Group Members

Principal Investigator

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Prof. Norman Metanis, Ph.D.
Full Professor
Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem                                            
Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem 91904
Philadelphia Building, Room 320
E-mail: metanis@mail.huji.ac.il
Office Tel: +972-2-6586562
Fax: +972-2-6585345
Mobile: +972-52-4336637

Postdocs

Hiba Hiba Ghareeb Ph.D (hiba.ghareeb@mail.huji.ac.il):
Hiba was born and grew up in Jerusalem. She completed her M.Sc. in pharmaceutical science at Al-Quds University, continuing on to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem recieveing a Ph.D in chemisty. She is exploring therepudic peptide devolopment using chemical protein synthesis. She likes playing sports.

 

Graduate Students

Yao

Yao Cai (yao.cai@mail.huji.ac.il):

Yao was born in Hengyang city, Hunan Province, China. She completed her Master’s degree in polymer chemistry at the South University of China. She is pursuing her Ph.D in chemistry at Hebrew University. She likes doing yoga, Pilates and climbing mountains in her spare time.

 

 
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Reem Ghadir (reem.ghadir@mail.huji.ac.il): 
Reem was born and raised in Bir el-Maksur in the lower Galilee, and is pursuing an M.Sc. in chemistry at Hebrew University. Reem is pursuing her M.Sc. in the topic of protein folding. She loves enriching her knowledge with historical facts and reading ancient Arabic literature. Reem also enjoys nature a lot.

tasneem Tasneem Ras (tasneem.rass@mail.huji.ac.il): 

Tasneem was born and raised in Qalansuwe in the center of the country, and completed her B.Sc degree in medicinal chemistry at Bar Ilan University. After completing her M.Sc from the Hebrew university of Jerusalem She is continuiung on to pursue her Ph.D  in chemistry there. In her spare time she loves to read and make cakes. 

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Jacob Gichtin (jacob.gichtin@mail.huji.ac.il):

Jacob was born in Baltimore MD, USA. After moving to Israel when he was 13 he went on to complete high school in Israel. After completing his mandatory IDF service, completing his undergraduate studies in the combined chemistry and biology program at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, he continues on to his M.Sc there. His research focuses on synthesizing 'unclonable toxins.' In his spare time he enjoys scuba diving, swimming and many other sports.

Eden

Eden Filimonov (eden.filimonov@mail.huji.ac.il)

Eden grew up in Bat Yam. She completed B. Sc degree in biology and chemistry at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. Currently she is pursuing her M. Sc in chemistry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Eden loves to cook and dance.

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Maryam Gabarin (mariam.gabarin@mail.huji.ac.il)

Maryam was born and raised in Umm Al-Fahem. She earned her B.Sc. in Pharmacy from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Maryam is a master’s student in the accelerated excellence program at the Pharmacy School, where she completes both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in just five years. Currently, Maryam is conducting her master’s research in both the Sheikh Ahmad lab and the Metanis lab,  exploring both worlds of chemistry and neurobiology. In her free time, Maryam enjoys hiking and writing.

Undergrads

Aya

Aya Mahameed (aya.mahameed@mail.huji.ac.il)
Aya was born in Um Al-Fahem. She completed high school at Al-Ahliyya School, where she studied chemistry and biology, fostering a strong fondness for science. Aya is currently completing her B.Sc at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where she is studying chemistry and biology. In her free time Aya enjoys reading books, writing and exploring nature.
 

Mirna


Mirna Khoury (mirna.khoury@mail.huji.ac.il)

Mirna was born in Nazareth. She completed high school at St.Joseph Seminary & high school, where she studied chemistry and biology.
Mirna is currently completing her B.Sc at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where she is studying chemistry.
In her free time Mirna enjoys playing sports.

 

 

Group Alumni

Jian

Jian Huang, Ph.D

Postdoc 2022-2024

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Shay Laps Ph.D.

Postdoc 2023

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Orit Ktorza Weil

Ph.D Graduate 2023

Donia Shmali

Donia Shmali

Undergraduate Student 2023

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Ricki Notis Dardashti

Ph.D Graduate 2023

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Roua Marie

Undergraduate Student  2022

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Zhenguang Zhao

Ph.D. Graduate 2021, Postdoc 2022

Dana

Dana Shkolnik

Undergraduate 2021

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Reem Mousa

Ph.D. Graduate 2021

 

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Lareen Khouri

M. Sc. Graduate 2021

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Tasneem Abu Raiya

M. Sc. Graduate 2021

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Dr. Shailesh Kumar

Postdoctoral Scholar 2017-2020

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Shakked Schwartz

Undergraduate Student 2019-2020

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Dar Gliksberg

Undergraduate Student 2019-2020

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M.Sc. Graduate 2017
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Linoy Dery
M.Sc. Graduate 2016

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M.Sc. Graduate 2016
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Yonat Lehman
M.Sc. Graduate 2016

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Postdoctoral Scholar 2013-2016
  Dana Grunhaus
Undergraduate Student 2015
  Or Honovich
Undergraduate Student 2016