Prof. Ayala Lampel

Professor of Biotechnology, the Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research at the Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University

Member of the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Tel Aviv University

Member of the Center for the Physics and Chemistry of Living Systems Tel Aviv University

IPF Fellow, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden

Contact: ayalalampel@tauex.tau.ac.il

Phone: +972 36409836

Office: Green Building, 233

Professional Appointments:
2024-current: Associate Professor, Tel Aviv University

2019-2024: Assistant Professor, Tel Aviv University

2024-current: IPF Fellow, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden

2019-current: Member of the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Tel Aviv University

2019-current: Member of the Center for the Physics and Chemistry of Living Systems, Tel Aviv University

Education and Training:

2015-2019: Postdoctoral Fellow, Nanoscience Initiative, Advanced Science Research Center, City University of New York

2009-2014: Ph.D., Direct track in Biotechnology, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Tel Aviv University

2005-2008: B.Sc., Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University

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Itai Katzir

Ph.D. student

B.Sc. in Biology, Tel Aviv University (2020)

Research:

Design and regulation of bioinspired peptide-nucleic acid coacervates: investigating the interplay between viral-inspired peptides and nucleic acid polymers through peptide modifications and engineered DNA structures with varying degrees of order.

Contact: itaikatzir@mail.tau.ac.il

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Shirel Veretnik Harris

Ph.D. student

M.Sc. in Plant Sciences and Food Security, Tel Aviv University (2021)

B.Sc. in Chemistry and Biology double major, Tel Aviv University (2019)

Research:

Organic reactions in bio-inspired condensates; self-assembly of peptides to form multicomponent hydrogels.

Contact: shirelv@mail.tau.ac.il

Rif Harris

Ph.D. student

M.Sc. in Biotechnology, Tel Aviv University (2024)

B.Sc. in Chemistry and Biology double major, Tel Aviv University (2022)

Research:

Exploring how peptide biomolecular condensate composition affects enzymatic activity; Supramolecular interactions in coacervate-based biochemical reactions; Expanding the biomolecular condensate reservoir to discover new functional assemblies.

Contact: rifharris@mail.tau.ac.il

Nofar Berman Cohen

Ph.D. student in Biotechnology (direct track)

B.Sc. in Biotechnology, Tel Aviv University (2024)

Research:

Phase separation as a drug delivery system of therapeutic biomacromolecules and the investigation of cell-coacervate interaction.

Contact: nofarberman@mail.tau.ac.il

Shaked Itzhak Aharon

Ph.D. student (fast direct)

B.Sc. in Biotechnology, Tel Aviv University (2024)

Research:

Developing and investigating bio-inspired molecular condensates with antibacterial properties.

Contact: shakeditzhak@mail.tau.ac.il

Inbal Razi

Ph.D. student in Biotechnology (direct track)

B.Sc. in combined program in Life and Medical Sciences (2025)

Research:

studying the material properties and diffusion behavior of synthetic peptide coacervates through microrheology to develop new model systems for LLPS research.

Contact: inbalrazi@mail.tau.ac.il

Shira Rohar

M.Sc. student

B.Sc. in Chemistry and Biology double major, Tel Aviv University (2025)

Research:

Chemical reactions in LLPS systems.

Contact: shirarohar@mail.tau.ac.il

Naomi Levy

M.Sc. student

B.Sc. in B.Sc. in Biotechnology, Tel Aviv University (2025)

Research:

Using biomaterials to enhance the capabilities of bioactive peptides for cosmetic applications.

Contact: naomilevy@mail.tau.ac.il

Galit Aguf

M.Sc. student

B.Sc. in Chemistry and Biology double major, Tel Aviv University (2026)

Research:

Developing LLPS-driven peptide condensates to generate site-specific antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) for more effective and safer targeted cancer therapies.

Contact: galitaguf@mail.tau.ac.il