Our Team
Itamar Menuhin
Team roles: Modelling team leader, proof-reading team member.
Education: current M.Sc. student in applied mathematics.
Personal information: I have 3 years’ experience as a data scientist, and 3 years’ R&D experience in the field of RADARs. My hobbies include martial arts (currently classical boxing) and vocal training – I am a part of the Hellscore metal choir.
David Kenigsberger
Team roles: Biology, Wiki and Proof-reading team member.
Education: B.Sc. in Biology, Current M.Sc. student in Biology.
Personal information: Although I was born in Düsseldorf, Germany, I grew up in Colombia and moved to
Israel by myself at the age of 18. I used to compete in horseback riding and basketball when I was
young.
Today I am married and with my wife we scuba dive, hike, camp and travel around the world.
We recently adopted a dog.
I also play videogames, read comics and grow plants in my free time (hopefully there will be some
again after iGEM).
Noa
Kraicer
Team roles: Modelling, Funding and Social Media team member..
Education: Current B.Sc & M.Sc. student in Biomedical Engineering.
Personal information: I am Currently working as a researcher in Professor Israel Ganot’s lab at Tel Aviv University, focusing on a thermal imaging based tool for optimization of tumor treatment efficacy.
Hadar Ben Shoshan
Team roles: Modelling and Human Practice team member.
Education: Current B.Sc & M.Sc. student in Biomedical Engineering
Personal information: During my high school, I volunteered for 3 years assisting an amazing woman with disabilities. One of my favorite hobbies is scuba diving - I have dived in amazing reefs in my country and around the world. My hobbies also include dancing, cooking and traveling in our beautiful country and abroad of course :)
Omer
Edgar
Team roles: Biology and Human Practice team member.
Education: Third year medical student at Tel Aviv University.
Personal information: When I was 14 I set myself a goal - learn a new skill and adopt it as a hobby every couple of years. I started with magic tricks and mentalism and then moved on to guitar playing and singing. Today, I focus on my cooking skills which are challenged almost every day!
Itai
Katzir
Team roles: Lab Manager, Biology team member.
Education: BSc in biology, Current M.Sc. student in molecular Biology.
Personal information: Except for studying and researching all day long, I have other hobbies. I play football (soccer), video games, electric guitar (I’m a real amateur) and I like long-distance running. I have just started my research on viral-factories (or inclusion bodies), with an attempt to synthesize these structures synthetically.
Niv
Amitay
Team roles: Modelling,Funding & Social team member.
Education: B.S.c, Current M.Sc. student in Electrical Engineering.
Currently an M.Sc. student in Electrical Engineering.
Personal information: I’m working at Arbe, a startup company that developing high-resolution Radar for the autonomous
vehicle industry. I love to research and to study new things every day.
Doron
Naki
Team roles: Biology and Human Practice team member.
Education: B.Sc. in Biology, currently starting a direct-PhD program in microbiology.
Personal information: In Hebrew, the meaning of my name is a gift.
And in Japanese, when a Ninja wants to escape or leave a site without being noticed, he uses a smoke ball and disappear in an instant. The term for this isドロン(doron). So, you may get a present from me without even notice (;