Shdema Filler-Hayut joins the lab

Shdema Filler-Hayut is joining the lab as a post-doc starting in early 2020. Shdema is joining the lab from the Weizmann Institute in Israel, where she worked with Avraham Levy on how double-strand breaks (DSBs) are repaired in plants. In particular, Shdema showed that DSBs in somatic plant cells can be repaired using homologous chromosomes by exploiting Cas9 and a clever genetic approach in tomatoes, with deeps applications for improving agriculture.
We are thrilled that Shdema is joining the lab and look forward to welcoming her.