The Team

Principal Investigator
Daphna Nachmani, PhD
Daphna trained as an immunologist at HUJI, and completed her postdoctoral work at Harvard Medical School, specializing in Hematology and Genetics. She is still actively involved in research and has her own bench in the lab! :)

Lab Manager
Maram Arafat, PhD
Maram completed her PhD at Ben Gurion university, and a postdoctoral fellowship at HUJI. With a passion for advancing the field of RNA biology, she is developing innovative single-cell techniques to uncover new dimensions of RNA biology.

PhD Student
Ofri Rabany
Ofri studies dynamics of rRNA modifications in the hematopoietic hierarchy. She aims to uncover the molecular mechanisms that underpin stem cell function, contributing to a deeper understanding of cellular processes.

PhD student
Neta Ifergan
Using whole-genome CRISPRi screens Neta studies synthetic lethal interactions in acute myeloid leukemia, with cliniclly used therapeutics. Neta's goal is to uncover novel therapeutic targets.

MSc student
Noga Ussishkin
Noga studies translational control beyond the ribosome during erythroid differentiation, focusing on how cap-dependent translation regulates leukemia proliferation and cellular metabolism.

MSc Student
Sivan Ben-Dror
Sivan focuses on the lymphoid lineage, investigating essential rRNA modifications as potential therapeutic targets in B-cell and T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia.

Research Assistant
Pnina Glick
Pnina, together with Maram, studies viral–host interactions from an RNA methylation perspective. Asking how viruses manipulate the ribosome and what antiviral strategies are deployed in response.