The Friedman Lab
Ecology & evolution of microbial communities

Jonathan Friedman (Google Scholar)
Principal Investigator
Postdoc Center for Physics of Living Systems, MIT, 2017 (Mentor: Jeff Gore)​
PhD Computational and Systems Biology, MIT, 2013 (Mentors: Eric Alm & Daniel Rothman)
BSc Physics and Biology, Tel-Aviv University (2007)
jonathan.friedman@mail.huji.ac.il
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Yael Sorokin
Lab manager
PhD student
MSc Agroecology, Hebrew University, 2024.
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Yael studies eco-evolutionary feedbacks in bacterial mutualisms.

Amichai Baichman-Kass
PhD student
(co-advised by Lianet Noda Garcia, HUJI)
MSc Agroecology , Hebrew University, 2021.
BSc Agroecology & Biotechnology, Hebrew University, 2019.
Amichai.Baichman-Kass@mail.huji.ac.il
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Amichai's research is focused on metabolic exchange between bacteria.

Hildah Amutuhaire
PhD student
(co-advised by Eddie Cytryn, ARO)
MSc Agroecology, Hebrew University University, 2020.
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Hildah is bioprospecting for novel bacterial antifungal secondary metabolites for plant protection.

Bar Meron
PhD student
(co-advised by Tzvi Hayouka, HUJI)
MSc Biochemisty and Food Sciences, Hebrew University, 2021
BSc Food Sciences, Tel-Hai College , 2019.
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Bar is studying the evolution of resistance to antimicrobial peptides.

Ami Merlin
MSc student in Biotechnology
BSc Biochemistry in Food Sciences and Biotechnology., Hebrew University, 2023.
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Ami studies how environmental stress affects cross-feeding bacteria.

Stav Almog
MSc student in Soli & Water Sciences
(co-advised by Maya Engel, HUJI)
BSc Biochemistry & Food Science, Hebrew University, 2021.
Stav studies the the effects of soil colloids o nbacterial growth.

Ido Ben Dori
MSc student in Agroecology
(co-advised by NadavKashtan, HUJI)
BSc Agroecology, Hebrew University, 2021.
Ido studies how emulsion can be used to in experimental evolution.

Sam
Emotional support specialist
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