Yael's Lab

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The Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology
The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Contact Details:
Phone: +972 8 9489218
Fax: +972 8 9466794
Email: yhelman@agri.huji.ac.il

Dr Yael Helman

Research interests:

Microbial interactions in the rhizosphere.
Biological control of plant pathogens.
Mechanisms of bacterial stress responses.

Higher education:

1990-1993 B.Sc. - Biological Sciences.
the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.

1993-1996 M.Sc. - Oceanography.
Department of Microbial Ecology, Institute of Life Sciences,
the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.

1999-2004 Ph.D - Biological Sciences.
Department Plant Sciences, Institute of Life Sciences,
the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.

2004-2008 Postdoctoral research, Environmental Biophysics and Molecular Ecology Group,
Rutgers University, NJ. USA.

Appointments at the Hebrew University:

1993-1996: Teaching Assistant in "Marine Microbiology",
the Interuniversity Institute, Eilat.

1995-1996: Teaching Assistant in "The Ecological System of the Bay of Eilat",
the Interuniversity Institute, Eilat.

1999-2002: Teaching Assistant in "Microbial Ecology", Institute of life sciences.

2003-2004: Teaching Assistant in "Advanced Botanics", Institute of life sciences.

2009-Present: Lecturer, Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology,
the Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment.