LAB MANAGER
2024-present Romy Biran
2012- 2024 Lion Novak (A.K.A "The marine baker")
GRADUATE & POST GRADUATE STUDENTS
Postdoctoral research fellow
2017-2019 Dr. Zafrir Kuplik "The ascidian fauna along the Mediterranean coast of Israel: Taxonomy and ecotoxicology"
2012-2014 Dr. Gil Koplovitz “The biodiversity of the class Ascidiacea in the Gulf of Eilat (Aqaba)”
Ph.D. students
2023 Eden Harel "Plastic interaction with benthic marine organisms"
2022 Raz Platin "Styela plicata as a source for natural products"
2020 Gal Navon "Assessing the extent and impact of pharmaceutical contamination along the coasts of Israel"
2019-2024 Gal Vered "Monitoring the effects of microplastic in tropical environments"
2016-2020 Tal Gordon "Polycarpa mytiligera as a model organism for regenerative studies"
2013-2020 Ya’arit Levitt “Diversity and spatial distribution of Caridea species along the coasts of Israel"
2013-2017 Mey-Tal Gewing “Early detection of non-indigenous ascidians along the Mediterranean coasts of Israel”
M.Sc. students
2023 Noa Lev
2023 Ahmad Ayub
2022 Bar Gabso "Learning and memory storage in the solitary ascidian Polycarpa mytiligera" (co-supervised with Prof. Yossi Yovel)
2022 Amit Unger "Impact of global change on ascidian physiology and distribution"
2021-2023 Eden Harel "Interaction of plastic particles with marine organisms"
2020-2022 Raz Platin "Ecological aspects of the invasive ascidian Styela plicata along the Mediterranean coast of Israel"
2019-2021 Doron Bereza "Trends in container shipping in relation to marine bioinvasions"
2018-2020 Ran Tal "Detection and effect of heavy metal pollution along the Mediterranean coasts of Israel"
2018-2020 Noam Hendin "Characterization of the molecular response to wounding in Polycarpa mytiligera" (co-supervised with Dr. Omri Wurtzel)
2018-2019 Guillermo Anderson Benaim "Development of a biological assay for bioplastic products"
2017-2019 Gal Navon "Ascidians as bio-indicators of pharmaceutical residuals in coastal waters"
2016-2018 Aviv Ben-Tal (co-supervised with Dr. Gitai Yahel) "Ecological implications of ascidian filtration mechanisms"
2016-2018 Gal Vered "Ascidians as bio-indicators of micro-plastic and phthalates in marine environments"
2015-2017 Roni Tzafriri "The solitary ascidians Microcosmus exasperatus (order: Stolidobranchia), and Phallusia nigra (order: Phlebobranchia) as potential bio-indicators of marine environments"
2015-2017 Hila Dror "Hidden allies: The potential contribution of bacterial communities to the successful establishment of the invasive ascidians Styela plicata and Herdmania momus in the Eastern Mediterranean"
2014-2016 Tal Gordon "Regeneration and reproduction of the tropical ascidian Polycarpa mytiligera"
2014-2016 Yuval Jacobi (co-supervised with Dr. Gitai Yahel) "Biological filtration of ascidians at the sub-micron range"
2013-2015 Itai Granot (co-supervised with Dr. Yoni Belmaker) “Ecological features associated with invasion success among fouling communities”
2013-2015 Yaniv Shmuel “Ecological aspects of the tropical ascidian Halocynthia spinosa in the Red Sea”
2012-2014 Lilach Raijman-Nagar “Ecological aspects of the invasive ascidian Microcosmus exasperatus”
2024-present Romy Biran
2012- 2024 Lion Novak (A.K.A "The marine baker")
GRADUATE & POST GRADUATE STUDENTS
Postdoctoral research fellow
2017-2019 Dr. Zafrir Kuplik "The ascidian fauna along the Mediterranean coast of Israel: Taxonomy and ecotoxicology"
2012-2014 Dr. Gil Koplovitz “The biodiversity of the class Ascidiacea in the Gulf of Eilat (Aqaba)”
Ph.D. students
2023 Eden Harel "Plastic interaction with benthic marine organisms"
2022 Raz Platin "Styela plicata as a source for natural products"
2020 Gal Navon "Assessing the extent and impact of pharmaceutical contamination along the coasts of Israel"
2019-2024 Gal Vered "Monitoring the effects of microplastic in tropical environments"
2016-2020 Tal Gordon "Polycarpa mytiligera as a model organism for regenerative studies"
2013-2020 Ya’arit Levitt “Diversity and spatial distribution of Caridea species along the coasts of Israel"
2013-2017 Mey-Tal Gewing “Early detection of non-indigenous ascidians along the Mediterranean coasts of Israel”
M.Sc. students
2023 Noa Lev
2023 Ahmad Ayub
2022 Bar Gabso "Learning and memory storage in the solitary ascidian Polycarpa mytiligera" (co-supervised with Prof. Yossi Yovel)
2022 Amit Unger "Impact of global change on ascidian physiology and distribution"
2021-2023 Eden Harel "Interaction of plastic particles with marine organisms"
2020-2022 Raz Platin "Ecological aspects of the invasive ascidian Styela plicata along the Mediterranean coast of Israel"
2019-2021 Doron Bereza "Trends in container shipping in relation to marine bioinvasions"
2018-2020 Ran Tal "Detection and effect of heavy metal pollution along the Mediterranean coasts of Israel"
2018-2020 Noam Hendin "Characterization of the molecular response to wounding in Polycarpa mytiligera" (co-supervised with Dr. Omri Wurtzel)
2018-2019 Guillermo Anderson Benaim "Development of a biological assay for bioplastic products"
2017-2019 Gal Navon "Ascidians as bio-indicators of pharmaceutical residuals in coastal waters"
2016-2018 Aviv Ben-Tal (co-supervised with Dr. Gitai Yahel) "Ecological implications of ascidian filtration mechanisms"
2016-2018 Gal Vered "Ascidians as bio-indicators of micro-plastic and phthalates in marine environments"
2015-2017 Roni Tzafriri "The solitary ascidians Microcosmus exasperatus (order: Stolidobranchia), and Phallusia nigra (order: Phlebobranchia) as potential bio-indicators of marine environments"
2015-2017 Hila Dror "Hidden allies: The potential contribution of bacterial communities to the successful establishment of the invasive ascidians Styela plicata and Herdmania momus in the Eastern Mediterranean"
2014-2016 Tal Gordon "Regeneration and reproduction of the tropical ascidian Polycarpa mytiligera"
2014-2016 Yuval Jacobi (co-supervised with Dr. Gitai Yahel) "Biological filtration of ascidians at the sub-micron range"
2013-2015 Itai Granot (co-supervised with Dr. Yoni Belmaker) “Ecological features associated with invasion success among fouling communities”
2013-2015 Yaniv Shmuel “Ecological aspects of the tropical ascidian Halocynthia spinosa in the Red Sea”
2012-2014 Lilach Raijman-Nagar “Ecological aspects of the invasive ascidian Microcosmus exasperatus”
