Naama Barkai

Naama Barkai is an Israeli systems biologist and professor for Molecular Genetics and Physics of Complex Systems at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, and a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Education and career

In 1995, Barkai earned a PhD summa cum laude in theoretical physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, on the statistical mechanisms of learning.[1][2] Barkai pursued a post-doc in the group of Stanislas Leibler at Princeton University, where she worked on theoretical analysis of biochemical networks.[1] During this time, she was supported by the Robert H. Dicke Fellowship.[1][2] From 2001 to 2004, Barkai was an EMBO young investigator.[1] Her work on deciphering mechanisms of control in complex biological systems combining experimental work with mathematical modelling shaped the field of systems biology.[1] From 2005 to 2006 she was a visiting professor at Harvard University.[1] In 2007, she was elected as EMBO member.[1]

She is on the scientific advisory board of Evogene Ltd.[2]

Awards and honours

  • Rothschild Prize (2018)[3]
  • FEBS/EMBO Women in Science Award (2008)[1]
  • Helen and Martin Kimmel Award for Innovative Investigation (2007)[1]
  • Teva Prize for Research in Systems Biology (2005)[1]
  • Morris L. Levinson Biology Prize from the Weizmann Institute of Science (2004)[1]
  • Michael Bruno Memorial Award (2004)[1]

Selected publications

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Systems biologist finds novel solutions to fundamental biological problems". Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Bloomberg Executive Profile". Bloomberg Executive Profile. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Rothschild Prizes recipients". Rothschild Prizes. Retrieved 12 July 2019.