Research


Crystalline materials in nature
- Biomineralization-formation of crystals and other aggregated phases in organisms
- Crystallization in and from cell membranes
- Cell interactions at interfaces
- Antibody-Crystal interactions
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Ms. Antonia Kaestner
PI: Prof. Lia Addadi
antonia.kaestner@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building
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Lotem Alus
PI: Prof. Lia Addadi
lotem.alus@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 568
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Noy Shaked
PI: Prof. Stephen Weiner, Prof. Lia Addadi
Phone: +972-8-934-3514
noy.shaked@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 568
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Dr. Keren Kahil Guterman
PI: Prof. Stephen Weiner, Prof. Lia Addadi
Phone: +972-8-934-3514
keren.kahil@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 564
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Dr. Jenny Capua Shenkar
PI: Prof. Lia Addadi
Phone: +972-8-934-3514
jenny.capua-shenkar@weizmann.ac.il


High-throughput protein-DNA biophysics
- The impact of DNA structure and sequence on transcription factors binding
- The biophysical mechanism of mutagenesis
- The effect of mechanical perturbations in the genome on DNA biochemistry
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Noga Carmon
PI: Dr. Ariel Afek
noga.carmon@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building
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Tamir Avioz
PI: Dr. Ariel Afek
tamir.avioz@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building
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Dr. Vered Salomon
PI: Dr. Ariel Afek
vered.salomon@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 219


Prof. Jacob Anglister
website of Prof. Jacob Anglister, Opens in new window Send mail to Prof. Jacob AnglisterProtein interactions by NMR
- The interaction of HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein with the HIV-1 co-receptor CCR5
- The interaction of chemokines with CCR5
- The use of transferred NOE to study intermolecular interactions in large protein complexes
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Dr. Sabine Ruth Akabayov
PI: Prof. Jacob Anglister
sabine-ruth.akabayov@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 550
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Structural virology & immunology - elucidating the molecular mechanisms of host / pathogen interactions
- Structural basis for virus cell entry
- Structural aspects of host immune response against pathogens
- Novel therapeutic approaches inspired by structural information
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Maayan Eilon Ashkenazy
PI: Prof. Ron Diskin
Phone: +972-8-934-5160
maayan.eilon@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 505
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Prof. Deborah Fass
website of Prof. Deborah Fass, Opens in new window Send mail to Prof. Deborah FassIntegrated structural enzymology
- Structures, mechanisms, and regulation of enzymes that catalyze disulfide bond formation
- Novel structural techniques for studying extracellular matrix assembly
- Development of potential cancer therapeutics targeting the cell microenvironment
- Physiological functions of disulfide catalysts in the formation of complex biomaterials
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Elizabet Popov
PI: Prof. Deborah Fass
elizabet.popov@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building
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Lev Khmelnitsky
PI: Prof. Deborah Fass
lev.khmelnitsky@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building
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Noa Yeshaya
PI: Prof. Deborah Fass
noa.yeshaya@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building
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Dr. Harry Mark Greenblatt
PI: Prof. Deborah Fass
Phone: +972-8-934-6340
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PI: Prof. Deborah Fass
Phone: +972-8-934-4289
haim.rozenberg@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 611
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Molecular systems biophysics
- Single-molecule spectroscopy
- Protein interactions and dynamics
- Bio-molecular networks
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Dr. Debabrata Dey
PI: Dr. Hagen Hofmann
debabrata.dey@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 476
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Dr. Gabriel Rosenblum
PI: Dr. Hagen Hofmann
Phone: +972-8-934-6785
gabriel.rosenblum@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 553
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David Gruia
PI: Dr. Hagen Hofmann
Phone: +972-8-934-6780
david.gruia@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building
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Prof. Amnon Horovitz
website of Prof. Amnon Horovitz, Opens in new window Send mail to Prof. Amnon HorovitzCooperativity in protein structure, folding and function
- Allostery in chaperonins
- Mechanisms of action of chaperonins
- Development of methods to study allostery
- Correlated mutation analysis
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Miki Ben Maimon
PI: Prof. Amnon Horovitz
miki.ben-maimon@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building
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Dr. Ilia Korobko
PI: Prof. Amnon Horovitz
ilia.korobko@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 509
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Dr. Mousam Roy
PI: Prof. Amnon Horovitz
Phone: +972-8-934-2163
mousam.roy@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 508
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Mr. Robin Benjamin Eberle
PI: Prof. Amnon Horovitz
Phone: +972-8-934-2163
robin-benjamin.eberle@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 508
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Prof. Emmanuel Doram Levy
website of Prof. Emmanuel Doram Levy, Opens in new window Send mail to Prof. Emmanuel Doram LevyStructural systems biology - protein-protein interactions from atoms to cells
- Proteins self-assembly and self-organization in cells
- Evolution of the cellular protein machinery
- Design and engineering of large protein assemblies
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David Sriker
PI: Prof. Emmanuel Doram Levy
david.sriker@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 302B
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Atar Gilat
PI: Prof. Emmanuel Doram Levy
atar.gilat@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building
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Saurabh Mathur
PI: Prof. Emmanuel Doram Levy
saurabh.mathur@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building
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Esther Weindling
PI: Prof. Emmanuel Doram Levy
Phone: +972-8-934-4497
esther.weindling@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 410
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Dr. Saurav Mallik
PI: Prof. Emmanuel Doram Levy
saurav.mallik@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building
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Benjamin Dubreuil
PI: Prof. Emmanuel Doram Levy
benjamin.dubreuil@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 410
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Meta Kristin Heidenreich
PI: Prof. Emmanuel Doram Levy
Phone: +972-8-934-4497
meta.heidenreich@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 330


Computational molecular biophysics - quantifying the self-assembly mechanisms of biomolecules
- Understanding the mechanism of DNA search by proteins
- Deciphering the effect of post-translational modifications on protein biophysics
- Investigation of folding of multi-domain proteins
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Segev Naveh Tassa
PI: Prof. Koby Levy
segev.naveh-tassa@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building
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Rivka Calinsky
PI: Prof. Koby Levy
rivka.calinsky@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building
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Yishai Gilron
PI: Prof. Koby Levy
yishai.gilron@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 303
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Dr. Peter Stern
PI: Prof. Koby Levy
Phone: +972-8-934-6340
Location: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building
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Lavi Bigman
PI: Prof. Koby Levy
lavi.bigman@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 509

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Oded Shertzer
PI: Dr. Nir London
oded.shertzer@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building
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Ludvik Olai Espeland
PI: Dr. Nir London
Phone: +972-8-934-2685
ludvik-olai.espeland@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 108, 109
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Ms. Rebecca Hertzman
PI: Dr. Nir London
rebecca.hertzman@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building
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Dr. Dattatraya Gautam Rawale
PI: Dr. Nir London
Phone: +972-8-934-2685
dattatraya-gautam.rawale@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 108
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Rana Tarayra
PI: Dr. Nir London
rana.tarayra@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building
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Ohad Suss
PI: Dr. Nir London
ohad.suss@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building
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Maayan Lavie
PI: Dr. Nir London
maayan.lavie@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building
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Dr. Harish Battu
PI: Dr. Nir London
harish.battu@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building
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Dr. Ronen Gabizon
PI: Dr. Nir London
ronen.gabizon@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 108
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Mihajlo Filep
PI: Dr. Nir London
mihajlo.filep@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building
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Efrat Resnick
PI: Dr. Nir London
Phone: +972-8-934-2685
efrat.resnick@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 106
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Dar Gliksberg
PI: Dr. Rina Rosenzweig, Dr. Nir London
dar.gliksberg@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building

Prof. David Margulies
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Mr. Abhirup Majumdar
PI: Prof. David Margulies
abhirup.majumdar@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building
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Dr. Suraj Uttamrao Toraskar
PI: Prof. David Margulies
Phone: +972-8-934-6577
suraj-uttamrao.toraskar@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 210
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Lulu Winer
PI: Prof. David Margulies
Phone: +972-8-934-2657
lulu.winer@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 253
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Dr. Rina Rosenzweig
website of Dr. Rina Rosenzweig, Opens in new window Send mail to Dr. Rina RosenzweigBiology - study of large protein complexes through nuclear magnetic resonance
- Molecular chaperones combating neurodegenerative diseases
- Protein folding and disaggregation
- Structure, dynamics, and function of supramolecular complexes
- Advanced Nuclear Magnetic Resonance techniques
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Roni Suhler
PI: Dr. Rina Rosenzweig
roni.suhler@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building
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Yuval Mor
PI: Dr. Rina Rosenzweig
yuval.mor@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building
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Miriam Kuchersky
PI: Dr. Rina Rosenzweig
Phone: +972-8-934-3781
miriam.kuchersky@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 651
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Dr. Micael Silva
PI: Dr. Rina Rosenzweig
Phone: +972-8-934-3781
micael.silva@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 651
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Dr. Carina Maria Immer
PI: Dr. Rina Rosenzweig
Phone: +972-8-934-3781
carina-maria.immer@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 651
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Dar Gliksberg
PI: Dr. Rina Rosenzweig, Dr. Nir London
dar.gliksberg@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building
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Dr. Ofrah Nadya Faust
PI: Dr. Rina Rosenzweig
Phone: +972-8-934-3781
ofrah.faust@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 651
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Prof. Zippora Shakked
website of Prof. Zippora Shakked, Opens in new window Send mail to Prof. Zippora ShakkedStructural biology – structure-function studies of transcription factors and of enzymes from pathogenic bacteria
- The tumor-suppressor protein p53 and its interaction with DNA
- Cancer-related p53 mutants and their rescue by suppressor mutations and by small molecules
- Fatty-acid synthesis enzymes from Mycobacterium tuberculosis as potential drug targets
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Dr. Oren Zimhony
PI: Prof. Zippora Shakked
Phone: +972-8-934-4288
oren.zimhony@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 605
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Dr. Moran Shalev-Benami
website of Dr. Moran Shalev-Benami, Opens in new window Send mail to Dr. Moran Shalev-BenamiStructural Biology - Study of macromolecules through cryo-EM
> Structure and function of membrane proteins and their signaling pathways
> Specialized translation
> Single particle cryo-EM
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Doron Bril
PI: Dr. Moran Shalev-Benami
doron.bril@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 220
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Ori Berman
PI: Dr. Moran Shalev-Benami
ori.berman@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Sussman Family Building for Environmental Sciences
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Dr. Eliane Hadas Yardeni
PI: Dr. Moran Shalev-Benami
Phone: +972-8-934-2725
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Dr. Naama Kessler
PI: Dr. Moran Shalev-Benami
Phone: +972-8-934-3209
naama.kessler@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 404
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Prof. Joel Sussman
website of Prof. Joel Sussman, Opens in new window Send mail to Prof. Joel SussmanStructure/Function studies of Biomacromolecules
- Proteins from the nervous system, including Acetylcholinesterase
- Bioinformatic tools, including Proteopedia, FoldIndex and Dipole Moment Server
- Proteins involved in decontamination of deadly poisons
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Dr. Jacob Grunwald
PI: Prof. Joel Sussman
jacob.grunwald@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Nella and Leon Benoziyo Building for Brain Research, 124
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Dr. Michal Harel
PI: Prof. Joel Sussman
Phone: +972-8-934-2647
michal.harel@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Nella and Leon Benoziyo Building for Biological Sciences, 124

Prof. Stephen Weiner
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Noy Shaked
PI: Prof. Stephen Weiner, Prof. Lia Addadi
Phone: +972-8-934-3514
noy.shaked@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 568
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Dr. Keren Kahil Guterman
PI: Prof. Stephen Weiner, Prof. Lia Addadi
Phone: +972-8-934-3514
keren.kahil@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 564


Translation of the genetic code: protein biosynthesis
- Mechanisms of decoding and peptide bond formation
- Antibiotics action and resistance
- New generation of environmental friendly, species specific antibiotics
- Origin of life
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Irene Martinez Roman
PI: Prof. Ada Yonath
Phone: +972-8-934-3022
irene.martinez-roman@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 611
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Dr. Elinor Breiner Goldshtein
PI: Prof. Ada Yonath
elinor.breiner@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 607
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Dr. Tanaya Bose
PI: Prof. Ada Yonath
tanaya.bose@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 604
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Lea Mimoun
PI: Prof. Ada Yonath
Location: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building
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Tal Melenitsky
PI: Prof. Ada Yonath
tal.melenitsky@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building
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Dr. Dmitry Tworowski
PI: Prof. Ada Yonath
dmitry.tworowski@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 664
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Dr. Shanmugha Rajan K
PI: Prof. Ada Yonath
Phone: +972-8-934-3022
shanmugha-rajan.k@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 611
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Aliza Fedorenko
PI: Prof. Ada Yonath
aliza.fedorenko@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building
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Dr. Menachem Shoham
PI: Prof. Ada Yonath
menachem.shoham@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 612
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Disha Gajanan Hiregange
PI: Prof. Ada Yonath
Phone: +972-8-934-3022
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Dr. Giuseppe Cimicata
PI: Prof. Ada Yonath
giuseppe.cimicata@weizmann.ac.ilLocation: Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Building, 607
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