Academic Education:
- 2005-2010: 2005-2010: Ph.D. studies at Dr. Oren Levi Molecular marine ecology laboratory at Life sciences faculty, Bar Ilan University, Ramat-Gan. Thesis subject:”The circadian clock genes of Stony Corals”.
- 2003-2005: Ms.C. Studies at Prof. Yair Achituv Laboratory at the Life sciences faculty, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan. Thesis subject: ”The Eastern Atlantic & Mediterranean Chthamalids Chthamalus stellatus, Chthamalus montagui and Euraphia depressa”.
- 2000-2003: Bs.C. In Biology at Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
Background:
Eli Has a lot of experience in Molecular biology methods, Bioinformatics, Comparative genomics & Computational evolutionary biology, Stable isotopes, Diving and Maritime expertise.
Current Research:
As Professor Dan Tchernov’s laboratory manager, Eli contributes to his research, assists and promotes students.
Publications:
Shemesh, E., Huchon, D., Simon-Blecher, N., & Achituv, Y. (2009). The distribution and molecular diversity of the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean chthamalids (Crustacea, Cirripedia). Zoologica Scripta, 38(4), 365–378.
Reef, R., Dunn, S., Levy, O., Dove, S., Shemesh, E., Brickner, I., Leggat, W., et al. (2009). Photoreactivation is the main repair pathway for UV-induced DNA damage in coral planulae. The Journal of experimental biology, 212(17), 2760–6.
Hoffman, R., Shemesh, E., Ramot, M., Dubinsky, Z., Pinchasov-Grinblat, Y., & Iluz, D. (2011). First record of the Indo-Pacific seaweed Codium arabicum Kütz. (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta) in the Mediterranean Sea. Botanica Marina, 54(5), 487–495.
Rubin-Blum, M., Antler, G., Tsadok, R., Shemesh, E., Austin, J. a, Coleman, D. F., Goodman-Tchernov, B. N., et al. & Tchernov, D. (2014). First evidence for the presence of iron oxidizing zetaproteobacteria at the Levantine continental margins. PloS one, 9(3), e91456.
Rubin-Blum, M., Shemesh, E., Goodman-Tchernov, B., Coleman, D. F., Ben-Avraham, Z., & Tchernov, D. (2014). Cold seep biogenic carbonate crust in the Levantine basin is inhabited by burrowing Phascolosoma aff. turnerae, a sipunculan worm hosting a distinctive microbiota. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 90, 17–26.
Nir, O., Gruber, D. F., Shemesh, E., Glasser, E., & Tchernov, D. (2014). Seasonal mesophotic coral bleaching of Stylophora pistillata in the Northern Red Sea. PloS one, 9(1), e84968.
Rubin-Blum, M., Antler, G., Turchyn, A. V., Tsadok, R., Goodman-Tchernov, B. N., Shemesh, E., Austin, J. a, et al. & Tchernov, D. (2014). Hydrocarbon-related microbial processes in the deep sediments of the Eastern Mediterranean Levantine Basin. FEMS microbiology ecology, 87(3), 780–96.
Ferrier-Pagès, C., Martinez, S., Grover, R., Cybulski, J., Shemesh, E., & Tchernov, D. (2021). Tracing the trophic plasticity of the coral-dinoflagellate symbiosis using amino acid compound-specific stable isotope analysis. Microorganisms, 9(1), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9010182
Drake, J. L., Malik, A., Popovits, Y., Yosef, O., Shemesh, E., Stolarski, J., … Mass, T. (2021). Physiological and Transcriptomic Variability Indicative of Differences in Key Functions Within a Single Coral Colony. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8(June), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.685876
Martinez, S., Kolodny, Y., Shemesh, E., Scucchia, F., Nevo, R., Levin-Zaidman, S., … Mass, T. (2020). Energy Sources of the Depth-Generalist Mixotrophic Coral Stylophora pistillata. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7(November), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.566663
Tadmor Shalev, N., Ghermandi, A., Tchernov, D., Shemesh, E., Israel, A., & Brook, A. (2022). NIR spectroscopy and artificial neural network for seaweed protein content assessment in-situ. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 201(August), 107304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2022.107304
Martinez, S., Lalzar, M., Shemesh, E., Einbinder, S., Goodman Tchernov, B., & Tchernov, D. (2020). Effect of Different Derivatization Protocols on the Calculation of Trophic Position Using Amino Acids Compound-Specific Stable Isotopes. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7(December), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.561568
Golani, D., Einbinder, S., Shemesh, E., & Tchernov, D. (2023). First record of the Western Atlantic cocoa damselfish Stegastes variabilis from the Levant (Perciformes: Pomacentridae). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 103. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315423000115
Martinez, S., Lalzar, M., Shemesh, E., Einbinder, S., Goodman Tchernov, B., & Tchernov, D. (2020). Effect of Different Derivatization Protocols on the Calculation of Trophic Position Using Amino Acids Compound-Specific Stable Isotopes. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7(December), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.561568
Tsadok, R., Rubin-Blum, M., Shemesh, E., & Tchernov, D. (2014). On the occurrence and identification of Abudefduf saxatilis in the easternmost Mediterranean Sea. Aquatic Invasions (2015) Volume 10, Issue 1: 101–105
Mizrahi Gur A., Shemesh, E., & Tchernov, D. (2015). First record of Aequorea macrodactyla (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from the Israeli coast of the eastern Mediterranean Sea, an alien species indicating invasive pathways.
Tsadok, R., Shemesh, E., Popovich, Y., Sabag, Y., Golani, D., & Tchernov, D. (2015). New record and occurrence of the Red Sea bannerfish, Heniochus intermedius (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Chaetodontidae), in the Mediterranean.
