Academic Publications

Ariel Brenner, a graduate of the Alpha Program at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and current Ascola Alumni Network member:
3D Printing of Cellulose Nanocrystal-Loaded Hydrogels through Rapid Fixation by Photo-polymerization
In the laboratory of: Professor Shlomo Magdessi 
Date of publication:  May 2021
Name of publication: Langmuir

Tomer Flaks and Itamar Levitan, graduates of the Alpha Program at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and current Ascola Alumni Network members
The paleohydrological implications of aragonite precipitation under contrasting climates in the endorheic Dead Sea and its precursors revealed by experimental investigations
In the laboratory of: Professor Yigal Erel; Guided by Dr. Yoav Ben-Dor
Date of publication: April 2021
Name of publication: Chemical Geology

Dana Vankrott, a graduate of the Alpha Program at Tel Aviv University for Youth and current Ascola Alumni Network member
Improved sensitivity, safety, and rapidity of COVID-19.
Within the framework of: The National Coronavirus Information and Knowledge Center and the Administration for the Development of Weapons and Technological Infrastructure
Date of publication: April 2021
Name of publication: PLOS ONE

Alice Tamkin, an Alpha Program student at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Ultralight monolithic magnetite aerogel
In the laboratory of: Professor David Avnir
Date of publication: September 2021
Name of publication: Applied Materials

Yahel Manor, an Alpha Program student at the Technion
Generating conjectures on fundamental constants with the Ramanujan Machine
In the laboratory of: Dr. Ido Kamnir
Date of publication: January 2021
Name of publication: Nature

Rotem Or-Ad, a graduate of the Odyssey Program at Tel Aviv University and current Ascola Alumni Network member
Differentiating dementia with Lewy bodies from Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease dementia: an update on imaging modalities
Written in conjunction with: Dr. Tamara Sheiner, Ichilov Hospital
Date of publication: January 2021
Name of publication: Journal of Neurology

Itai Gil an Alpha student at Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Machine Learning Improves Trace Explosive Selectivity: Application to Nitrate Based Explosives
In the laboratory of: Professor Yehuda Zairi
Date of publication: November 2020
Published in: The Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Dor Fabriash Odyssey student graduate at Ben Gurion University of the Negev and current Ascola Network member
Increased cyber-biosecurity for DNA synthesis
In the laboratory of:
Date of publication: November 2020
Published in: Nature Biotechnology

Niv Gronovich and Kerem Ginat Alpha students at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Israeli Phage Bank
In the laboratory of: Dr, Ronen Hazan
Date of publication: May 2020
Published in: Antibiotics

Noam Ben-Melech Alpha graduate at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and current Ascola Network member
Entrapment of enzymes in silica aerogels
In the laboratory of: Professor David Avnir
Date of publication: March 2020
Published in: Materials

Hala Malham an Alpha student at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Open Search Strategy for Inferring the Masses of Cross-Link Adducts on Proteins
In the laboratory of: Dr. Nir Kalisman
Date of publication: November 2020
Published in: Analytical Chemistry

Yonatan Choukroun Alpha graduate at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a current Ascola Network member
Reconstructing Denisovan Anatomy Using DNA Methylation Maps
In the laboratory of: Professor Liran Carmel
Date of publication: September 2019
Published in: Cell

Idan Rein Alpha graduate at the Weizmann Institute of Science and current Ascola Network member
Fast and precise light curve model for transiting exoplanets with rings
In the laboratory of: Professor Oded Aaronson
Date of publication: September 2019
Published in: Monthly Notices

Nadav Elkabetz an Alpha student at Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Enhanced Thermoelectric Properties of n-Type Bi2Te3–xSex Alloys following Melt-Spinning
In the laboratory of: Professor Yaniv Glubstein
Date of publication: December 2019
Published in: ACS Applied Energy Materials

Maya Toibenshlak an Alpha graduate at the Weizmann Institute of Science and current Ascola Network member
Method for In-situ EPR Electrochemistry
In the laboratory of: Ra’anan Carmeli
Date of publication: 2019
Published in: Israel J of Chemistry 

Zohar Segal Alpha graduate at Ben Gurion University of the Negev and current Ascola Network member
Cancer recurrence prediction using machine learning
In the laboratory of: Dr. Eitan Rubin
Date of publication: February 2019
Published in: International Conference on Recent Advances in Medical Medicine and Health Science 2019

Roni Solomon an Alpha graduate at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and current Ascola Network member
Adjacent keto and enol groups in photochemistry of a cyclic molecule Products, mechanisms and dynamics
In the laboratory of: Professor Benny Garber
Date of publication: November 2018
Published in: Chemical Physics
 

Itai Eden an Alpha graduate at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and current Ascola Network member
The First Catalog of Archaeomagnetic Directions From Israel With 4,000 Years of Geomagnetic Secular Variations
In the laboratory of: Professor Ron Sha’ar
Date of publication: October 2018
Published in: Monthly Notices

Sarit Sternberg an Alpha graduate at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and current Ascola Network member
Complete Genome Sequences of Three Bacillus anthracis Bacteriophages
In the laboratory of: Professor Ronen Hazan
Date of publication: October 2018
Published in: Genome Announcements

Rina Sabostianov an Alpha graduate at Tel Aviv University and current Ascola Network member
Molecular co-assembly as a strategy for synergistic improvement of the mechanical properties of hydrogels
In the laboratory of: Professor Ehud Gazit
Date of publication: August 2017
Published in: Chemical Communications