Department of Marine Biology Archives - בית הספר למדעי הים ע"ש ליאון צ'רני https://marsci.haifa.ac.il/en/category/departments-en/department-of-marine-biology/ The Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:57:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://marsci.haifa.ac.il/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-fav_marsci-32x32.png Department of Marine Biology Archives - בית הספר למדעי הים ע"ש ליאון צ'רני https://marsci.haifa.ac.il/en/category/departments-en/department-of-marine-biology/ 32 32 Donate to us https://marsci.haifa.ac.il/en/donate-to-us/ Wed, 18 Jan 2023 07:14:09 +0000 https://marsci.haifa.ac.il/?p=19559 Help us protect the ocean and seas, donate today. Donations from people like you help us to conduct our research and advance the understanding of life in the oceans, so that we can protect them. The research in the department analyzes the effects of climatic changes on marine animals, and produces and tests new strategies […]

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Help us protect the ocean and seas, donate today.

Donations from people like you help us to conduct our research and advance the understanding of life in the oceans, so that we can protect them. The research in the department analyzes the effects of climatic changes on marine animals, and produces and tests new strategies for the preservation of marine life in a changing climate. Your donation will help us advance these goals and continue our research work. The donations will help fund scholarships for master's and PhD students, to carry out controlled research in the laboratory and to go on research cruises where we study marine life in the field.
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]]> Ziv Zemah-Shamir https://marsci.haifa.ac.il/en/ziv-zemah-shamir/ Sun, 19 Jun 2022 09:57:46 +0000 https://marsci.haifa.ac.il/?p=15119 Email: zzemah@univ.haifa.ac.ilMobile Tel.: +972-52-9431158 Dr. Ziv Zemah-Shamir Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Manager and a Research Fellow at Morris Kahn Marine Research Station (MKMRS) Ziv holds a B.Sc. degree in Biology, an M.A. in Environmental and Natural Resources Management, and a Ph.D. in Marine Biology. Prior to his academic endeavors, Ziv served in the Israeli Navy (IDF) for […]

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Ziv Zemah-Shamir

Email: zzemah@univ.haifa.ac.il
Mobile Tel.: +972-52-9431158

Dr. Ziv Zemah-Shamir

Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Manager and a Research Fellow at Morris Kahn Marine Research Station (MKMRS)

Ziv holds a B.Sc. degree in Biology, an M.A. in Environmental and Natural Resources Management, and a Ph.D. in Marine Biology.

Prior to his academic endeavors, Ziv served in the Israeli Navy (IDF) for many years, fulfilling roles as a diver and field commander officer. During breaks in his military service, he taught at Mevo’ot Yam – a high school with departments focused on Aquaculture and Marine Environmental Science. In this capacity, he served as both a teacher and educator, specializing in life sciences and marine sciences. Ziv also provided training, supervision, and examination of the school’s final thesis, focusing on biotopes and ecotypes.

Since 2016, Ziv has been a research fellow at the Morris Kahn Marine Research Station in Sdot-Yam. In 2020, he completed his Ph.D. thesis titled “The Human-Wildlife Conflict as a Global Challenge: Anthropogenic Factors Affecting Shark Behavior and Physiology – Winter Aggregation of Sharks at Hadera as a Case Study.” During his post-doctoral position at the Morris Kahn Marine Research Station, he worked under the guidance of Prof. Dan Tchernov.

As of March 2023, Ziv has taken on the role of Long-Term Ecological Research Manager at the Morris Kahn Marine Research Station.

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]]> Get Together 2022 https://marsci.haifa.ac.il/en/get-together-2022/ Sat, 02 Apr 2022 16:20:32 +0000 https://marsci.haifa.ac.il/?p=13816       8th Academic Get-Together Thursday, March 24, 2022 The 8th academic meeting of the Department of Marine Biology took place at the University campus. It was attended by 80 PhD and MSc students, postdoctoral fellows, principal investigators, research fellows and scientists. The meeting included lectures by students from different research groups and a […]

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8th Academic Get-Together

Thursday, March 24, 2022

The 8th academic meeting of the Department of Marine Biology took place at the University campus. It was attended by 80 PhD and MSc students, postdoctoral fellows, principal investigators, research fellows and scientists. The meeting included lectures by students from different research groups and a guest lecture by Prof. Ofer Arazy, who talked about innovation & sustainability at the University of Haifa. In addition, 41 students presented their projects in two poster sessions. The winner of the Get Together logo competition was Cláudia Ferreira, whose beautiful logo decorated the mugs for the meeting. At the end of the meeting, before prizes were awarded to the three best talks and posters, we had an enjoyable unplanned dancing celebration.

Best Lecture Awards:  

 

 Best Poster Awards:

First Prize: Elinor Nadir

 

 First Prize: Alon Blachinski

Second Prize: Majed Layous

 

 Second Prize: Shira Givati & Yara Soussan

Third Prize: Federica Scucchia

 

 Third Prize: Alhan Abu Hamoud

For more details and photos, please see this link

Photo by: Shani Levy

The 7th Academic Get-Together 2021
The 6th Academic Get-Together 2020

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]]> Highlights from the 11th Annual Retreat of the Department of Marine Biology https://marsci.haifa.ac.il/en/highlights-from-the-11th-annual-retreat-of-the-department-of-marine-biology/ Tue, 10 Jun 2025 05:47:27 +0000 https://marsci.haifa.ac.il/?p=38390 The Department of Marine Biology held its 11th annual retreat, welcoming approximately 90 participants, including MSc and PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, principal investigators, lab managers, research associates, and representatives from six sponsoring companies.

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Highlights from the 11th Annual Retreat of the Department of Marine Biology

The Department of Marine Biology held its 11th annual retreat, attended by approximately 90 participants, including MSc and PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, principal investigators, lab managers, research associates, and representatives from six sponsoring companies.
The event opened with greetings from the University of Haifa Rector, Prof. Mouna Maroun, and the Dean of Research, Prof. Oren Gazal Ayal.
Throughout the retreat, participants presented high-quality oral and poster sessions, highlighting the department’s multidisciplinary research and its contribution to advancing marine science and promoting ocean conservation.

Award Recipients:
Best Talk:
1st Place – Aman Prakash
2nd Place – Lina Ratinskaia
3rd Place – Efrat Beck

Best Poster:
1st Place – Prashant Tewari
2nd Place – Noga Barak
3rd Place – Chiara Conti

Acknowledgments:
We extend our sincere thanks to all who contributed to the success of the retreat:

  • The organizing team: Prof. Smadar Ben-Tabou de-Leon (Head of Department), Prof. Tamar Lotan, Prof. Laura Steindler, Prof. Daniel Sher, Dr. Tal Luzzatto Knaan, Prof. Tali Mass, Nadine Awwad, Anat Overlander, and Daniela Zak
  • Our researchers and students for their excellent presentations
  • Chiara Conti for designing the retreat logo
  • Prashant Tewari, Miri Morgulis, Alhan Abu Hamoud, Mukaila Alhassan, and Aman Prakash for organizing a social activity that fostered community and engagement

We are also grateful to our sponsors for their generous support. Getter Group and Rhenium Group presented recent innovations in microscopy and molecular biology. Additional thanks to Aquazone, Tivan Biotech, Biological Industries/Sartorius, and Bioanalytics for their valuable contributions.

Photographer Dar Golomb documented the retreat’s highlights. View the photo gallery.

We look forward to next year’s retreat.

The 10th Academic Get-Together 2023
The 9th Academic Get-Together 2023
The 8th Academic Get-Together 2022
The 7th Academic Get-Together 2021
The 6th Academic Get-Together 2020

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]]> Celebrating a Decade of Discoveries: The 10th Annual Retreat of the Marine Biology Department https://marsci.haifa.ac.il/en/brating-a-decade-of-discoveries-the-10th-annual-retreat-of-the-marine-biology-department/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 08:12:12 +0000 https://marsci.haifa.ac.il/?p=25214 The 10th annual retreat of the Department of Marine Biology, headed by Prof. Smadar Ben-tabou De-leon, took place last week at the University campus. It was attended by about 100 participants, including PhD and MSc students, post-doc scholars, principle investigators, lab managers, research associates and representative of four sponsoring companies.

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Celebrating a Decade of Discoveries:
The 10th Annual Retreat of the Marine Biology Department

The 10th annual retreat of the Department of Marine Biology, headed by Prof. Smadar Ben-tabou De-leon, took place at 7.3.24 at the University campus. It was attended by about 100 participants, including PhD and MSc students, post-doc scholars, principle investigators, lab managers, research associates and representative of four sponsoring companies.

During the retreat, students and researchers presented their scientific works in lectures and posters, demonstrating the multidisciplinary research in the department that advances the understanding of life in the oceans and their conservation. Rhenium representative presented the advanced properties of Rhenium new Digital PCR.

Special thanks to Shanduo Chen that designed the beautiful retreat logo; to Prashant Tewari, Lior Shimoni and Alhan Abu Hamoud for organizing the social activity that helped breaking the ice; to Hagai Nativ for the beautiful photographs and to our generous sponsors: Rhenium, Aquazone, Getter Group, and Tivan biotech.

At the end of the meeting, prizes were awarded to the three best lectures and posters , and the winners are:

Best Lecture Awards:  

 

 Best Poster Awards:

First Prize: Yara Soussan

 

 First Prize: Majed Layous

Second Prize: Elinor Nadir

 

 Second Prize: Tovah Nehrer

Third Prize: Areen Qassem

 

 Third Prize: Debi Ramon

 Congratulations to all!

For more photos by Hagai Nativ, click here

The 9th Academic Get-Together 2023
The 8th Academic Get-Together 2022
The 7th Academic Get-Together 2021
The 6th Academic Get-Together 2020

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]]> Instructions for writing the MSc Thesis https://marsci.haifa.ac.il/en/instructions-for-writing-the-msc-thesis/ Sun, 20 Feb 2022 07:31:10 +0000 https://marsci.haifa.ac.il/?p=12906 Writing of the final thesis and preparation for the master’s final examination The scope of the final thesis will not exceed 60 printed pages including diagrams and tables, but not including a bibliography and appendices. The text will be printed in accordance with the guidelines of the Graduate Studies Authority.  The language of the paper: […]

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Writing of the final thesis and preparation for the master's final examination

The scope of the final thesis will not exceed 60 printed pages including diagrams and tables, but not including a bibliography and appendices. The text will be printed in accordance with the guidelines of the Graduate Studies Authority. 

The language of the paper: English. A summary in Hebrew will be attached to the thesis. The body of the thesis will usually be drafted in the following order: scientific background, purposes of the thesis, methods, results, discussion and conclusions. If the student published an article or prepared an article for publication, they may add the article as a chapter of their thesis.

Certification by the instructor/s that the written final thesis is eligible for submission is a requirement for the start of the preparations for the final examination. After obtaining the certification, the student must apply to the Graduate Studies Authority to have the thesis paper undergo a formal-technical review before it is submitted for adjudication to the department’s secretary office. The student must also apply to the school’s secretary office to obtain written certification of the completion of all their academic and administrative obligations. After obtaining the required certifications, the student will apply to the head of the department in a request to appoint the panel of examiners and to schedule a date for the final lecture and the examination. The panel of examiners will include the instructor/s and two other examiners, who will receive a copy of the written thesis. The names of the examiners will be provided to the student on the day of the examination.

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]]> Muki Shpigel https://marsci.haifa.ac.il/en/muki-shpigel/ Sun, 06 Feb 2022 11:41:07 +0000 https://marsci.haifa.ac.il/?p=12610 Email: shpigelm@gmail.com CV Prof. Muki Shpigel Research Associate, The Morris Khan Marine Research Station Research Areas: Sustainable aquaculture. Research and development of Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) systems.   Mariculture (biology and technology) of bivalves, sea urchins, abalone and seaweed. Physiology of bivalves (oysters, clams), abalone and sea urchins. Use of bivalves, Artemia, seaweed and constructed wetland […]

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Email: shpigelm@gmail.com

CV

Prof. Muki Shpigel

Research Associate, The Morris Khan Marine Research Station

Research Areas:

  • Sustainable aquaculture.
  • Research and development of Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) systems.  
  • Mariculture (biology and technology) of bivalves, sea urchins, abalone and seaweed.
  • Physiology of bivalves (oysters, clams), abalone and sea urchins.
  • Use of bivalves, Artemia, seaweed and constructed wetland with halophytes as biofilters of mariculture effluents.
  • Using seaweeds and halophyte plants as food and feed.

 

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]]> Tali Mass https://marsci.haifa.ac.il/en/tali-mass-2/ Sun, 23 Jan 2022 12:42:59 +0000 https://marsci.haifa.ac.il/?p=12327 Prof. Tali Mass Department: Marine BiologyResearch Areas: Coral ecology, physiology and biomineralizationLaboratory: Coral Biomineralization and PhysiologyPhone: +972-4-8288977Office: 269, Multipurpose BuildingEmail: tmass@univ.haifa.ac.il About Research Interests About Professor Tali Mass received her PhD from the Hebrew University, Israel, focusing on coral physiology. She then did a post-doctoral fellowship on coral biomineralization at Rutgers University, USA, in the laboratory of Prof. Paul Falkowski. In […]

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Prof. Tali Mass

Department: Marine Biology
Research Areas: Coral ecology, physiology and biomineralization
Laboratory: Coral Biomineralization and Physiology
Phone: +972-4-8288977
Office: 269, Multipurpose Building
Email: tmass@univ.haifa.ac.il

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]]> Tamar Lotan https://marsci.haifa.ac.il/en/tamar-lotan/ Tue, 28 Dec 2021 12:40:05 +0000 https://marsci.haifa.ac.il/?p=11661 Prof. Tamar Lotan Marine Biology DepartmentResearch Areas: Developmental Marine Biology and Molecular EcologyLaboratory: Cnidarians Developmental Biology and Molecular EcologyPhone: +972-4-8240034Office: 265, Multipurpose BuildingEmail: lotant@univ.haifa.ac.il About Research interest About Professor Tamar Lotan obtained her PhD in Biology in 1993 from The Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel.  She held two post-doctoral fellowships: one at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the other […]

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ד"ר תמר לוטן

Prof. Tamar Lotan

Marine Biology Department
Research Areas: Developmental Marine Biology and Molecular Ecology
Laboratory: Cnidarians Developmental Biology and Molecular Ecology
Phone: +972-4-8240034
Office: 265, Multipurpose Building
Email: lotant@univ.haifa.ac.il

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]]> Igal Berenshtein https://marsci.haifa.ac.il/en/igal-berenshtein/ Mon, 31 Oct 2022 13:04:33 +0000 https://marsci.haifa.ac.il/?p=17244 Dr. Igal Berenshtein Research Areas: Health and functioning of the marine environmentLaboratory: Marine Ecology and Ocean Health Lab Phone: +972-4-8240375  Office: 264, Multipurpose BuildingEmail: iberensht@univ.haifa.ac.il About Research interest About Dr. Berenshtein is a quantitative marine ecologist and a bio-physical oceanographer, studying complex interactions in the ocean. In his research, he focuses on the role of early life stages of fish in the […]

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Dr. Igal Berenshtein

Research Areas: Health and functioning of the marine environment
Laboratory: Marine Ecology and Ocean Health Lab 
Phone: +972-4-8240375  
Office: 264, Multipurpose Building
Email: iberensht@univ.haifa.ac.il

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