Prof. Shahal Abbo ProfessorJacob and Rachel Liss Chair in AgronomyPhone: +972-(0)8-9489443shahal.abbo@mail.huji.ac.ilPersonal SiteCrop evolution in the Near East, Genetics and breeding of chickpea.
Prof. Zach Adam ProfessorJack Futterman Chair in Agricultural BotanyPhone: +972-(0)8-9489921 | Fax: +972-(0)8-9489329zach.adam@mail.huji.ac.ilPersonal SiteProteolysis in Chloroplasts.
Dr. Niv De-Malach Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor)Phone: +972-(0)8-9489684niv.demalach@mail.huji.ac.ilPersonal SiteCompetition and biodiversity in plant communities
Dr. Idan Efroni Associate ProfessorPhone: +972-(0)8-9489252 idan.efroni@mail.huji.ac.ilPersonal SitePublicationsRegeneration and adventitious root development.
Prof. Rivka Elbaum Associate ProfessorHead of Plant Sciences in Agriculture Bachelor ProgramBuilding A, Room 2118Phone: +972-(0)8-9489335rivka.elbaum@mail.huji.ac.ilPersonal Site Plant cell wall structure and function; Hygroscopic movement for seed dispersal; Silica in plants.
Dr. Yonatan Elkind Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor)Phone: +972-(0)8-9489246yonatan.elkind@mail.huji.ac.ilPersonal SiteApplication of genetic engineering to plant breeding and physiology.
Dr. Leor Eshed-Williams Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor)Phone: +972-(0)8-9489964leor.williams@mail.huji.ac.ilPersonal SiteMeristem development and the mechanism of regeneration, mainly from the chromatin perspective.
Dr. Tamar Friedlander Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor)Phone: +972-(0)8-9489262tamar.friedlander@mail.huji.ac.ilPersonal SiteComputational - theoretical approaches to study self-incompatibility in plant fertilization; evolution and organization of gene regulatory networks.
Prof. José Grünzweig Associate ProfessorPhone: +972-(0)8-9489782jose.gruenzweig@mail.huji.ac.ilPersonal Site Human impacts on plants (especially woody species), ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles at organismic, community and ecosystem scales.
Dr. Smadar Harpaz-Saad Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor)Cyril Rosenbaum Senior Lectureship in HorticulturePhone: +972-(0)8-9489264smadar.harpaz@mail.huji.ac.ilPersonal SitePlant cell wall, cellulose biosynthesis, genes in cell wall function, Seed mucilage to study cell wall metabolism, Fruit tree physiology.
Dr. Ittai Herrmann Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor)Phone: +972-(0)8-9489757ittai.herrmann@mail.huji.ac.ilPersonal SitePublications Remote sensing of vegetation, Hyperspectral imaging, Precision agriculture, High-throughput plant phenotyping Read more about Ittai Herrmann
Prof. Menachem Moshelion Associate ProfessorPhone: +972-(0)8-9489781 | Mobile: +972-(0)54-8820182menachem.moshelion@mail.huji.ac.ilPersonal SitePublicationsMechanisms controlling water-use efficiency, water-potential homeostasis and productivity under normal and abiotic stress.
Prof. Assaf Mosquna Associate ProfessorPhone: +972-(0)54-4506508assaf.mosquna@mail.huji.ac.ilPersonal SitePlant response to environmental stress, novel plant hormones and growth regulators.
Prof. Naomi Ori ProfessorPhone: +972-(0)8-9489605naomi.ori@mail.huji.ac.ilPersonal SiteMechanisms underlying plasticity of plant development and patterning, leaf, flower and fruit development.
Prof. Zvi Peleg Associate ProfessorPhone: +972-(0)8-9489638zvi.peleg@mail.huji.ac.ilPersonal SiteLab WebsitePlant response to abiotic stress combinations, abiotic stress tolerance in crop-plants, Quantitative genetics of yield.
Dr. Shilo Rosenwasser Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor)Phone: +972-(0)8-9489735/737shilo.rosenwaser@mail.huji.ac.ilPersonal SiteRedox regulation of metabolism, stress acclimation, and cell death in photosynthetic organisms.
Prof. Alon Samach Associate ProfessorPhone: +972-(0)8-9489812alon.samach@mail.huji.ac.ilPersonal SiteMolecular mechanisms involved in plant developmental regulation, specifically the transition to flowering.
Prof. Yehoshua Saranga Associate ProfessorHaim Gvati Chair in AgriculturePhone: +972-(0)8-9489040shuki.saranga@mail.huji.ac.ilPersonal SitePhysiological and genetic aspects of crop adaptation to stress conditions, Sustainable agriculture, Crops for arid regions.
Dr. Efrat Sheffer Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor)Phone: +972-(0)8-9489513efrat.sheffer@mail.huji.ac.ilPersonal SiteLinking individual plant strategies to ecosystem processes. Symbiotic nitrogen fixation in natural plant communities.
Dr. Doron Shkolnik Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor)doron.shkolnik@mail.huji.ac.ilPersonal SiteSeed germination and seedling establishment
Prof. Oded Shoseyov ProfessorPhone: +972-(0)8-9489084oded.shoseyov@mail.huji.ac.ilPersonal SitePublicationsCombining plant molecular biology, protein engineering and nano-biotechnology to develop super-performing materials for affordable and sustainable applications.
Prof. Alexander Vainstein ProfessorWolfson Family Chair in FloriculturePhone: +972-(0)8-9489082/0alexander.vainstein@mail.huji.ac.ilPersonal SiteIdentification of novel aroma genes, Metabolic engineering of plants and yeast, Site-specific genome modification and genetic engineering in plants.
Prof. David Weiss ProfessorHead of DepartmentJames de Rothschild Chair in HorticulturePhone: +972-(0)8-9489436david.weiss@mail.huji.ac.ilPersonal SiteHormone signal transduction and responses (gibberellin and cytokinin).
Prof. Shmuel Wolf ProfessorVigevani Chair in AgriculturePhone: +972-(0)8-9489428 | Fax: +972-(0)8-9462385Shmulik.Wolf@mail.huji.ac.ilPersonal SiteFactors affecting productivity, yield accumulation and quality of vegetable and field crops, Phloem genomics, Seed development.
