Microbial Genomics

Dr. Rotem Sorek Office: Meyer Building, Room 210A Department of Molecular Genetics Weizmann Institute of Science Rehovot 76100, Israel Tel: +972-8-934-6342 Fax: +972-8-934-4108 E-mail: rotem.sorek@weizmann.ac.il CV

Research in our lab aims at the discovery and characterization of novel biological systems in microbial genomes. We combine computational genomics techniques, metagenomics, Solexa high-throughput sequencing technologies and experimental approaches to uncover new biological functions in prokaryotes.

Current research directions in the lab include:

• Computational discovery of novel natural antibiotics
• CRISPR, an antiviral microbial defense system
• Solexa sequencing