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MEET THE TEAM

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Awarded for Outstanding Young Scientist by the Human Frontier Science Program Organization

Four granted patents approved in USA for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases

Published in an array of scientific journals including the Journal of clinical investigation, Nature Annals of Neurology, the Proceeding National Academy of Science, Nature communication, Neurobiology of Aging and Neurobiology of disease

Prof. Dan Frenkel

Principal Investigator 

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B.Sc in Biochemistry from Osmania University

M.Sc in Biotechnology from Institute of Advanced Research

After spending time in different labs and working on various organisms from Rice plants to Dengue virus, I finally settled in Danny's lab for my doctoral degree. Here, everyday I ask various questions ( sometimes interesting) about how different cells in the brain are affected during Ageing and sometimes I find exciting answers!

Vijay Krishna Medala

Ph.D Candidate 

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B.Sc in Cell and Molecular Biology from Macaulay Honors College at John Jay College of Criminal Justice 

Currently pursuing a Masters degree in Neurobiology researching the role and potential therapeutic application of dysregulated metabolic enzymes in an EAE model of Multiple Sclerosis and clinical patients. 

Alexandra Aaliyah Hay 

M.Sc Candidate 

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B.Sc in Life Sciences from Tel Aviv University .

Currently pursuing a Masters degree in Neurobiology researching the role of metabolic changes in Parkinson's Disease 

Rawaa Ishtewy 

M.Sc Candidate 

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Pursuing a Bachelors Degree in Biology from Tel Aviv University 

Jointly responsible for husbandry and management of animals used throughout the lab 

Yuval Moor Millman

Animal Coordinator 

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Pursuing a Bachelors Degree in Biology from Tel Aviv University 

Working in collaboration with a masters student to elucidate the role of senescent cells in Alzheimers disease

Yahel Shuker

Project Student 

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I am currently in the third semester of my master's degree in biochemistry at Eberhard Karls University in Tübingen, Germany. From mid-February to mid-June, I will be part of the Frenkel Lab. My goal is to develop a protocol for co-culturing primary dopaminergic neurons with, for example, microglial cells. Successful establishment would allow neurodegeneration and pathological changes in the cells to be studied further, and by understanding the processes that occur, potential drugs can be found and evaluated.

Ann-Kathrin Grotegerd 

Masters Intern

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B.Sc in Life Sciences from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

M.Sc and Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Tel Aviv university

Dr. Shani Kanfi

Lab Manager

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B.Sc in Life Sciences from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Pursuing a Masters Degree in the Sagol School of Neuroscience targeting GABA metabolism for a therapeutic direction in mouse model of Multiple Sclerosis

Tamar Cohen-Sapir

M.Sc Candidate 

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B.Sc in Biology from the Technion- Israel Institute of Technology 

Currently pursuing a Masters degree in Neurobiology researching the role of aging in Alzheimers Disease.

Ellon Nabet 

M.Sc Candidate 

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B.Sc in Pharmacology from

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani - Hyderabad Campus. 

Pursuing a Masters Degree, studying the role and therapeutic potential of metabolic enzymes in Alzheimer's Disease pathology.

Tabitha Grace Royal

M.Sc Candidate 

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Pursuing a Bachelors Degree in Biology from Tel Aviv University 

Jointly responsible for husbandry and management of animals used throughout the lab. 

Working in collaboration with a masters student to elucidate the role of insulin in Alzheimers disease

Gabrielle Ficher Gammal

Project Student  

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Pursuing a Bachelors Degree in Biology with a minor in Humanities from Tel Aviv University

Working in collaboration with a masters student to target GABA processing for therapeutic treatment in animal model of Multiple Sclerosis

Maya Bueno

Project Student 

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