Courses
COURSES
71502 - Introduction to Plant Pathology course site
71514 - Selected Topics in Plant Pathology course site
71929 - Molecular Aspects of Fungal Biology and Plant Fungus Interactions course site
People
Former Students
FORMER STUDENTS
Former students from the Yarden lab have found positions in academia and research institutes (e.g., Israel Institute for Biological Research, The Hebrew Univ., Tel-Aviv Univ., EMBL) in BioTech and MedTech industries (e.g., Novartis, Hazera Genetics, Sigma Chem. Co., XTLbio etc.) and at the Ministry of Health. The following is a list of former students from the Yarden lab:
Current Members
CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE YARDEN LAB
Lab Manager
- Galya Kayam, MSc
Post-doctoral scholar
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Chunoti Changwal, PhD (in collaboration with the Hadar lab)
“The roles of small secreted proteins in the interactions between white rot and brown rot fungi”
PhD candidates
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Anne Yenewodage
" RNA-binding proteins and conidiation in Neurospora crassa”
Prof. Oded Yarden
RESEARCH
Prof. Yigal Henis
In Memoriam
Plant Pathology and Microbiology
IN MEMORY OF
Prof. Yigal Henis
1926 – 2010
physiology of fungal spore germination, morphogenesis and differentiation in fungi, biological control, biology of soilborne pathogens, interactions between soil pathogens and soil biota, soil suppressiveness, integrated control, bacterial diseases, microflora of stored products, degradation of pesticides and pollutants in soil bioremediation, nitrogen fixation, microbial ecology, cellulose degradation, edible mushrooms, water microbiology
Prof. Robert (Bob) Kenneth
In Memoriam
Plant Pathology and Microbiology
IN MEMORY OF
Prof. Robert Kenneth
1922–2012
Taxonomy of fungi, cereal diseases, diseases of wild grasses, wild cereals as sources for disease resistance, taxonomy of Helminthosporia and related fungi pathogenic to Gramineae, entomophagous fungi as potential biocontrol agents and biocontrol of weeds by pathogens using naturally occurring fungal pathogens
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Prof. Abraham Sztejnberg
Emeritus
Phytoalexins in citrus, Biological control of mildews, Insect and mite control by fungi.
Prof. Jaacov Katan
Emeritus
Kenedy Leigh A
Biology, ecology and control of soil-borne plant pathogens, Soil solarization.
Prof. Amos Dinoor
Emeritus
ICA Building
Diseases and disease resistance in natural populations of crop progenitors.
Prof. Ilan Chet
Emeritus
Biological control of soilborne plant diseases by using antagonistic organisms.
Prof. Oded Yarden
Professor
Buck Family Chair in Plant Pathology
Aaronsohn building
Molecular mechanisms of fungal growth and development, cell wall biosynthesis, regulation of hyphal elongation and branching.
Prof. Maggie Levy
Associate Professor
Lauterman building
Glucosinolate accumulation, Biological control of Botrytis cinerea.
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Research in the Lab
The main focus of the research in our lab is plant-pathogen interactions. Plant pathogens challenge our efforts to maximize crop production. A limited understanding of the pathogenesis and defense mechanisms involved in plant-pathogen interactions often obstruct those efforts. We study the plant's defense responses against the fungal plant-pathogen Botrytis cinerea. Structural defense, chemical defense and plant induced resistance via the biocontrol agents Pseudozyma aphidis. Our knowledge on the regulation of plant defense pathways may contribute in the long term to the development of plant-protection strategies that will reduce the required amount of chemicals and thereby genuinely benefit the consumer, farmers and the environment.
Researcher of the month article at the faculty newsletter.
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Dr. Asaf Levy
Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor)
Animal Science Bldg. (Ariowitcsh) room 313
Plant microbiome gene function and inter-bacterial warfare.