Lab News:
August 2023 Nikolai, our new MSc student, was selected for the prestigious MSc scholarship from the Volcani Center and the Hebrew University. Congratulation Nikolai!
June 2023 We've been funded by the Binational Agriculture Research & Development Foundation (BARD), collaborating with Prof. Mohsen Mesgaran from UC Davis.
June 2023 Our former postdoc, Dr. Krasnov, has accepted a prestigious postdoctoral position at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY. Congratulations Helena!
April 2023 Congratulations to Roni Gafni for successfully defending her PhD thesis
December 2022 We were awarded two grants from the Israel's Ministry of Agriculture Chief Scientist. The first is a study of spatiotemporal dynamics of weed patches. The project is a collaboration with Prof. Hanan Eizenberg (ARO). The second focuses on improving fruit fly management by modeling distributions under current conditions, predicting the impact of climate change on future distribution, and improving control precision. The project is a collaboration with Dr. Michael Ben-Yosef (ARO).
February 2022 Israel's Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Agriculture decides to fund our project on- Cover-crops as a mean to reduce herbicide use in field crops and their effect on weed community structure. This project is in collaboration with Dr. Maor Matzrafi (ARO) and Dr. Gil Eshel (ARO).
April 2021 Roni received the Teommim scholarship for outstanding students. Congratulation!
June 2020 Our group was awarded a grant from the United Stated-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF). This project is in collaboration with Prof. Mohsen Mesgaran from UC Davis.
December 2019 Gal Rozenberg successfully defended his Master's degree thesis. Congratulations! We are looking forward to continue our collaboration with Gal as a new PhD student!
December 2019 Amber won, for the second time, the Ministry of Science & Technology postdoc scholarship. Well done and congratulations Amber.
November 2019 Congratulation Roni on receiving the Yafe scholarship for Plant and Environmental Protection
April 2019 We have a new paper out in Nature Plants
February 2019 Congratulations to Nitzan Birger on successfully defending his MSc thesis!
November 2018 Dr. Amber Hill, our new postdoc, has won a scholarship from the Ministry of Science. Congratulation and good luck Amber!
June 2018 Interview with Benjy, in ASPB newsletter, on his late blight work
March 2018 Benjy won the top award (and $250,000!) in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2018, for his late blight distribution mathematical model.
December 2017 Dr. Miri Ben-Hamo is joining our lab. Welcome Miri!
October 2017 Gal Rozenberg is our new MSc student. Good luck Gal!
September 2017 Roni Gafni is our new PhD student. Roni was selected to receive a PhD scholarship, from the Volcani Center, awarded to outstanding students. Congratulation Roni!
August 2017 Benjy was awarded the Davidson Fellow scholarship for his project- Modeling the spatio-temporal dynamics of Phytophthora infestans at a regional scale!
April 2017 Welcome to Lera Vakel, undergraduate student that will work on pests in almond orchards.
March 2017 Benjy won the 1st place award in the Plant Sciences category in New York City Science and Engineering Fair (NYCSEF) on his summer project on validating our late blight model!
September 2016 Israel's Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Agriculture decides to fund our project on "Developing spatio-temporal model for Amaranthus species".
September 2016 Dr. Helena Krasnov is our new Posdoc.
June 2016 Nitzan won the IWSC (International Weed Science) travel award and will present his work in the coming meeting in Prague.
May 2016 Benjy won the 3rd place award in the Plant Sciences category in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) on his summer project on late blight dynamics!
Sep 2014 Israel's Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Agriculture decides to fund our project on spatio-temporal dynamics of pests in an agricultural environment. This is a collaborative project that involve 8 researchers from 4 research institutes in Israel.
Nov 2015 Our work on "Variables associated with severity of bacterial canker and wilt caused by Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis in tomato greenhouses" was accepted to Phytopathology.
Aug 2015 David Chakuki joins our group as a graduate student. Welcome and good luck!
Aug 2015 Benjy Firester is joining us for the summer and will work on late blight distribution.
Oct 2014 Nitzan Birger joins our group as a graduate student. Welcome and good luck!
Sep 2014 Israel's Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Agriculture decides to fund our project on identifying the factors affecting the distribution of the Mal secco disease. This is a collaborative project that involve 9 researchers.
August 2023 Nikolai, our new MSc student, was selected for the prestigious MSc scholarship from the Volcani Center and the Hebrew University. Congratulation Nikolai!
June 2023 We've been funded by the Binational Agriculture Research & Development Foundation (BARD), collaborating with Prof. Mohsen Mesgaran from UC Davis.
June 2023 Our former postdoc, Dr. Krasnov, has accepted a prestigious postdoctoral position at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY. Congratulations Helena!
April 2023 Congratulations to Roni Gafni for successfully defending her PhD thesis
December 2022 We were awarded two grants from the Israel's Ministry of Agriculture Chief Scientist. The first is a study of spatiotemporal dynamics of weed patches. The project is a collaboration with Prof. Hanan Eizenberg (ARO). The second focuses on improving fruit fly management by modeling distributions under current conditions, predicting the impact of climate change on future distribution, and improving control precision. The project is a collaboration with Dr. Michael Ben-Yosef (ARO).
February 2022 Israel's Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Agriculture decides to fund our project on- Cover-crops as a mean to reduce herbicide use in field crops and their effect on weed community structure. This project is in collaboration with Dr. Maor Matzrafi (ARO) and Dr. Gil Eshel (ARO).
April 2021 Roni received the Teommim scholarship for outstanding students. Congratulation!
June 2020 Our group was awarded a grant from the United Stated-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF). This project is in collaboration with Prof. Mohsen Mesgaran from UC Davis.
December 2019 Gal Rozenberg successfully defended his Master's degree thesis. Congratulations! We are looking forward to continue our collaboration with Gal as a new PhD student!
December 2019 Amber won, for the second time, the Ministry of Science & Technology postdoc scholarship. Well done and congratulations Amber.
November 2019 Congratulation Roni on receiving the Yafe scholarship for Plant and Environmental Protection
April 2019 We have a new paper out in Nature Plants
February 2019 Congratulations to Nitzan Birger on successfully defending his MSc thesis!
November 2018 Dr. Amber Hill, our new postdoc, has won a scholarship from the Ministry of Science. Congratulation and good luck Amber!
June 2018 Interview with Benjy, in ASPB newsletter, on his late blight work
March 2018 Benjy won the top award (and $250,000!) in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2018, for his late blight distribution mathematical model.
December 2017 Dr. Miri Ben-Hamo is joining our lab. Welcome Miri!
October 2017 Gal Rozenberg is our new MSc student. Good luck Gal!
September 2017 Roni Gafni is our new PhD student. Roni was selected to receive a PhD scholarship, from the Volcani Center, awarded to outstanding students. Congratulation Roni!
August 2017 Benjy was awarded the Davidson Fellow scholarship for his project- Modeling the spatio-temporal dynamics of Phytophthora infestans at a regional scale!
April 2017 Welcome to Lera Vakel, undergraduate student that will work on pests in almond orchards.
March 2017 Benjy won the 1st place award in the Plant Sciences category in New York City Science and Engineering Fair (NYCSEF) on his summer project on validating our late blight model!
September 2016 Israel's Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Agriculture decides to fund our project on "Developing spatio-temporal model for Amaranthus species".
September 2016 Dr. Helena Krasnov is our new Posdoc.
June 2016 Nitzan won the IWSC (International Weed Science) travel award and will present his work in the coming meeting in Prague.
May 2016 Benjy won the 3rd place award in the Plant Sciences category in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) on his summer project on late blight dynamics!
Sep 2014 Israel's Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Agriculture decides to fund our project on spatio-temporal dynamics of pests in an agricultural environment. This is a collaborative project that involve 8 researchers from 4 research institutes in Israel.
Nov 2015 Our work on "Variables associated with severity of bacterial canker and wilt caused by Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis in tomato greenhouses" was accepted to Phytopathology.
Aug 2015 David Chakuki joins our group as a graduate student. Welcome and good luck!
Aug 2015 Benjy Firester is joining us for the summer and will work on late blight distribution.
Oct 2014 Nitzan Birger joins our group as a graduate student. Welcome and good luck!
Sep 2014 Israel's Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Agriculture decides to fund our project on identifying the factors affecting the distribution of the Mal secco disease. This is a collaborative project that involve 9 researchers.
