Quantitative Biology Research Program for Post-BA Students
Members of the Silberman Institute of Life Sciences faculty, together with the Center for Bioengineering, and the Rothberg International School at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem are proud to announce a new Research Program within the framework of the International Program in Quantitative Biology. The Research Program program is intended for students who are set to graduate or have graduated from college, who wish to spend a semester, or an academic year doing research in a lab at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel.
This program is extremely competitive, and there are usually only a few spots available. Students are expected to have at least a B+ GPA and to have some basic research experience in a lab setting. Students who have completed their undergraduate degree may come for one semester but are encouraged to come for a full year and to focus on a serious research project. Admission is based on transcripts and letters of recommendation. Please select 3 potential faculty mentors for the research project, from the Faculty list below. To inquire about availability please contact the Academic Director of the Quantitative Biology international program. For additional information on the application process, see: https://overseas.huji.ac.il/applynow or e-mail:[email protected].
In addition to the research program, participants benefit from a rich extracurricular activities program, including tours, cultural and social events, lectures and more. Students are housed in the modern Scopus Student Village, adjacent to the Mount Scopus campus.
This program is extremely competitive, and there are usually only a few spots available. Students are expected to have at least a B+ GPA and to have some basic research experience in a lab setting. Students who have completed their undergraduate degree may come for one semester but are encouraged to come for a full year and to focus on a serious research project. Admission is based on transcripts and letters of recommendation. Please select 3 potential faculty mentors for the research project, from the Faculty list below. To inquire about availability please contact the Academic Director of the Quantitative Biology international program. For additional information on the application process, see: https://overseas.huji.ac.il/applynow or e-mail:[email protected].
In addition to the research program, participants benefit from a rich extracurricular activities program, including tours, cultural and social events, lectures and more. Students are housed in the modern Scopus Student Village, adjacent to the Mount Scopus campus.
Faculty
Nathalie Balaban is the head of the Hebrew University Biophysics program and the winner of an ERC starting grant. Her work elucidates the basics of bacterial response to antibiotics, using advanced microdevices and automated imaging.
Amnon Buxboim is a member of the Cell and Developmental Biology and Bioengineering program at the Hebrew University. His work pioneers the study of nano-mechanics in cells and the effect of physical forces of cellular regulation.
Ami Citri is a member of the Genetics program of the Hebrew University. His work studies the neural circuitry of addiction in mice.
Nir Friedman is the winner of the Bruno award and a prestigious ERC advanced grant, and is the founder of the Hebrew University Systems Biology program. His state-of-the-art robotic facility uncovers the fundamentals of DNA regulatory networks in yeast.
Daniel Kaganovich is the academic director of the international program for Quantitative Biology. He is a member of the Cell and Developmental Biology program at the Hebrew University and the winner of an ERC starting grant. His work studies protein folding and dynamics in living cells using 4D imaging and super resolution microscopy.
Sebastian Kadener is a member of the systems biology program at the Hebrew University and the winner of a Human Frontiers career development award and an ERC consolidator grant. His work elucidates the molecular mechanism of circadian rhythms in flies and embryonic stem cells.
Tommy Kaplan is a member of the Systems Biology program of the Hebrew University, and a winner of the 2009 GE & Science Prize for young life scientists. His work uses advanced computational tools to elucidate the role of chromatin packaging in transcriptional regulation during early development and in disease.
Michal Linial is the director of the Hebrew University Center for Computational Biology and the Israeli Institute of Advanced Studies. Her work is focused on proteomic and genomic approaches in the study of nerve development and plasticity.
Eran Meshorer is a member of the Genetics program of the Hebrew University and the winner of an ERC starting grant. His work explores chromatin regulation in pluripotent and differentiating human cells.
Yaakov Nahmias is the director of the Hebrew University Center for Bioengineering and is the recipient of a prestigious NIH career award as well as an ERC starting grant. His work weaves together advanced tissue engineering with micro technology in the study of the liver.
Dana Reichmann is a member of the Biochemistry program of the Hebrew University. Her work explores protein folding quality control and stress.
Elion Sherman is a member of the Biophysics program of the Hebrew University, and the winner of NCI director innovation award 2010 and 2011. His work is focused on super-resolution microscopy, aiming to unravel protein-protein interactions and cellular communication.
Hermona Soreq is a member of the Biological Chemistry program and the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences, at the Hebrew University. She is the winner of an ERC advanced grant, and a Humboldt Foundation Award. The work of the Soreq lab is focused on understanding the role of microRNAs in stress response in the brain. The lab is also a pioneer in biomedical interventions in neurodegenerative disease and brain trauma.
Ady Vaknin is a member of the Biophysics program of the Hebrew University. His work spans quantitative analysis of signal processes in bacteria using advanced live cell imaging.
Alon Zaslaver is a member of the Genetics program of the Hebrew University and the winner of an ERC starting grant. His work explores the function of neuronal circuitry in C. elegans.