ביופיליה: הכרת הטבע והסביבה

I discovered my love for biology while in high school with an amazing teacher who taught us how to inquire, how to ask questions, piqued our curiosity and made me want to learn more and more.
After my military service, I embarked on a charted course, a bachelor’s degree in life sciences. Over the course of my degree I’ve been exposed to plenty of interesting information on various subjects, all of which related to life on earth. After giving the matter much consideration, I decided to specialize in the central nerve system of the human body. Indeed, I signed up for a master’s degree program in neurobiology. After that, the course was fairly clear – a PhD in neurobiology and also postdoctoral studies in the same field.

The central nerve system in the human body is so complex that it can be studied for many years, and indeed many scholars both around the world and in Israel are interested in this system and study it.
Upon completion of my postdoctoral in the United States I returned to Israel with an interest to engage both in research and in teaching. I signed up for a master’s degree in the teaching of sciences and started teaching in high school, all the while working in research at Tel Aviv University.

In addition to teaching in high school, I taught in several colleges around Israel and I fell in love with the teaching profession.
The road to Ohalo College has been paved with great pleasure and here I am today, head of the Department of Science and Biology, a lecturer and a scholar, training the next generation of teachers who will spread their love for the subject all throughout Israel.

A senior scholar in MIGAL – Galilee Research Institute – R&D (agricultural research and development) North, focusing on developing behavior-based solutions for ecological pest-control.
A senior lecturer in the fields of ecology, zoology and scientific seminary at Ohalo College.
Academic education
B.Sc. – Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agriculture in Rehovot, Life Sciences – agriculture, livestock, specializing in cud chewing animals.
M.Sc. – Technion, Haifa, anatomy and physiology of amphibians, their physiological and behavioral adaptation to their surroundings.
Ph.D. – Technion, Haifa, biodiversity, invertebrates, the effects of environmental factors and the decomposition of organic matter.
Postdoc – Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), insect-plant relations and attraction factors.
Additional education:
A teaching certificate from MOFET Institute – disciplinary teachers’ teachers training.
An environmental planner certificate from the Israeli Permaculture Organization – environmental planning.
A pest controller certificate from the Instruction and Profession Service (SHAHAM) – crop diseases and pests.
A biological exterminator certificate from BioBee – biological and integrated extermination.