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)
yonatan.friedman@mail.huji.ac.il
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Jonathan has a background in bioinformatics, mathematical biology, and experimental microbiology. His main area of interest and expertise is microbial community dynamics.
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Yael Sorokin
Lab manager
PhD student
BSc Nutrition Science, Hebrew University, 2019.
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Yael studies how bacterial cross-feeding is affected by coevolution.
Nittay Meroz
PhD student
MSc Microbiology, Bar Ilan University, 2018.
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Nittay studies long-term co-evolutionary dynamics of competing bacterial species and their predictability.
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 in interspecific bacterial networks.
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 the dynamics of a bacterial cross-protecting, cross-feeding system.
Stav Almog
MSc student in Soli & Water Sciences
(co-advised by Maya Engel, HUJI)
BSc Biochemistry & Food Science, Hebrew University, 2021.
Stav studies the role of soil colloids in suspended biofilm formation.
Sam
Emotional support specialist
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