Unraveling the mysteries of the brain is a complex, daunting task. Neuroscience is by nature an interdisciplinary effort, requiring expertise from multiple fields including psychology, physiology, genetics, chemistry and engineering. We believe that meaningful progress can only be made through collaboration, both within the group and between groups, locally and internationally. Our work spans multiple levels of analysis, from protein engineering through neuronal cell culture, ex-vivo and in-vivo preparations. Projects in the lab typically consist of collaborative work between group members, each contributing their individual expertise.
Group
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Prof. Ofer Yizhar
Principal investigator
Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Charitable Foundation Chair for Research in Neuroscience
Email ofer.yizhar@weizmann.ac.il Phone +972-8-934-6957 CV CV-
Dr. Inbar Saraf Sinik
Assistant Staff ScientistEmail inbar.saraf-sinik@weizmann.ac.il Phone +972-8-934-4465 -
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Dr. Daniel Zelmanoff
Postdoctoral fellowEmail daniel.zelmanoff@weizmann.ac.il Phone +972-8-934-3726 -
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Dr. Rebecca Bornstein
Postdoctoral fellowEmail rebecca.bornstein@weizmann.ac.il Phone +972-8-934-3726 -
Dr. Suraj Subramaniam
Postdoctoral fellowEmail suraj.subramaniam@weizmann.ac.il Phone +972-8-934-3726 -
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Dr. Tess Oram
PhD student
2012 - 2016
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Dr. Maya Kaufman
Postdoc
2014 - 2017
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Dr. Matthias Prigge
Postdoc
2012 - 2018
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Omer Shaked
MSc student
2016 - 2018
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Dr. Lihi Gibor
MSc+PhD student
2012 - 2020
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Dr. Shiri Ron
PhD student
2011 - 2019
Dr. Dana Rubi Levy
PhD student
2013 - 2019
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Dr. Rea Mitelman
Postdoc
2014 - 2018
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Dr. Yoav Printz
MSc+PhD student
2012 - 2020
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Shiri Zaltzman
MSc student
2021 - 2023
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Andres Jaramillo
MSc student
2016 - 2018
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Noa Brande-Eilat
MSc student
2019 - 2021