People

People

The Levi Lab brings together researchers working on fungal resistance mechanisms, CRISPRi screens, and antifungal discovery across clinical and agricultural contexts.

Lab members

Dr. Ofri Levi

Dr. Ofri Levi

Principal Investigator - Tel-Hai University (Kiryat Shmona) and MIGAL

We study how pathogenic fungi adapt to antifungal stress at genetic, regulatory, and systems levels. Our work integrates genome-scale CRISPRi screening, mechanistic microbiology, and multi-omics to identify pathways that govern resistance and tolerance, and to enable antifungal discovery including plant-derived molecules.

Hazem Khamaisi

Hazem Khamaisi

Lab Manager

Laboratory operations, procurement, safety compliance, and support for high-throughput workflows.

Tom Shlomovitz

Tom Shlomovitz

PhD Student

Genome-scale genetic perturbation and functional validation to map determinants of antifungal response and tolerance.

Nour Sleman

Nour Sleman

MSc Student

Plant-extract screening, bioactivity-guided fractionation, and quantitative antifungal phenotyping.

Former group members
Dr. Rina Zuchman

Dr. Rina Zuchman

Former Postdoctoral Fellow

Former group member.