Education
| Period | Degree | Institute | Faculty/Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-1981 | B.Sc. | Hebrew University, Jerusalem | Faculty of Agriculture |
| 1982-1984 | M.Sc. | Weizmann Institute of Science | Plant Genetics |
| 1984-1988 | Ph.D. | Weizmann Institute of Science | Plant Genetics |
Further Education
| Period | Certificate/Diploma | Institute |
|---|---|---|
| 2001-2002 | Postgraduate Certificate of Learning & Teaching in Higher Education | Accredited by the UK Institute of Learning & Teaching |
| 2010 | Diploma in 'Senior Business Management' | ‘Lahav’, Faculty of Management, Tel Aviv University |
Academic Appointments and Employment
| Period | Rank/Function | Institute |
|---|---|---|
| 1988-1991 | Postdoctoral fellow | Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA |
| 1991-1999 | Scientists to Associate Professor | The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel |
| 1999-2003 | Senior Lecturer | The University of Leeds, Leeds, UK |
| 2003-2007 | Associate Professor | Tel Aviv University |
| 2007-present | Full Professor | Tel Aviv University |
| 2009-2013 | Head of Department | Molecular Biology & Ecology of Plants, Tel Aviv University |
| 2016-2018 | Head of School | Plant Sciences and Food Security |
| 2018-2019 | Visiting Scientist | Institute for Plant & Food Research, Auckland, New Zealand |
Other personal awards and citations
1978: List of the Dean, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Mathematics and Physics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
1981: Rector prize for Excellence, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1988: Certificate of Merit from the Knesset (Israeli Parliament)
1988: The Giyora Yashinsky Prize for Excellence for PhD students, Feinberg Graduate School, Weizmann Institute of Science
1988-1990: Chaim Weizmann Post-Doctoral Fellowship
1990-1991: NIH Post-Doctoral Fellowship
1992: The Sir Charles Clore Fellowship, Weizmann Institute of Science
1993: Wolfson Research Award - administered by the Israeli Academy of Sciences
1993: The Jakubskind-Cymerman Research Prize, Weizmann Institute of Science
1995-1999: Incumbent of the Abraham and Jennie Fialkow Career Development Chair in Biology
2015- present: The George S. Wise Chair in Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University
2013-2018: Director, Israeli Center of Research Excellence (I-CORE):
http://www.icore-plants.tau.ac.il/
National & International Committees
2017 – 2020: Member, Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), U.S.-Israel Binational Agricultural Research & Development Fund (BARD)
2012 – 2015: Member of the Israel Civil Service Commission for Academic Appointments & Promotions (including: Agricultural Research Organization, Israel Oceanic and Limnological Research, Geological Survey of Israel).
2013 – 2016: Member of the Subcommittee for Life Sciences and Medicine - Mapping national research infrastructure requirements, Israel Council for Higher Education - Planning and Budgeting Committee
