people
Patents
Carotenoid-associated proteins useful for high carotenoid accumulation and production in plants and other organisms.
Method for enhancing plant scent.
Plant viral expression vectors and use of same for generating genotypic variations in plant genomes.
Generating genotypic variations in plant genomes by direct gamete infection.
Former Group Members
Former Students and Associates
Ronit Sharon, Photosynthetic apparatus in corollas of petunia and carnation M.Sc.
Galil Tzuri, M.Sc. in collaboration with Prof. J. Hillel
Morly Fisher, M.Sc. in collaboration with Prof. M. Ziv
Iris Smirra, M.Sc. in collaboration with Prof. A. Halevy
Vered Canaan, Transgenic plants resistant to crown gall, MSc
Shamir Tznuert, Transformation system for Gypsophila, MSc
Current Group Members
Current Lab Members
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Teaching
Intro to molecular biology 71065; BSc
Seminar 71187/8, MSc
Basic methods in molecular biology 71024, BSc
Research workshop in horticulture 71950, MSc
Classical and molecular approaches in plant breeding 71021, BSc
Biological membranes, 71978, MSc
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Born 1957 Tbilisi, Georgia
1976 B.Sc. State University of Tbilisi, USSR
1984 Ph.D. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
1986-1988 Postdoctorate, University of California at Los Angeles, USA
Employment history
1988-1993 Lecturer Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, HUJ
Prof. Alexander Vainstein
Research Interests
Genomic/metabolomic/proteomic approaches for identification of novel (regulatory and biosynthetic) aroma genes
Metabolic engineering of plants and yeast
Site-specific genome modification and genetic engineering in plants
Prof. Alexander Vainstein
Professor
Wolfson Family Chair in Floriculture
Identification of novel aroma genes, Metabolic engineering of plants and yeast, Site-specific genome modification and genetic engineering in plants.
Prof. Amram Ashri
IN MEMORY OF
Prof. Amram Ashri
Patents
Wang, W., Pelah, D., Alegrand, T., Pouny, Y., Marton, I., Wolf, A., Shoseyov, O., Altman, A. (2007). Denaturant stable and/or protease resistant, chaperone-like oligomeric proteins, polynucleotides encoding same, their uses and methods of increasing a specific activity thereof. USA Patent 7,253,341.
Wolf, A., Pouny, Y., Marton, I., Dgany, O., Altman, A., Shoseyov, O. (2007). Sp1 Polypeptides, Modified Sp1 Polypeptides And Uses Thereof. Patent: Wo/2007/007325. And additional patents thereof.
Publications
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS (BY ORDER OF PUBLICATION DATE)
16.11.2022
BOOKS:
1. A. Altman, ed. (1998). Agricultural Biotechnology. Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, ISBN: 0-8247-9439-7. 770 pp.
2. Altman, A. and Y. Waisel, eds. (1997). The Biology of Root Formation and Development, Plenum Press, N.Y., USA. ISBN: 0-306-45706-7. 376 pp.
Books
A. Altman, ed. (1998). Agricultural Biotechnology. Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, ISBN: 0-8247-9439-7. 770 pp.
Altman, A. and Y. Waisel, eds. (1997). The Biology of Root Formation and Development, Plenum Press, N.Y., USA. ISBN: 0-306-45706-7. 376 pp.
Altman, A. and M. Ziv, eds, (1997). Horticultural Biotechnology: In Vitro Culture and Breeding, Acta Horticulturae 447, Wageningen, The Netherlands. ISBN: 90-6605-909-5. 674 pp.
Research Interests
Molecular regulation of plant response to drought and salinity:
Prof. Arie Altman
Born in Israel, July 8, 1937
M.Sc. 1964, Ph.D. 1970, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Lecturer 1970; Senior Lecturer 1977; Associate Professor 1982; Professor 1989. Emeritus
Guest Professor, Culture Research, Faculty of Humanities, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Married to Judith (deceased 2009), a daughter (Orly) and a son (Ron).
Prof. Meira Ziv
In Memoriam
Plant Science and Genetics in Agriculture
IN MEMORY OF
Prof. Meira Ziv
1931 - 2024
Enhanced regeneration and bulb formation