Nir did his PhD with Doron Shabat at Tel Aviv University, working on magical compounds that convert a chemical signal to a light emission output. For his postdoc, he traveled to Princeton, New Jersey, to work with Tom Muir, where he played with artificial chromatin to study the secrets of DNA repair. In addition, he developed a photochemical system that operates inside living cells, shedding light on interactions between proteins.
Outside the lab, Nir likes to spend time with his family, mostly reading books to his kids.
Bella obtained her PhD in Biology from the Technion, where she worked on the cellular responses to DNA damage. Her research focused on characterizing the role of RRM-containing proteins in regulating gene expression, DNA damage repair, and cancer. Besides her love for science, she also enjoys teaching.
Outside the Technion, Bella loves spending time with her family.
Yuval completed his bachelor’s degree in Molecular Biochemistry at the Technion. He then pursued his master’s degree in the Amdursky Group, where his research focused on photoacid molecules and their role as mediators in dynamic chemical systems. Currently, Yuval is a Ph.D. candidate working on the development and improvement of photochemical systems to study the interactions between proteins.
Outside the Technion, Yuval enjoys geopolitics, playing strategy games and taking ballet lessons.
Nurit is an M.Sc. student at the Hananya lab.
She obtained her bachelor’s degree in Chemistry at Ben Gurion University.
She is interested in Epigenetics, and her research focuses on developing chemical tools for studying chromatin regulation mechanisms.
Outside the lab, she likes to experiment with cooking and baking.
