identity.
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Prof. Galia Sabar
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PI / Lab Head |
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African Studies |
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My research focuses on African labor migrants and asylum seekers in Israel. Lately the research has been expanded to include return migration. Questions of sustainability, changing gender role and social capital amongst migrants are at the focus of my research. |
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Prof. Amy Singer
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asinger@post.tau.ac.il |
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PI / Lab Head |
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Middle Eastern & African History |
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Research Interest |
Historical research into institutions that distribute free meals and the socio-cultural logic inspires these institutions. Ottoman (1300-1923) public kitchens (imaret). My current project includes a study of the kitchens of Edirne/Adrianople to understand how multiple kitchens, and other institutions distributing free meals, operated in a major Ottoman city. |
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Law
Prof. Aeyal Gross
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PI / Lab Head |
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Law |
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Research Interest |
Research on Social Economic Rights. Conducting research on the right to food and food security, looking at the role of human rights in this field. My first forthcoming article looks at food security in the context of the Gaza closure, and further research will consider other issues of food security and other ways in which law influences "what's on the plate". |
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Dr. Yofi Tirosh
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PI / Lab Head |
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Law |
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Research Interest |
Food law |
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Management
Dr. Aliza Inbal
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Researcher |
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Department |
Coller School of Management |
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Research Interest |
I want to feed the world. |
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Medicine
Prof. Daniel (Dani) Cohen
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PI / Lab Head, Director of School of Public Health |
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Public Health |
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Research Interest |
Epidemiology of infectious diseases; Vaccinology; Risk and protective host factors associated with enteric diseases and in particular shigellosis; Development of enteric vaccines; Study of the association between selected infectious agents (e.g. Helicobacter pylori, Human Papilloma Virus) and cancer. |
Ofra Kalter – Leibovici, M.D.
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Director - Unit of Cardiovascular Epidemiology |
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Gertner Institute for Epidemiology & Health Policy Research |
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Research Interest |
Epidemiology of heart and blood vessel diseases, and of the risk factors associated with these diseases (Diabetes, hypertension, etc). |
Life Sciences
Prof. Avigdor Abelson
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PI / Lab Head |
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Zoology |
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Research Interest |
Marine ecology, Sustainable mari-culture, Human impact on marine ecosystems |
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http://en-lifesci.tau.ac.il/profile/avigdor |
Prof. Yossi Leshem
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yleshem@post.tau.ac.il |
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PI |
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Zoology |
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Research Interest |
Yossi Leshem studies various aspects of bird migration: radar, motorized glider, network of ground observers, and satellite transmitters (PTT’S). His work includes: applied research for Israeli Air Force and civilian aviation; the ecology of wintering bird populations in Israel; applied research to solve conflicts between birds and farmers; barn owls and kestrels as pest-control agents in agriculture; and educational aspects and eco-tourism in ornithology. |
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https://en-lifesci.tau.ac.il/profile/yossile |
Prof. Adi Avni
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PI / Lab Head |
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Molecular Biology and Ecology of Plants |
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Research Interest |
Biotic Stress, Induction of Innate Immunity |
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Prof. Eran Bacharach
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PI / Lab Head |
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Cell Research and Immunology |
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Research Interest |
I am interested in RNA viruses, including ones that attack poultry, and the identification of yet unrecognized new fish virus (which infects and kill tilapia in industrial tilapia farming). We are interested in molecular aspects of replication of such viruses,including their cloning and generation of attenuated strains for future vaccination attempts. |
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http://www.tau.ac.il/lifesci/departments/cell_r/members/bacharach/bacharach.html |
Prof. Adina Breiman
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PI / Lab Head |
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Molecular biology and ecology of plants |
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Research Interest |
Response of plants to biotic stress mainly heat stress. |
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http://www.tau.ac.il/lifesci/departments/plant_s/members/breiman/breiman.html |
Prof. Daniel Chamovitz
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PI / Lab Head |
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Molecular biology and ecology of plants |
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Research Interests |
Integrative food security policy; molecular plant genetics. |
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http://www.danielchamovitz.com/ |
Dr. Assaf Distelfeld
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adistel@post.tau.ac.il |
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PI / Lab Head |
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Molecular Biology and Ecology of Plants / Insititute for Cereal Crop Improvement |
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Research Interest |
My laboratory is focused on improving yield and quality of crop plants, especially wheat, through the exploitation of beneficial traits from wild germplasm. I believe that an integrated system approach, combining physiological, genetic, genomic and transgenic tools, is required to dissect complex traits and reduce the gap between phenotype and genotype. |
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http://www.tau.ac.il/lifesci/departments/plant_s/members/Distelfeld/Distelfeld.html |
Dr. Marcello Ehrlich
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PI / Lab Head |
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Cell Research and Immunology |
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The Ehrlich laboratory studies the interaction of cells with viruses that attack farm animals. Our research has centered on Orbiviruses such as the Bluetongue virus and the Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease virus, which pose a significant threat to the ovine and bovine farm industries in Israel and Europe. We employ advanced techniques such as quantitative live- and fixed- cell confocal microscopy, reverse genetics, RNAi interference and other cell biology approaches. Our aims are to identify determinants of virulence, characterize cellular processes induced by these viruses and generate clones and reagents for the employment of such knowledge in the design of modified viral clones. |
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http://www.tau.ac.il/lifesci/departments/cell_r/members/ehrlichm/ehrlichm.html |
Prof. Marcelo Sternberg
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marcelos@tauex.tau.ac.il |
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Ecology |
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He is an experimental ecologist interested on the effects of global changes on natural plant communities. Within this topic he addresses questions spanning plant community ecology, plant population ecology, evolution and ecosystem functioning. The list of keywords describing his work includes: soil seed bank, dynamic grazing effects on natural systems, global climate change, climatic gradients, species diversity, plant invasion. |
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http://botanic.tau.ac.il/?page_id=829&lang=en |
Prof. Hillel Fromm
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hillelf@post.tau.ac.il |
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PI / Lab Head |
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Molecular Biology & Ecology of Plants |
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Genes controlling plant - water interactions, water-use-efficiency, root architecture, drought resistance, crop improvement |
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Prof. Uri Gophna
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urigo@post.tau.ac.il |
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PI |
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Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology |
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Research Interest |
Broadly, our research interests revolve around two related topics: 1. The role of lateral (horizontal) gene transfer in the evolution of microorganisms and 2. The study of host-microbe interaction, with particular focus on the human gut microbiome in health and disease. We are interested in fundamental questions in microbial ecology and evolution: What are the factors that drive or limit gene flow between prokaryotic species? Which microbial species can cause chronic diseases? |
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https://en-lifesci.tau.ac.il/profile/urigo |
Dr. Itay Mayrose
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itaymay@post.tau.ac.il |
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PI / Lab Head |
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Plant Sciences |
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Research Interest |
Plant domestication processes. Using a combination of computational tools with large scale genomics data we hope to gain novel insights into the evolutionary consequences of plant domestication and the evolutionary selection forces that shaped their genomes. By identifying unique patterns of selection acting on certain genes, we aim to reveal common genomics characteristics of plant crops that are important for human consumption |
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Dr. Dror Avisar
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droravi@post.tau.ac.il |
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PI |
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Hydro-chemisty |
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He has established a unique and world-leading hydrochemistry research group and laboratory studying the chemical-physical and transport of various nano-micro contaminants within the aquatic environments. Additionally, the hydrochemistry group is developing an innovative based AOP technologies for the removal and breakdown of these contaminants. |
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http://www.hydrochem.tau.ac.il/ |
Prof. Nir Ohad
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PI / Lab Head |
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Molecular Biology and Ecology of Plants |
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Epigenetic regulation of Reproductive development and adaptation to environmental stress |
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http://www.tau.ac.il/lifesci/departments/plant_s/members/ohad/ohad.html |
Dr. Yuval Sapir
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PI / Lab Head |
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Molecular Biology and Ecology of Plants |
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GMO safety, Agro-ecology |
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http://www.tau.ac.il/lifesci/departments/plant_s/members/sapir/sapir.html |
Prof. Aviah Zilberstein
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PI / Lab Head |
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Molecular Biology and Ecology of Plants |
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Research Interest |
Increasing stress tolerance of crop plants |
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http://www.tau.ac.il/lifesci/departments/plant_s/members/zilberstein/zilberstien.html |
Social Sciences
Dr. Ram Fishman
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ramf@post.tau.ac.il |
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PI |
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Public Policy |
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Research Interest |
Dr. Ram Fishman is working on the ground, in developing countries in Asia and Africa, to understand how smallholder farmers are affected by drought, climate change and water scarcity and how new technologies can enable them to practice more prosperous and sustainable agriculture. |
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https://en-social-sciences.tau.ac.il/profile/ramf |
