{"id":44648,"date":"2026-05-28T14:04:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T11:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/?p=44648"},"modified":"2026-06-15T14:41:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T11:41:14","slug":"highlights-from-the-12th-annual-retreat-of-the-department-of-marine-biology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/highlights-from-the-12th-annual-retreat-of-the-department-of-marine-biology\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlights from the 12th Annual Retreat of the Department of Marine Biology"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"44648\" class=\"elementor elementor-44648\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-143bce5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"143bce5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9bab0a7\" data-id=\"9bab0a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c58ddb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c58ddb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><strong>Highlights from the 12th Annual Retreat of the Department of Marine Biology<\/strong><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d3d31c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d3d31c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e10ef62\" data-id=\"e10ef62\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c80fd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c80fd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-path-to-node=\"3\">The Department of Marine Biology, led by Department head Prof. Smadar Ben-Tabou de-Leon, held its 12th annual retreat. <br \/>Nearly 90 students, researchers, lab managers, postdoctoral fellows, and industry partners gathered for an inspiring day dedicated to science, collaborative learning, and community building.<\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"5\">The department was honored to open the retreat with inspiring remarks by Prof. Zvi Ben-Avraham, Israel Prize laureate and founder of the Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences.<\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"6\">Throughout the day, students and researchers presented their latest findings through engaging talks and a bustling poster session. The presentations beautifully reflected the wide-ranging and diverse research taking place across the department- spanning from molecular and developmental biology and genomics to microbiology, marine ecology, and conservation.<\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"7\">Special congratulations go out to our student award winners for their excellent and outstanding presentations.<\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"9\">The annual retreat also highlighted the vital connection between academic innovation and industry leaders. We extend our deepest gratitude to our generous sponsors for their meaningful contributions and ongoing support:<\/p><ul><li data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\">Aquazone<\/li><li data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\">Rhenium Group<\/li><li>Getter Group<\/li><li>Syntezza Bioscience<\/li><li>hyLabs<\/li><\/ul><p data-path-to-node=\"11\">Beyond the impressive science, the event was a powerful reminder of the strength of the community built within the department over the years\u2014a community that is inherently curious, deeply collaborative, and fully committed to advancing global marine research.<\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1tsq8hn0kK0kQrMWyv1vRuFOr1juA98Pn\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">View the full photo gallery from the retreat<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ee46d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ee46d3\" 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