The Lab For neurobiology of social behavior
Prof. Shlomo Wagner
Head of laboratory
Dr. Shai Netser
Lab manager
Renad Jabarin
Ph.D. student
David Peles
Ph.D. Student (Joint with Prof. Shani Stern)
My research is focused on finding potential food supplements that may ameliorate the neurologic symptoms of 7q11.23 Duplication Syndrome (Dup7) which is associated with Autism and social anxiety. I use both mouse models and patient-induced neurons which are derived from iPSCs.
Adele Phalip
Ph.D. Student
Yizhaq Goussha
Ph.D. student
Using machine learning and deep learning tools to model and predict rodent vocal communications and behavioral patterns
Shelly Pal
Ph.D. student
Paritosh Jaiswal
Ph.D. student
I am originally from India. After obtaining a master's degree from Banaras Hindu University in Molecular and Human Genetics in my home country, I decided to challenge myself in a completely new research environment. Hence I decided to move to Israel. I am currently doing my Ph.D. under the joined guidance of Prof' Shlomo Wagner and Dr. Liza Barki-Harrington trying to answer the question of how acute social isolation causes social memory loss using rat as a model system. In my spare time, I enjoy doing sports and I try to travel whenever I have the chance.
Claudio Jose Mendes Junior
Ph.D. Student
Born and raised in the northeast of Brazil, I hold a bachelor's degree in Biomedicine and a master's degree in Neuroengineering. Currently, my research focuses on understanding the neural mechanisms and behavioral responses of rats during social interaction after affiliative or aversive heterospecific interaction induced by tickling or poking. For this work, I utilize behavioral paradigms such as tickling, social preference, and fear conditioning, along with fiber photometry and analysis of ultrasonic vocalizations and behavior.
Natalia Kopachev
Lab technician
Naama Sternfeld
Ph.D. Student
Aya Sameir Issawe
M.Sc. Student
Dr. Lear Cohen
Post-Doctoral fellow
Shaul Aharon
M.Sc. Student
I'm currently pursuing a Master's degree in Clinical Neuropsychology at the School of Psychology in Haifa university, where the program combines clinical training with neuroscience research. My thesis research focuses on the role of oxytocin-receptive neurons in the medial prefrontal cortex in the regulation of social behavior.
Shorook Amara
Lab technician
Tagreed suliman
M.Sc. Student
Abeer Wahby
Ph.D. Student
Alumni
Dr. Konstantinos Lygdas – Post-Doctoral fellow
Dr. Shani Heskel – Post-Doctoral fellow
Dr. Michal Sheleg – Post-Doctoral fellow
Dr. Hala Harony – Post-Doctoral fellow
Dr. Rishika Tiwari – Ph.D. student
Dr. Shanah Rachel John – Ph.D. student
Dr. Alok Nath Mohapatra – Ph.D. student
Dr. Hadar Shachar-Gold – Ph.D. student
Dr. Guy Shpak – Ph.D. student
Dr. Lilach Porat-Kuperstein – Ph.D. student
Dr. Rotem Gur – Ph.D. student
Dr. Alex Tendler – Ph.D. student
Shimrat Mamrut – M.Sc. student
Sharon Rustami – M.Sc. student
Dana Iron – M.Sc. student
Maya Kay – M.Sc. student
Noa Zor – M.Sc. student
Noam Leser – M.Sc. student
Mayan Levy – M.Sc. student
Tal Madjar – M.Sc. student
Linoy Frankiensztajn – M.Sc. student
Wael Dagash – M.Sc. student
Diana Shehtman – M.Sc. student
Danit Levenda – M.Sc. student
Sarah Sheihk – M.Sc. student
Bayan Hijazi – M.Sc. student