About Us
Meet the People of the ICCR
Prof. Marcelo Sternberg
Head of the Institute of Cereals Crop Research
Prof. Marcelo Sternberg is an experimental ecologist interested in the effects of human activities on natural and agricultural ecosystems. Within this topic, he addresses questions covering global climate change, biodiversity, plant ecology, ecosystem functioning, and agro-ecology.
In particular, he is interested in the development of ecological research using experimental approaches to tackle the challenges of global climate change.
E-mail: marcelos@tauex.tau.ac.il
Phone: 03-6405877
Dr. Smadar Ezrati
Researcher and administrative officer
Topic of research/activity: Phytopathologist, specializes in leaf, stem and stripe rusts of cereal crops such as wheat, barley and their wild relatives.
E-mail: ezrati@tauex.tau.ac.il
Phone: 052-4823308
Mrs. Sofi Klausner
Research assistant and seed collection manager
Topic of research/activity: My work focuses on the management of ICCR germplasm collection, including sorting, multiplication and phenotyping of the seeds. I am also responsible of plant growth in field nurseries, net and greenhouses.
E-mail: sofi2224@gmail.com
Phone: 03-6405539; 054-5988119
Dr. Nir Sade
Topic of research/activity: Crops molecular physiology. Our lab research is focused on understanding the mechanism of crops adaptation (with emphasis on cereals) to abiotic stress. More specifically, we study the effect of abiotic stress on agricultural traits such as water movement and carbon/nitrogen allocation.
E-mail: nirsa@tauex.tau.ac.il
Phone: 054-4459151
Dr. Evsey Kosman
Topic of research/activity: He devises strategies to tackle diverse subjects within Population Genetics, Ecology, and Conservation. His focus extends to Plant Protection and the Population Genetics of Plant Pathogens. The varied approaches encompass the measurement and breakdown of genetic, functional, and phylogenetic variability across different levels of biological organization and various spatiotemporal scales.
E-mail: kosman@tauex.tau.ac.il
Phone: 050-8617300
Prof. Amir Sharon
Topic of research/activity: Plant pathology, wheat transformation, gene editing, genetics and genomics
E-mail: amirsh@tauex.tau.ac.il
Phone: 03-6406741; 058-6469897
Mrs. Oxana Maatuk
Topic of research/activity: Responsible for the propagation, growing and conservation of cereals varieties at the ICCI’s gene bank. Database manager. She is also works on plant transformations on different wheat varieties.
E-mail: oxanama@tauex.tau.ac.il
Phone: 054-2155545
Dr. Anna Minz-Dub
(Coordinator of Genetic and Genomic Research at Tel Aviv University's Institute for Cereal Crops Research)
Topic of research/activity: My research focuses on exploring the genetics of disease resistance in wheat. I am interested in mapping of beneficial traits in wild cereals and transferring them to cultivated cereal crops. My work seeks to translate this knowledge into practical solutions for genetic disease control in agricultural systems.
E-mail: annamin1@tauex.tau.ac.il
Phone: 03-6405770; 0544-788297
Dr. Arava Shatil Cohen
Head of Transformation Center, Tel Aviv University, Institute for Cereal Crops Research.
Topic of research/activity: Her research focuses on novel approaches to enhance wheat and other cereal crops transformation and genome-editing technologies. This includes improving wheat transformation efficiency in different wheat cultivars, as well as developing wheat-specific genome editing tools. In addition, we collaborate with wheat researches and companies and give services of transformation and editing.
E-mail: aravashatil@tauex.tau.ac.il
Phone: 050-5616721
