Team:BGU Israel/Team

From 2013.igem.org

(Difference between revisions)
 
(54 intermediate revisions not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Team:BGU_Israel/header}}
{{Team:BGU_Israel/header}}
 +
<html>
<html>
-
<head>
+
-
<meta charset="utf-8">
+
 
-
<title>BGU_Israel</title>
+
<!-- MAIN -->
 +
  <div id="main">
 +
 +
<!-- pcontent -->
 +
<div id="pcontent">
 +
 +
<!-- title -->
 +
<div id="page-title">
 +
<span class="title">Our Team</span>
 +
<span class="subtitle">Get to know us: Hover on the image to know each member in person!</span>
 +
</div>
 +
<!-- ENDS title -->
 +
 +
<!-- page-content -->
 +
                    <div id="team-members">
 +
                        <div id="neta" class="team-member" >
 +
                        <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2013/0/04/BGU_neta.png"></img>
 +
                        <h16>Neta Weiss</h16>
 +
                        <h17>
 +
                        <b>DEGREE:</b> B.Sc in Information Systems Engineering</br>
 +
                        <b>TEAM ROLE:</b> Web developer & designer</br>
 +
                        <b>MOTTO:</b> Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.
 +
                        </h17>
 +
                  </div>
 +
                  <div id="ran" class="team-member" >
 +
                      <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2013/1/19/BGU_ran.png"></img>
 +
                      <h16>Ran Dach</h16>
 +
                      <h17>
 +
                      <b>DEGREE:</b> B.Sc in Bioinformatics</br>
 +
                      <b>TEAM ROLE:</b> Modelling</br>
 +
                      <b>MOTTO:</b> Never trust someone who wears a weird hat.
 +
                      </h17>
 +
                </div>
 +
                <div id="adi" class="team-member" >
 +
                      <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2013/9/90/BGU_adi.png"></img>
 +
                      <h16>Adi Levi</h16>
 +
                      <h17>
 +
                      <b>DEGREE:</b> B.Sc in Medical Science</br>
 +
                      <b>TEAM ROLE: </b> Biological lab </br>
 +
                      <b>MOTTO:</b> Good coffee makes good science.
 +
                      </h17>
 +
                </div>
 +
                <div id="assaf" class="team-member" >
 +
                      <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2013/6/67/BGU_assaf.png"></img>
 +
                      <h16>Assaf Kazakov</h16>
 +
                      <h17>
 +
                      <b>DEGREE:</b> B.A in Economics & Politics </br>
 +
                      <b>TEAM ROLE:</b> Funding </br>
 +
                      <b>MOTTO:</b> Live and let live.
 +
                      </h17>
 +
                </div>
 +
                <div id="orr" class="team-member" >
 +
                    <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2013/b/b5/BGU_orr.png"></img>
 +
                    <h16>Orr Schlesinger</h16>
 +
                    <h17>
 +
                    <b>DEGREE:</b>  M.Sc in Biotechnology Engineering </br>
 +
                    <b>TEAM ROLE:</b> P.A.S.E 2 team leader </br>
 +
                    <b>MOTTO:</b> Science is what I do when I don't know what I'm doing.
 +
                    </h17>
 +
                </div>
 +
                <div id="yonatan" class="team-member" >
 +
                    <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2013/a/a8/BGU_yonatan.png"></img>
 +
                    <h16>Yonatan Chemla</h16>
 +
                    <h17>
 +
                    <b>DEGREE:</b> B.Sc in Biotechnology Engineering </br>
 +
                    <b>TEAM ROLE:</b> Biological research </br>
 +
                    <b>MOTTO:</b> The mind is a fire to be kindled.
 +
                    </h17>
 +
                </div>
 +
                <div id="stav" class="team-member" >
 +
                  <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2013/9/9e/BGU_stav.png"></img>
 +
                  <h16>Stav Shamir</h16>
 +
                  <h17>
 +
                  <b>DEGREE:</b> B.Sc in Biotechnology Engineering </br>
 +
                  <b>TEAM ROLE:</b> P.A.S.E 1 team leader </br>
 +
                  <b>MOTTO:</b> Hodor.
 +
                  </h17>
 +
              </div>
 +
              <div id="alex" class="team-member" >
 +
                  <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2013/6/68/BGU_alex.png"></img>
 +
                  <h16>Alex Malamud</h16>
 +
                  <h17>
 +
                  <b>DEGREE:</b> B.Sc in Biotechnology Engineering </br>
 +
                  <b>TEAM ROLE:</b> Biological research & funds </br>
 +
                  <b>MOTTO:</b> If you build it, they will come.
 +
                  </h17>
 +
              </div>
 +
              <div id="efrat" class="team-member" >
 +
                  <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2013/7/7d/BGU_efrat.png"></img>
 +
                  <h16>Efrat Muller</h16>
 +
                  <h17>
 +
                  <b>DEGREE:</b> B.Sc in Computer Science & Philosophy. </br>
 +
                  <b>TEAM ROLE:</b> Human Practice & Software Tools</br>
 +
                  <b>MOTTO:</b> All you need is maple syrup.
 +
                  </h17>
 +
            </div>
 +
            <div id="gal" class="team-member" >
 +
                <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2013/d/d8/BGU_gal.png"></img>
 +
                <h16>Gal Margolis</h16>
 +
                <h17>
 +
                <b>DEGREE:</b> B.Sc in Biotechnology Engineering </br>
 +
                <b>TEAM ROLE:</b> Biological research </br>
 +
                <b>MOTTO:</b> Emancipate yourself from mental slavery.
 +
                </h17>
 +
            </div>
 +
            <div id="edan" class="team-member" >
 +
                <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2013/8/82/BGU_edan.png"></img>
 +
                <h16>Edan Elovic</h16>
 +
                <h17>
 +
                <b>DEGREE:</b> B.Sc in Biotechnology Engineering </br>
 +
                <b>TEAM ROLE:</b> Marketing and Funding </br>
 +
                <b>MOTTO:</b> Success isn't measured by your inability to fall, but to get up after you fall.
 +
                </h17>
 +
            </div>
 +
                  <div id="rachel" class="team-member" >
 +
                  <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2013/5/56/BGU_rachel.png"></img>
 +
                  <h16>Rachel Gregor</h16>
 +
                  <h17>
 +
                  <b>DEGREE:</b> M.Sc in Chemistry </br>
 +
                  <b>TEAM ROLE:</b> Token chemist</br>
 +
                  <b>MOTTO:</b> All we have is now.
 +
                </h17>
 +
              </div>
 +
              <div id="liron" class="team-member" >
 +
                  <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2013/0/03/BGU_liron.png"></img>
 +
                  <h16>Liron Amir</h16>
 +
                  <h17>
 +
                  <b>DEGREE:</b> Ph.D in Biotechnology Engineering </br>
 +
                  <b>TEAM ROLE:</b> Team instructor</br>
 +
                  <b>MOTTO:</b> The sun will come out tomorrow.
 +
                  </h17>
 +
              </div>
 +
 
 +
        </div>
 +
 +
        <div id="page-content">
 +
 
 +
          <img class="round-pic" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2013/c/c2/BGU_team.png" alt="Team" height="666" width="1200" usemap="#team-map"></img>
 +
          <map name="team-map">
 +
                <area shape="circle" coords="350,276,30" href="#"      onmouseover="
 +
                var d = document.getElementById('neta');
 +
                d.style.display='block';
 +
                d.style.left = '427px';
 +
                d.style.top = '306px';"
 +
                onmouseout="
 +
                var d = document.getElementById('neta');
 +
                d.style.display='none';" 
 +
                />
 +
 
 +
                <area shape="circle" coords="142,375,30" href="#"      onmouseover="
 +
                var d = document.getElementById('ran');
 +
                d.style.display='block';
 +
                d.style.left = '261px';
 +
                d.style.top = '385px';"
 +
                onmouseout="
 +
                var d = document.getElementById('ran');
 +
                d.style.display='none';"
 +
                />
 +
 
 +
                <area shape="circle" coords="207,263,30" href="#"      onmouseover="
 +
                var d = document.getElementById('adi');
 +
                d.style.display='block';
 +
                d.style.left = '291px';
 +
                d.style.top = '290px';"
 +
                onmouseout="
 +
                var d = document.getElementById('adi');
 +
                d.style.display='none';"
 +
                />
 +
 
 +
                <area shape="circle" coords="1022,228,30" href="#"      onmouseover="
 +
                var d = document.getElementById('assaf');
 +
                d.style.display='block';
 +
                d.style.left = '615px';
 +
                d.style.top = '262px';"
 +
                onmouseout="
 +
                var d = document.getElementById('assaf');
 +
                d.style.display='none';"
 +
                />
 +
 
 +
                <area shape="circle" coords="667,392,40" href="#"      onmouseover="
 +
                var d = document.getElementById('orr');
 +
                d.style.display='block';
 +
                d.style.left = '770px';
 +
                d.style.top = '407px';"
 +
                onmouseout="
 +
                var d = document.getElementById('orr');
 +
                d.style.display='none';"
 +
                />
 +
 
 +
                <area shape="circle" coords="726,294,30" href="#"      onmouseover="
 +
                var d = document.getElementById('yonatan');
 +
                d.style.display='block';
 +
                d.style.left = '330px';
 +
                d.style.top = '324px';"
 +
                onmouseout="
 +
                var d = document.getElementById('yonatan');
 +
                d.style.display='none';"
 +
                />
 +
 
 +
                <area shape="circle" coords="1144,165,30" href="#"      onmouseover="
 +
                var d = document.getElementById('stav');
 +
                d.style.display='block';
 +
                d.style.left = '740px';
 +
                d.style.top = '215px';"
 +
                onmouseout="
 +
                var d = document.getElementById('stav');
 +
                d.style.display='none';"
 +
                />
 +
 
 +
                <area shape="circle" coords="431,366,30" href="#"      onmouseover="
 +
                var d = document.getElementById('alex');
 +
                d.style.display='block';
 +
                d.style.left = '520px';
 +
                d.style.top = '395px';"
 +
                onmouseout="
 +
                var d = document.getElementById('alex');
 +
                d.style.display='none';"
 +
                />
 +
 
 +
                <area shape="circle" coords="344,396,20" href="#"      onmouseover="
 +
                var d = document.getElementById('efrat');
 +
                d.style.display='block';
 +
                d.style.left = '452px';
 +
                d.style.top = '410px';"
 +
                onmouseout="
 +
                var d = document.getElementById('efrat');
 +
                d.style.display='none';"
 +
                />
 +
 
 +
                <area shape="circle" coords="574,177,45" href="#"      onmouseover="
 +
                var d = document.getElementById('gal');
 +
                d.style.display='block';
 +
                d.style.left = '160px';
 +
                d.style.top = '238px';"
 +
                onmouseout="
 +
                var d = document.getElementById('gal');
 +
                d.style.display='none';"
 +
                  />
 +
 
 +
                  <area shape="circle" coords="573,377,30" href="#"      onmouseover="
 +
                  var d = document.getElementById('edan');
 +
                  d.style.display='block';
 +
                  d.style.left = '155px';
 +
                  d.style.top = '395px';"
 +
                  onmouseout="
 +
                  var d = document.getElementById('edan');
 +
                  d.style.display='none';"
 +
                  />
 +
 
 +
                  <area shape="circle" coords="780,251,20" href="#"      onmouseover="
 +
                  var d = document.getElementById('rachel');
 +
                  d.style.display='block';
 +
                  d.style.left = '885px';
 +
                  d.style.top = '265px';"
 +
                  onmouseout="
 +
                  var d = document.getElementById('rachel');
 +
                  d.style.display='none';"
 +
                  />  
 +
                  <area shape="circle" coords="948,405,30" href="#"      onmouseover="
 +
                  var d = document.getElementById('liron');
 +
                d.style.display='block';
 +
                d.style.left = '540px';
 +
                d.style.top = '468px';"
 +
                onmouseout="
 +
                var d = document.getElementById('liron');
 +
                d.style.display='none';"
 +
                  />
 +
            </map>
-
<!-- GOOGLE FONTS -->
+
-
<link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Ubuntu' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
+
            <ul class="line-divider">
-
+
                <div class="team-content">
 +
                    <h6></br>About Our Team</h6>
 +
                    <hr/></br>
 +
                    <p>It all started when two wandering friends heard about the epic quest of iGEM, immediately they knew they want to embark on this adventure. A band of 12 undergrad-adventurers from 10 different disciplines was then assembled for this pioneering quest. Against all odds they managed to learn about iGEM and introduce it to the Uni. Along with public, recruit the instructors, raise the funds create the project and get to the finals!  In some encounters it is hinted that they even had fun!  </br>We are the first team from Ben Gurion University and the only Israeli team to participate this year. </br>To get to know us personally, move your mouse over the picture above!</p>
 +
                </div>
 +
          </ul>
 +
          <div class="team-content">
 +
                <h6></br>Our Proffesional Instructors and Advisors</h6>
 +
                <hr/>
 +
                    <div class="one-half">
 +
                            <div class="advisors">
 +
                                <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2013/f/f7/BGU_advisor-smadar.png" alt="Prof. Smadar Cohen " class="alignleft" />
 +
                                <h1>Prof. Smadar Cohen </h1>                           
 +
                               
 +
                                <b>Instructor</b></br></br>
 +
                                <p>Prof. Smadar Cohen from the Avram and Stella Goldstein-Goren Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Ben Gurion University, received her BSc, MSc and PhD (Biophysics) from Tel Aviv University, and went on to a postdoctoral fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (with Prof. Robert Langer). Prof. Cohen’s research explores several areas in modern biotechnology, from designing of instructive biomaterials for inducing tissue regeneration and tissue engineering ex- and in-vivo to implementation of intelligent delivery systems for therapeutic peptides and proteins. AlgiMatrix– a scaffold for 3-D cell culture – has been developed in her group and has been licensed and developed into a product by Invitrogen Corporation (Carlsbad, California). Prof. Cohen also developed BL-1040, an alginate-based biomaterial for treating acute myocardial infarction (in clinical phase I /II study). </p>
 +
                            </div>
 +
                       
 +
                         
 +
  <div class="advisors">
 +
                        <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2013/4/45/BGU_advisor-roei.png" alt="Dr. Roei Tsezna" class="alignleft" />
 +
                        <h1>Dr. Roey Tzezana</h1>
 +
                               
 +
                                <b>Advisor</b></br></br>
 +
                            <p>Dr. Roey Tzezana is a research fellow at the Interdisciplinary Center for Technology Analysis and Forecasting at Tel-Aviv University and lecturer at the Technion University in the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Tzezana received his PhD in Nano-technology of tissue engineering and human embryonic stem cells. Today his research focuses on predicting the futures of Israel and Europe, and subjects related to understanding the human of the future and enhancing human capabilities. His research is conducted in collaboration with the security industries, the Ministry of Defense, the Israeli Police, the Airport Authority and the European Union. He also writes columns in several magazines, owns the popular blog <i>Blazing Science</i>, and hosts the radio show <i>Doctor Why</i>.
 +
                                </p>
 +
                        </div>
 +
<div class="advisors">
 +
                            <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2013/4/43/BGU_advisor-niv.png" alt=" Dr. Niv Papo " class="alignleft" />
 +
                        <h1> Dr. Niv Papo  </h1>
 +
                                <p>
 +
                                <b>Instructor</b></br></br>
 +
                                Senior lecturer at the Avram and Stella Goldstein-Goren Department of Biotechnology Engineering of Ben Gurion University.
 +
                                </p>
 +
                          </div>
 +
                     
 +
                  </div>
 +
                  <div class="one-half last">
 +
                          <div class="advisors">
 +
                      <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2013/0/0e/BGU_advisor-lital.png" alt=" Prof. Lital Alfonta" class="alignleft" />
 +
                      <h1>Prof. Lital Alfonta</h1>
 +
                             
 +
                              <b>Instructor</b></br></br>
 +
                              <p>Prof. Lital Alfonta from the Avram and Stella Goldstein-Goren Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Ben Gurion University, received her PhD (Chemistry) from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and continued to a post-doctoral fellowship at the Scripps Research Institute in chemistry and molecular biology. Prof. Alfonta's group focuses on the wiring of microorganisms to electrodes and the development of novel microbial fuel cells and biosensors based on: 1) genetically engineering of bacterial cell surface for enhanced communication with electrodes; 2) site specific chemical modification of bacterial cell surface; and 3) evolution and characterization of new functionalities in enzymes.</br></br></br></br>
 +
                              </p>
 +
                          </div>
 +
 +
                     
 +
                          <div class="advisors">
 +
                      <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2013/9/9a/BGU_advisor-omri.png" alt="Dr. Omri Amirav-Drori" class="alignleft" />
 +
                              <h1>Dr. Omri Amirav-Drori</h1>
 +
                               
 +
                                <b>Advisor</b></br></br>
 +
                              <p>Dr. Omri Amirav-Drory is the founder and CEO at Genome Compiler Corp., a synthetic biology venture to design and debug DNA, and one of the founders of Glowing Plant (glowingplant.com). Prior to starting his company, Dr. Amirav-Drory was a Fulbright postdoctoral research fellow at Stanford University School of Medicine and HHMI, performing neuroscience research using structural and synthetic biology methods. He received his PhD in biochemistry from Tel-Aviv University for biochemical and structural studies of membrane protein complexes involved in bio-energetics.
 +
               
 +
                                </p>
 +
                          </div>
 +
 +
                    </div>
-
</head>
+
          </div>
-
+
          <!-- ENDS team content -->
-
<body class="">
+
 
-
+
 
-
+
  </div>
-
<!-- WRAPPER -->
+
  <!-- ENDS page-content -->
-
<div id="wrapper">
+
</br></br><h6>  Continue the journey: Get to know those who made our quest possible in our <a href="/Team:BGU_Israel/Acknowledgements">Acknowledgements</a> page .</h6></br></br>
 +
 
 +
  </div>
 +
  <!-- ENDS pcontent -->
-
<!-- HEADER -->
 
-
<div id="header">
 
-
<a href="index.html"><img id="logo" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2013/5/52/BGU_logo_title.png" alt="Nova" /></a>
 
-
<!-- Social -->
 
-
<div id="social-icons">
 
-
                  <a href="http://www.facebook.com" title="Contact us"><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2013/a/a3/BGU_contact.png"/></a>
 
-
                    <a href="http://www.facebook.com" title="Become a fan"><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2013/6/64/BGU_facebook.png"/></a>
 
-
<a href="http://www.youtube.com" title="View our videos"><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2013/8/89/BGU_ytube.png"/></a>
 
-
</div>
 
-
<!-- ENDS Social -->
 
-
<!-- Navigation -->
 
-
<ul id="nav" class="sf-menu">
 
-
<li><a href="index.html">Home</a></li>
 
-
<li ><a href="team.html">Team</a></li>
 
-
<li><a>Project</a>
 
-
                <ul>
 
-
<li><a href="Problem.html"><span> The Problem</span></a></li>
 
-
<li><a href="Solution.html"><span> Our Solution</span></a></li>
 
-
<li><a href="Bricks.html"><span> Bio Bricks</span></a></li>
 
-
<li><a href="Applications.html"><span> Applications</span></a></li>
 
-
<li><a href="collaboration.html"><span>collaboration</span></a></li>
 
-
</ul></li>
 
-
<li><a>NoteBook</a>
 
-
        <ul>
 
-
        <li><a href="NBIntroduction.html"><span> Introduction</span></a></li>
 
-
<li><a href="Protocols.html"><span> Protocols</span></a></li>
 
-
<li><a href="Experiments.html"><span>Experiments</span></a>
 
-
        </ul></li>
 
-
<li><a>Modeling</a>
 
-
<ul>
 
-
<li><a href="ModelingOverView.html"><span> Overview</span></a></li>
 
-
<li><a href=" P.A.S.E1.html"><span> P.A.S.E1</span></a></li>
 
-
<li><a href=" P.A.S.E2.html"><span> P.A.S.E2</span></a></li>
 
-
</ul></li>
 
-
        <li><a >Results</a>
 
-
<ul>
 
-
<li><a href="Aa.html"><span> Aa </span></a></li>
 
-
<li><a href="Bb.html"><span> Bb</span></a></li>
 
-
<li><a href="Cc.html"><span>Cc </span></a></li>
 
-
<li><a href="JudgingCriteria.html"><span> Judging Criteria </span></a></li>
 
-
</ul></li>
 
-
<li><a>Safety</a>
 
-
                <ul>
 
-
<li><a href="safetyQuestions.html"><span>  Safety Questions</span></a></li>
 
-
<li><a href="SafetyTheProblem.html"><span> The Problem</span></a></li>
 
-
<li><a href="Consequences.html"><span>Consequences</span></a></li>
 
-
<li><a href="riskAssessment.html"><span>  Risk Assessment</span></a></li>
 
-
<li><a href="theDebate.html"><span>The Debate</span></a></li>
 
-
</ul></li>
 
-
            <li><a>Human Practice</a>
 
-
<ul>
 
-
<li><a href="HPOverview.html"><span>Overview </span></a></li>
 
-
<li><a href="Survey.html"><span>Survey </span></a></li>
 
-
        <li><a href="Outreach.html"><span>Outreach</span></a></li>
 
-
<li><a href="Continuity.html"><span>Continuity</span></a></li>
 
-
</ul></li>
 
-
</ul>
 
-
<!-- Navigation -->
 
</div>
</div>
-
<!-- ENDS HEADER -->
+
<!-- ENDS MAIN -->
-
<!-- MAIN -->
+
 
-
<div id="main">
+
 
-
+
 
 +
 
-
</div>
 
-
+
</body>
-
</body>
+
</html>
</html>
 +
 +
{{Team:BGU_Israel/footer}}

Latest revision as of 01:43, 29 October 2013

BGU_Israel

Our Team Get to know us: Hover on the image to know each member in person!
Neta Weiss DEGREE: B.Sc in Information Systems Engineering
TEAM ROLE: Web developer & designer
MOTTO: Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.
Ran Dach DEGREE: B.Sc in Bioinformatics
TEAM ROLE: Modelling
MOTTO: Never trust someone who wears a weird hat.
Adi Levi DEGREE: B.Sc in Medical Science
TEAM ROLE: Biological lab
MOTTO: Good coffee makes good science.
Assaf Kazakov DEGREE: B.A in Economics & Politics
TEAM ROLE: Funding
MOTTO: Live and let live.
Orr Schlesinger DEGREE: M.Sc in Biotechnology Engineering
TEAM ROLE: P.A.S.E 2 team leader
MOTTO: Science is what I do when I don't know what I'm doing.
Yonatan Chemla DEGREE: B.Sc in Biotechnology Engineering
TEAM ROLE: Biological research
MOTTO: The mind is a fire to be kindled.
Stav Shamir DEGREE: B.Sc in Biotechnology Engineering
TEAM ROLE: P.A.S.E 1 team leader
MOTTO: Hodor.
Alex Malamud DEGREE: B.Sc in Biotechnology Engineering
TEAM ROLE: Biological research & funds
MOTTO: If you build it, they will come.
Efrat Muller DEGREE: B.Sc in Computer Science & Philosophy.
TEAM ROLE: Human Practice & Software Tools
MOTTO: All you need is maple syrup.
Gal Margolis DEGREE: B.Sc in Biotechnology Engineering
TEAM ROLE: Biological research
MOTTO: Emancipate yourself from mental slavery.
Edan Elovic DEGREE: B.Sc in Biotechnology Engineering
TEAM ROLE: Marketing and Funding
MOTTO: Success isn't measured by your inability to fall, but to get up after you fall.
Rachel Gregor DEGREE: M.Sc in Chemistry
TEAM ROLE: Token chemist
MOTTO: All we have is now.
Liron Amir DEGREE: Ph.D in Biotechnology Engineering
TEAM ROLE: Team instructor
MOTTO: The sun will come out tomorrow.
Team

    About Our Team


    It all started when two wandering friends heard about the epic quest of iGEM, immediately they knew they want to embark on this adventure. A band of 12 undergrad-adventurers from 10 different disciplines was then assembled for this pioneering quest. Against all odds they managed to learn about iGEM and introduce it to the Uni. Along with public, recruit the instructors, raise the funds create the project and get to the finals! In some encounters it is hinted that they even had fun!
    We are the first team from Ben Gurion University and the only Israeli team to participate this year.
    To get to know us personally, move your mouse over the picture above!


Our Proffesional Instructors and Advisors

Prof. Smadar Cohen

Prof. Smadar Cohen

Instructor

Prof. Smadar Cohen from the Avram and Stella Goldstein-Goren Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Ben Gurion University, received her BSc, MSc and PhD (Biophysics) from Tel Aviv University, and went on to a postdoctoral fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (with Prof. Robert Langer). Prof. Cohen’s research explores several areas in modern biotechnology, from designing of instructive biomaterials for inducing tissue regeneration and tissue engineering ex- and in-vivo to implementation of intelligent delivery systems for therapeutic peptides and proteins. AlgiMatrix– a scaffold for 3-D cell culture – has been developed in her group and has been licensed and developed into a product by Invitrogen Corporation (Carlsbad, California). Prof. Cohen also developed BL-1040, an alginate-based biomaterial for treating acute myocardial infarction (in clinical phase I /II study).

Dr. Roei Tsezna

Dr. Roey Tzezana

Advisor

Dr. Roey Tzezana is a research fellow at the Interdisciplinary Center for Technology Analysis and Forecasting at Tel-Aviv University and lecturer at the Technion University in the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Tzezana received his PhD in Nano-technology of tissue engineering and human embryonic stem cells. Today his research focuses on predicting the futures of Israel and Europe, and subjects related to understanding the human of the future and enhancing human capabilities. His research is conducted in collaboration with the security industries, the Ministry of Defense, the Israeli Police, the Airport Authority and the European Union. He also writes columns in several magazines, owns the popular blog Blazing Science, and hosts the radio show Doctor Why.

 Dr. Niv Papo

Dr. Niv Papo

Instructor

Senior lecturer at the Avram and Stella Goldstein-Goren Department of Biotechnology Engineering of Ben Gurion University.

	Prof. Lital Alfonta

Prof. Lital Alfonta

Instructor

Prof. Lital Alfonta from the Avram and Stella Goldstein-Goren Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Ben Gurion University, received her PhD (Chemistry) from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and continued to a post-doctoral fellowship at the Scripps Research Institute in chemistry and molecular biology. Prof. Alfonta's group focuses on the wiring of microorganisms to electrodes and the development of novel microbial fuel cells and biosensors based on: 1) genetically engineering of bacterial cell surface for enhanced communication with electrodes; 2) site specific chemical modification of bacterial cell surface; and 3) evolution and characterization of new functionalities in enzymes.



Dr. Omri Amirav-Drori

Dr. Omri Amirav-Drori

Advisor

Dr. Omri Amirav-Drory is the founder and CEO at Genome Compiler Corp., a synthetic biology venture to design and debug DNA, and one of the founders of Glowing Plant (glowingplant.com). Prior to starting his company, Dr. Amirav-Drory was a Fulbright postdoctoral research fellow at Stanford University School of Medicine and HHMI, performing neuroscience research using structural and synthetic biology methods. He received his PhD in biochemistry from Tel-Aviv University for biochemical and structural studies of membrane protein complexes involved in bio-energetics.



Continue the journey: Get to know those who made our quest possible in our Acknowledgements page .