Gil Levkowitz received his BSc. and MSc. from Tel Aviv University in Israel. He conducted his Ph.D. research in Prof. Yosef Yarden’s laboratory at the Weizmann Institute of Science focusing on epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling, and earned his Ph.D. degree at 2000. He was a Post-Doctoral Fellow (2000-2002) in Arnon Rosenthal’s laboratory at Genentech Inc., (South San Francisco, USA) where he studied the embryonic development of the dopamine- secreting [termed ‘dopaminergic’] neuronal cell type, which is associated with Parkinson’s disease as well as other neurological disorders. He then spent approximately two years (2002-2003) as a project team leader at Rinat-Neuroscience Corp. in Palo Alto. USA (now Rinat-Pfizer Inc.), conducting research and pre-clinical development of drugs for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. Since returning to Israel he has been a Senior Scientist and then a Professor at the Weizmann Institute. His lab is using zebrafish to study genetic pathways controlling hypothalamic neuronal circuits that have been associated with neurological conditions such as depression, chronic stress, autism and obesity.
Group
Prof. Gil Levkowitz
Professor
The Elias Sourasky Professorial Chair
Email gil.levkowitz@weizmann.ac.il Phone +972-8-934-6077Qiyu Chen
PhD
2017 - 2023
Now a Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Cambridge, UK
Amrutha Swaminathan, Ph.D
Postdoctoral Fellow
2018 - 2023
Now an Assistant Professor at IISER Trivandrum, India
Michael (Mikey) Gliksberg
PhD and Postdoctoral Fellow
2013 - 2020
Lucy (Ludmila) Gordon
PhD and Postdoctoral Fellow
2013 - 2019
Now a Postoctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School, MA, USA
Tal Fisher
MSc Student
2018 - 2020
Now a PhD student in the Lab of Noam Stern-Ginossar at teh Weizmann Institute
Guy Peles
MSc student
2017 - 2019
Ido Shirat
MSc student
2017 - 2019
Savani Anbalagan, Ph.D
Postdoctoral Fellow
2013 - 2018
Now an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University,, Poland
Dvir Gur, Ph.D
Postdoctoral Fellow
2016 - 2018
Now an Assistant Professor at the Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Jakob Biran, Ph.D
Postdoctoral Fellow
2013 - 2017
Now a Principal Investigator at the Institute of Animal Sciences Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Israel
Maayan Tahor
PhD
2012 - 2018
Now a Lab Manager of Prof. Adi Stern, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University)
Einav Wircer Ph.D
PhD and Postdoctoral Fellow
2010 - 2017
Now a Scientist at EntroGen, Inc. Woodland Hills, CA, USA
Rita Nunes Ph.D
Postdoctoral Fellow
2013 - 2014
Now a Postdoc at the Gulbenkian Institute of Science, Oeiras, Portugal
Adriana Reuveni Ph.D
Postdoctoral Fellow
2010 - 2012
Now a Lab Manager of Prof. Talila Volk at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Liat Amir-Zilberstein, Ph.D
Postdoctoral Fellow
2007 - 2011
Now a Research Scientist at the Broad institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA , USA
Nataliya Borodovsky, Ph.D
Msc and Ph.D Student
2003 - 2011
Now a Senior Development Scientist at Beckman Coulter
Amos Gutnick, Ph.D
Msc and Ph.D Student
2005 - 2012
Now a Scientist at Biogen, Cambridge MA, USA
Yossy Machluf, Ph.D
PhD
2004 - 2009
Now The Director of Research Processing of Israel's National Institute for Testing and Evaluation
Helit Nabel-Rosen, Ph.D
Postdoctoral Fellow/ Scientific Advisor
2004 - 2009
Now a an Ornamental Horticulture Researcher at The Northern R&D of Israel
Niva Russek-Blum, Ph.D
PhD
2004 - 2009
Now a Principal Investigator at the Dead-Sea & Arava Science Research Center, Israel
Eva Mishor
MSc Student
2013 - 2014
Now a PhD student in Prof. Noam Sobel, WIS, Dept. of Neurobiology
Shani Trattner
MSc Student
2007 - 2008
Now a Regulatory Affairs Specialist at Abbott Vascular. Santa Clara, CA, USA
Mark Eisenberg, Ph.D
Postdoctoral Fellow
2006 - 2007
Now a Resaerch Associate at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA
Tatiana Ponomaryova, Ph.D
Postdoctoral Fellow
2004 - 2007
Now a Principal Scientist at Plasticell Limited, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Maya Lavid
MSc Student
2006 - 2007
Hila Sberro
MSc Student
2004 - 2005