Welcome to the Shenkar lab home page
The main research in our laboratory is focused in two main topics: on the taxonomic level:
1) biodiversity of the class Ascidiacea, and on the ecological level 2) marine bioinvasion and the use of ascidians as biological indicators of marine environments.
Ascidians are a key ecological group because of their invasive potential and ability to thrive in eutrophic (nutrient-rich) environments. Introductions of non-indigenous ascidians into harbors in both tropical and temperate waters are now commonplace, with the rate of introductions increasing and creating severe damage to natural fauna by overgrowth and alternation of the benthic community. The proximity of the Red Sea coral reef environment and the Israeli Mediterranean rocky shore, together with the opening of the Suez Canal, presents unique opportunities for studying marine bioinvasion along the coasts of Israel, and to explore the great potential of ascidians as bio-indicators of marine environments.
All rights reserved to Prof. Noa Shenkar, School of Zoology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Science
Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978 ISRAEL, AND The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, National Research Center
Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978 ISRAEL, AND The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, National Research Center
Lab News:
May 2025
We are not updating this section until the hostages return and the war ends https://stories.bringthemhomenow.net/
October 2023
We didn't update this section for a long time. Hoping for better times.
2021
And then there were three paper is out! This paper got plenty of PR, Kudus Tal Gordon :)
The exciting podcast "Science and music under the sea" with Karolina is available on Spotify, check out "in the media"!
Farewell to Ran Tal which successfully defended his MSc thesis, and to Tal Gordon which submitted her PhD thesis. Good luck Ran & Tal!
2020
Congratulations to Doron Bereza for winning the Orly Richter Ifergan prize!
Congratulations Tal Gordon for winning the Faculty of Life Sciences Excellence in Research award!
Students of the School of Zoology end of year video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o5Ype_hVIE
Corona days in the Shenkar lab! Take care and keep on doing good science from home.
Congratulations to the Shenkar team for winning the 3rd place in the Zoology Purim competition as "Mutant Sea Squirt Ninjas"!
2019
Good luck to Dr. Zafrir Kuplik on his new post-doc adventure!
Congratulations Gal Navon and Tal Gordon for winning the Adesman Travel fellowship for attending the SETAC Europe and Tunicata Meetings!
2018
Congratulations Prof. Shenkar for obtaining a tenure appointment and a promotion!
Congratulations Tal for winning the Zoology Society Travel fellowship to attend the Euro Evo Devo Meeting!
Congratulations to Tal Gordon for winning the GRTF scholarship!
Congratulations to Gal Vered for an excellent thesis defense!
2017
"Kol-Hakavod" to Roni and Hila for defending their masters so successfully!
Congratulations to Tal Gordon and Gal Vered for receiving a travel fellowship to support their participation at the SETAC meeting, Brussels (Gal), and the Tunicata meeting, NY (Tal)!
Kodus to Tal Gordon for winning the SDB Emerging Models Award!
May 2025
We are not updating this section until the hostages return and the war ends https://stories.bringthemhomenow.net/
October 2023
We didn't update this section for a long time. Hoping for better times.
2021
And then there were three paper is out! This paper got plenty of PR, Kudus Tal Gordon :)
The exciting podcast "Science and music under the sea" with Karolina is available on Spotify, check out "in the media"!
Farewell to Ran Tal which successfully defended his MSc thesis, and to Tal Gordon which submitted her PhD thesis. Good luck Ran & Tal!
2020
Congratulations to Doron Bereza for winning the Orly Richter Ifergan prize!
Congratulations Tal Gordon for winning the Faculty of Life Sciences Excellence in Research award!
Students of the School of Zoology end of year video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o5Ype_hVIE
Corona days in the Shenkar lab! Take care and keep on doing good science from home.
Congratulations to the Shenkar team for winning the 3rd place in the Zoology Purim competition as "Mutant Sea Squirt Ninjas"!
2019
Good luck to Dr. Zafrir Kuplik on his new post-doc adventure!
Congratulations Gal Navon and Tal Gordon for winning the Adesman Travel fellowship for attending the SETAC Europe and Tunicata Meetings!
2018
Congratulations Prof. Shenkar for obtaining a tenure appointment and a promotion!
Congratulations Tal for winning the Zoology Society Travel fellowship to attend the Euro Evo Devo Meeting!
Congratulations to Tal Gordon for winning the GRTF scholarship!
Congratulations to Gal Vered for an excellent thesis defense!
2017
"Kol-Hakavod" to Roni and Hila for defending their masters so successfully!
Congratulations to Tal Gordon and Gal Vered for receiving a travel fellowship to support their participation at the SETAC meeting, Brussels (Gal), and the Tunicata meeting, NY (Tal)!
Kodus to Tal Gordon for winning the SDB Emerging Models Award!
