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The Molecular Recognition
and Chemical Senses Lab
Contact Us
Head of Institute: Prof. Ido Braslavsky
Administrative manager: Rakefet Kalev
Office Address:
Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition,
Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment,
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
Herzl 229, Rehovot 7610001, ISRAEL
Tel: +972 - (0)8-9489385
Fax: +972 - (0)8-9363208
Email Address: rakefetk@savion.huji.ac.il
Alumni
Lab alumni hold positions in the field of computational or food science, working in The Ministry of Health, Evogene, Biomica, BiomX, Mobileye, Miloubar and more, or work in academia (i.e. UCSF, TUM).
|
Name |
Project(s) |
Degree in the lab |
Current position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitzan Dubovski | Effects of bitter and sweet taste compounds on mood and behavior; Molecular interactions of sweet and bitter compounds with their target receptors. | PhD Student | Dr., in Biolojic Design |
| Yaron Ben Shoshan Galetzki | Dr., in stealth mode startup company | ||
| Natalie Ben Abu | Phenotype-genotype interaction in taste: sensory analysis of taste mixtures by a genotyped human panel; Bitter tastants, sugars and salts, and the effect of different mixtures on the taste intensity. | PhD Student | Dr., in DouxMatok |
| Dr. Fabrizio Fierro | Computational characterization of GPCR/ligand interaction at the molecular level; Effect of amino acids substitution on protein function through bioinformatics tools and MD simulations. | Post-doctoral fellow | Protai |
| Eitan Margulis | Machine learning applications for taste prediction; Chemoinformatic research and analysis of odorants and bitter taste molecules | PhD Student | Dr., in Anima Biotech |
|
Marina Shudler |
Kinase dynamics |
MSc |
Software developer in Tower Watson, UK |
|
Dr. Shu Cheng |
Kinase dynamics |
Postdoctoral fellow |
Postdoc in the US |
|
Dr. Noga Kowalsman |
Molecular recognition in GPCRs |
Postdoctoral fellow |
Bioinformatician and structural computational biologist at BiomX LTD |
|
Yonatan Aisner |
Thioredoxin mimetic peptides |
Undergrad |
Graduated |
|
Anat Levit |
Molecular recognition in GPCRs, bitter taste |
PhD |
Postdoc in UCSF |
|
Morin Shavro |
Kinase dynamics |
MSc |
Software developer, Prodware |
|
Ayana Wiener |
BitterDB, BitterPredict |
PhD |
MobilEye |
|
Dr. Avi Ben-Shimon |
Peptides dynamics and design |
Postdoctoral fellow |
Independent consultant |
|
Nitzan Sharabi |
Ligand-based virtual screening |
Amirim Undergraduate |
Ministry of Health |
|
Maria Verbov |
Bitter taste recognition |
MSc |
Davidson Institute, WIS |
|
Mazi Elyahu |
Bitterness and toxicity |
MSc, non-research |
Graduated |
|
Lizi Hazan |
Bitter taste of peptides |
Amirim Undergraduate |
MSc at WIS |
|
Shira Cheled-Shoval |
Bitter recognition by chicken receptors |
PhD (joint with Prof. Uni) |
Head of Nutrition R&D Department at Miloubar |
|
Dr. Michal Slutzki |
Protein-protein interactions |
Postdoctoral fellow |
Computational Product Developer at Evogene |
|
Daniel Taieb |
Peptide folding and docking |
Undergrad |
Graduated |
|
Nitzan Cohen-Amin |
Effects of bitter and sweet taste on mood |
MSc |
PhD student in the lab |
|
Dr. Malkeet Singh |
Molecular recognition in GPCRs, bitter taste |
Postdoctoral fellow |
Postdoc in Bar Ilan University |
|
Ava Xue |
Phylogenetic analysis of taste receptors |
MSc |
PhD at BIU |
|
Yaron Ben Shoshan-Galeczki |
The sweet taste receptor |
MSc |
PhD student in the lab |
|
Natalie Ben Abu |
Sensory analysis of sugars and salts |
MSc |
PhD student in the lab |
|
Antonella Di Pizio |
Bittertaste receptors |
Postdoctoral fellow |
Junior PI at the Technical University of Munich |
|
Ido Nissim |
Bitter taste and toxicity |
MSc |
Senior Data Engineer at StoreMaven |
|
Tamir Dingjan |
T2R14 |
Postdoctoral fellow |
Postdoctoral fellow at WIS |
|
Kim Asseo |
Sensory nutrition and COVID-19 |
MSc |
Data Analyst at AiDock |
|
Hadar Klein |
Sensory analysis of taste mixtures |
MSc |
Dietitian and PHD student at BGU |
|
Yaron Ben Shoshan Galezcki |
The role of chirality in sweetness perception |
PhD |
at a Biotech company |