Lior Blank
As a landscape ecologist and data scientist, I specialize in the spatio-temporal dynamics of emerging infectious disease, pest, and weed. My research involves utilizing techniques such as remote sensing, Geographic Information Systems, mathematical and statistical modeling and species distribution modeling to study the spatial and temporal dynamics of disease, pest, and weed at the field and landscape scales. Education 2005 PhD Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion, Israel 2001 MSc Faculty of Biochemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel 1998 BSc Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Israel. Cum Laude Academic positions 2014-Present Research scientist, Department of Plant Pathology, ARO, Volcani Center, Israel 2020-2021 Sabbatical leave, University of California, Davis, USA 2012 Associate researcher, Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Israel 2011 Postdoctoral fellow, Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Israel 2010 Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Finland |
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Students
Gal Rozenberg
MSc, Co-supervised with Dr. Rafi Kent (Bar-Ilan University) (2017- 2019) PhD candidate, Co-supervised with Prof. Yohay Carmel (Technion) (2020- to date) Working on invasive weeds in arable land: distribution, adaptation and management |
David Ygzao
PhD candidate, Co-supervised with Prof. Hanan Eizenberg (Volcani center) and Prof. Mohsen Mesgaran (UC Davis) (2024- to date) Developing advanced AI techniques for weed mapping |
Adi Biran
MSc Student, Co-supervised with Prof. Hanan Eizenberg (Volcani center) and Prof. Fadi Kizel (Technion) (2024- to date) Studying the spatiotemporal dynamics of weeds in arable fields using remote sensing |
Former Lab Members
Roni Gafni PhD candidate, Co-supervised with Prof. Hanan Eizenberg (Volcani center) (2015- 2023)
Current position: Researcher at the Northern R&D Center, Israel
Current position: Researcher at the Northern R&D Center, Israel
Helena Krasnov Posdoc (2016-2022)
Current position: Postdoc at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai medical center, NY
Current position: Postdoc at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai medical center, NY
Iftah Sinai PhD candidate, Co-supervised with Prof. Leon Blaustein (University of Haifa) and Prof. Alan Templeton (Washington University) (2011-2020)
Current position: Israeli Nature and Park Authority Upper Galilee District Biologist
Current position: Israeli Nature and Park Authority Upper Galilee District Biologist
David Chakuki MA candidate, Co-supervised with Prof. Itzhak Benenson (Tel-Aviv University) (2015-2019)
Current position: Regional planning and building committee (Nazareth, Israel)
Current position: Regional planning and building committee (Nazareth, Israel)
Miri Ben-Hamo Postdoc (2017)
Current position: Tel Aviv University Medical school
Current position: Tel Aviv University Medical school
Nitzan Birger MSc candidate, Co-supervised with Prof. Hanan Eizenberg (Volcani center) (2014-2018)
Current position: Vice President Operations at BeeHero
Current position: Vice President Operations at BeeHero
Lera Vakel Undergraduate student. Co-supervised with Dr. Ofir Bahar (Volcani center) (2017)
Benjamin Firester High school summer student, Hunter College High School, New York, NY, USA (2015 & 2016)
Current position: Mathematics PhD student at MIT, MA
Current position: Mathematics PhD student at MIT, MA