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
Yael Sorokin
Lab manager
PhD student
MSc Agroecology, Hebrew University, 2024.
Yael studies eco-evolutionary feedbacks in bacterial mutualisms.
Bhani Kongkham
Postdoctoral fellow
PhD in Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
Bhani.Kongkham@mail.huji.ac.il
Bhani studies evolutionary trade-offs between cooperative antibiotic degradation and lag-time tolerance in bacterial populations.
Carmel Avraham
PhD student
MSc Life Sciences , Weizmann Institute, 2024.
BSc Biochemistry, Food Science & Biotechnology, Hebrew University, 2021.
carmelbar.avraham@mail.huji.ac.il
Amichai studies how selection for efficient growth impacts bacterial physiology.
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.
Ivan Pugach
MSc student in Agroecology
BSc Computer Science and Biology, McGill University, 202
Ivan studies the stability of bacterial mutualisms.
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.
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Sam
Emotional support specialist
