Poster Session

List of poster presentations
Poster # Presenter Affiliation Poster title
1 Amichai Baichman-Kass The Hebrew University of Jerusalem High throughput assembly of microbial communities for synergistic pathogen suppression
2 Roni Beiralas Weizmann Institute of Science Bacteria-bacteria interactions regulate pathogenicity towards an algal host
3 Oded Bergman Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research Molecular ecology of the bacterial pathogen Legionella in four spring clusters surrounding Lake Kinneret
4 Ariel Chazan Technion- Israel Institute of Technology Characterization of heliorhodopsins detected via functional metagenomics in freshwater Actinobacteria, Chloroflexi and Archaea
5 Chiara Conti Haifa University Using mutants that mimic symbionts to study sponge-microbe interactions
6 Shai Fainsod Technion- Israel Institute of Technology Light acclimation and adaptation in micro-algae from a red-shifted aquatic environment
7 Cláudia Ferreira Haifa University Genomic adaptations of sponge associated Actinobacteria to the symbiotic lifestyle
8 Ron Flatau Ben Gurion University of the Negev Wolbachia endosymbionts of fleas occur in all females but rarely in males and do not show evidence of obligatory relationships, fitness effects, or sex-distorting manipulations
9 Amir Fromm Weizmann Institute of Science Using comparative genomics to reveal Emiliania huxleyi virus genes associated with virulence
10 Oscar Gallardo Weizmann Institute of Science Three-way interactions in a synthetic community of environmental bacterial strains and their effect on the system population dynamics
11 Alon Ginatt The Hebrew University of Jerusalem A framework for characterizing metabolic functions of soil microbiota based on genomic information
12 Jonathan Gropp Weizmann Institute of Science Controls on the isotopic composition of microbial methane in natural environments
13 Ajesh Jose Ben Gurion University of the Negev Physical characteristics of mixed-species swarming colonies
14 Coco Koedooder The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Metagenomic analysis of the Trichodesmium-bacteria consortium

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 Danit Lisa Karsagi Ben Gurion University of the Negev Nutrient (N&P) containing aerogel for hydrocarbons adsorption and biodegradation
16 Katherine Marsay University of Ariel

High-resolution screening for taxa with preference for plastic surfaces
17 Eliya Milshtein Weizmann Institute of Science From heterotroph to autotroph: Design principles revealed by characterizing lab-evolved E. coli
18 Omer Nadel Technion- Israel Institute of Technology Characterization of the nblA gene among marine cyanobacteria and cyanophages
19 Ezra Orlofsky Migal Galilee Research Institute Bacteria functional ecology associated with the mushroom Morchella rufobrunnea fruiting in a natural habitat
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Benoit de Pins

 Weizmann Institute of Science RuBisCOlympics: searching for the fastest RuBisCO in the biosphere
21 Lior Shachar Weizmann Institute of Science Increasing CO2 consumption in E. coli under ambient conditions through a carbon concentrating mechanism
22 Adva Shemi Weizmann Institute of Science Dimethyl sulfide acts as eat-me signal during microbial predator-prey interactions in the ocean
23 Sheli Shlomo Itzhari University of Ariel Characterization of novel fungal-algal symbiosis on polyethylene surfaces in the Mediterranean Sea
24 Eliran Soffer Weizmann Institute of Science The ecological impact of viral-induced metabolites on marine bacterial communities
25 Nofar Yehuda Ben Gurion University of the Negev Red microalgal sulfated polysaccharide-Cu2O complexes: Characterization and bioactivity
26 Jenny Yusim Institute of Applied Research,
The Galilee Society		 Tracking the dynamics of microbial communities inhabiting contaminated soils through the integrated use of electrochemical anaerobic reactors and genomic based modeling
27 Stav Livne-Luzon

Weizmann Institute of Science

Crossing the border: The plasticity of mycorrhizal interactions in the mixed Mediterranean forest

Organizing committee:

Noa Barak-Gavish, Daniella Gat, Elisa Korenblum and Keren Yanuka-Golub

Email: MicroEco2020@gmail.com

Sponsors

  • The Lorry I. Lokey Research School of Biochemical Science, FGS
  • The Ekard Research School of Biological Science, FGS
  • The Solo Dwek and Maurizio Dwek Research School of Chemical Science, FGS
  • Faculty of Chemistry, WIS
  • The de Botton Center for Marine Science, WIS
  • Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, WIS
  • Faculty of Biochemistry, WIS
  • Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, WIS
  • Azrieli Institute for Systems Biology, WIS
  • Sustainability and Energy Research Initiative (SAERI)
  • The Knell Family Center for Microbiology
  • The Regional Research & Development Center – The Galilee Society