Dr. Gillian Kay
Lab Manager
Gillian received her Ph.D. in Pharmacology from the University of London and did her post-doctoral research at the Hebrew University. She has worked as a lab manager in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology for 26 years. She lives in Aderet, a moshav near Bet Shemesh, with her husband, two of their four adult kids, a cat, and 5 hens in the back garden.
"I love acting - most summers I can be found in Blumfield Park in Jerusalem performing Shakespeare - and traveling, in particular, sailing with my husband and friends"
Shira Shalev
Abisch-Frenkel direct Ph.D. student
Shira received her B.sc in Biomedical Sciences from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. Currently in the Abisch-Frenkel direct Ph/D. Program. Her project focuses on implementing synthetic biology to generate practical solutions to cancer immunotherapy.
"In her free time, she enjoys reading, watching movies, and traveling"
Masha Zaitsev
Abisch-Frenkel direct Ph.D. student
Masha received her B.sc in Biomedical Sciences from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. Currently in the Abisch-Frenkel direct Ph/D. Program. She is developing synthetic logical gene circuits that execute complex functions in mammalian cells.
"In her free time, she enjoys cooking, videogames, dancing, and traveling"
Chaja Katzman
Abisch-Frenkel direct Ph.D. student
Chaja received her B.Sc. in biomedical sciences at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She is developing a high-throughput screening platform for Synthetic Promoters with Enhanced Cancer Specificity (SPECS).
"Interested in photographing, reading and listening to music"
Keren Roas
Ph.D. student in the Bio-Engineering program
Keren received her B.Sc. in Mind/Brain Sciences from Bar-Ilan University and her M.Sc. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She is developing synthetic gene circuits for cancer immunotherapy.
"In my spare time, I enjoy painting, drawing, writing, traveling, and most of all I love spending time with my family and friends"
Sharon Matusevich
M.Sc. student.
Sharon received her B.Sc. in Biotechnology from Hadassah academic college in Jerusalem. Her master's project focuses on enhanced immune therapies.
"In my spare time, I enjoy cooking and traveling abroad"
Tzlil Yair
M.Sc. Student
Tzlil received her B.sc in Biomedical Sciences from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. Her master's project is about finding and optimizing synthetic promoters, with cancer specificity in melanoma cells. Her additional role is to develop computational methodologies for the research group's various projects.
"I like to play tennis, listen to music, and travel with my family"
Adham Slameh
M.Sc. Student
Adham received his B.Sc. in brain science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. During his undergraduate studies, he researched the relations between iron accumulation in the brain and schizophrenia under the guidance of Dr. Amit Lotan. His Master's degree focuses on developing synthetic biology multifunctional platforms for cancer immunotherapy.
Tehila Ernst
M.Sc. Student
Tehila received her B.sc in Biomedical Sciences from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. Currently in the excellence M.Sc. Program. She is developing synthetic gene circuits that enable rapid and efficient discovery of anti-viral drugs.
Chen Samuelov
M.Sc. Student
Chen is a medical student the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. Her master's project focuses on immune therapies of mucosal melanoma.
“Enjoy to watch sunset, to do Pilates and travel with my friends and family.”
