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Prof. Gil Levkowitz

Professor

The Elias Sourasky Professorial Chair

Phone +972-8-934-6077

Location Wolfson Building for Biological Research , room 118

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.

  • Qiyu 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