Bio-photonics & bio-inspired materials lab in Ben-Gurion University. We study the fascinating materials chemistry underlying animal colors and vision.
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Joined March 2020
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Check out our review @angew_chem on ‘organic biocrystallization’. We summarize strategies organisms use to control the morphological and optical properties of crystals and highlight open questions in the field onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… @shashanka_indri @ERC_Research @bengurionu
In our latest article @NatureBiotech we show how N-storage crystals in microalgae, formed by direct molecular uptake, are used to regulate cell growth during nutrient depletion. This has important implications for understanding aquatic nitrogen cycling, marine ecology and biogeochemistry. We then manipulate this innate behavior, transforming microalgae into ‘cellular factories’ for the biosynthesis of difficult-to-crystallize materials. We show how culture conditions and crystallization inhibitors can be used to tailor the morphologies and optical properties of a range of optical crystals including xanthine and guanine. This work was funded by @ERC_Research and involved a collaboration between @bengurionu @BristolUni @CharlesUniPRG @UofMaryland @UniofOxford @cardiffuni
I’m delighted to share that I was awarded the ERC CoG. A big thank you to my amazing teams at @bengurionu and @BristolUni @BristolChem and to @ERC_Research for funding CRYST_ALGAE.
Lots of other news coming soon…including new PhD and postdoc positions
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A fantastic start to the inaugural Telluride meeting on Structure and Reactivity in the Ordered Solid State! The blend of talks and inspiring discussions on structure, reactivity, and dynamics was remarkable. This gathering serves as a long-awaited forum for leaders in the solid-state chemistry community, fostering collaboration, inspiring innovative ideas, and reinforcing the strength and progress of our research community.
Super excited to be in Telluride for the ‘Structures & Reactivity in the Ordered Solid State’ workshop! Was not prepared for the beauty of this place or for the sketchy landing into TEX. Thanks to @Pance_Naumov @RuncevskiLab Stephanie Lee & Pierangelo Metrangalo
Very happy to see this collaborative work out @J_A_C_S - @shashanka_indri @floriandietrix and @matteoslvlgl use in situ cryo-EM and unbiased MD simulations to reveal the ‘particle attachment’ crystallization mechanism of guanine
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A massive thank you to the @BlavatnikAwards, @NYASciences, @IsraelAcademy for this recognition and for all of the hard work and support of my amazing team and mentors @bengurionu @Chem_BGU
📣Announcing the 2025 Laureates 🥇🥇🥇 of the @Blavatnikawards in Israel! Congratulations to Benjamin Palmer @bengurionu, Chaim Garfinkel @HebrewU, Yonatan Stelzer @WeizmannScience! Each will receive US$100,000 for their groundbreaking scientific research: bit.nyas.org/3EF8OJd
Super proud of Avital Wagner, my first PhD student, who has won the 2024 Israel Chemical Society Prize for Excellence! You are a star Avital! Congratulations 🎊🍾🎊🍾 and good luck in the postdoc! @Chem_BGU @bengurionu
Beautiful day in Boston! For those of you @Materials_MRS the PM01 symposium, “Crystal Clear” starts tomorrow morning! We have a great line up of speakers, so come on by! @LingLiPenn @DvirGur
Check out our new paper which rationalizes how molecular dopants (e.g., hypoxanthine) effect guanine crystal morphology. Dopants may be used to regulate the cross-sectional shapes of reflective biogenic crystals. @AJCruzCabeza @ChemMater @bengurionu pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…
Congratulations to our amazing students on their prizes for excellence...so proud of you!
@TLemcoff (left) - Dean's List and Summa Cum Laude (MSc)
Avital Wagner (middle) - Rector prize (PhD)
Noam Margalit (right) - Cum Laude (BSc)
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Join us at #F24MRS for the PM01 Symposium:
Crystal Clear—Recent Advances in Biogenic and Synthetic, Organic and Inorganic Crystallization.
Fantastic invited speaker lineup confirmed. Abstract submission for talks and posters open now! Deadline: June 24. bit.ly/3UlnroT
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Our comprehensive review of melanin's interactions w radiation from x-rays to NIR, led by @WanjieX, is now out. If you are into uv/γ protection, color, thermoregulation, or other functions of melanin in nature/synthetic materials, check it out!
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Amazing opportunities for ambitious postdocs in Israel - check it out!
I would be happy to host biologists, bio-chemists and chemists on some very exciting projects in my lab!
As an Azrieli Faculty Fellow alumni, I can't speak highly enough of this organization! It would be much more than a 'normal' postdoc.
Reach out for more info!
@azrielifdn @PostdocIsrael @postdociot benjaminpalmerlab.com/
Attention international postdocs:
Applications for the Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship are now being accepted and are due by May 9!
The Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship supports the best and brightest minds in their postdoctoral research in Israel, connecting them with world-class academics and leading researchers.
Please note that candidates are required to have an academic sponsor, who is a faculty member at an eligible Israeli academic institution.
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Fantastic meeting Jon, thank you! It was very exciting to hear about some of the new directions for @CGD_ACS.
Very much enjoyed and appreciated the contributions of the @CGD_ACS editorial board at our hybrid meeting in New Orleans. The Topic Editors took me out for more science and publishing discussions at Pat O’Briens afterwards. @Shalini_UL @RuncevskiLab @RugGroup
Congratulations Ehud!🎊🎊🎊🎊
Warm congrats 💐💐💐 to Prof. Ehud Gazit for winning the 2024 Meitner-Humboldt Research Award.
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Great opportunity to publish your latest research on crystal growth and simultaneously recognize Mike Ward’s amazing contribution to organic solid state chemistry
📢Call for Papers📢
This upcoming issue will highlight new research in molecular crystal growth in honor of Prof. Mike Ward’s work in the international community of chemists and materials scientists.
Submit your manuscript by July 31, 2024. go.acs.org/8dR
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Check this paper out! Very very cool! Congrats Pance and all involved
Chiral organic crystals showcase their potential as lightweight medium for thermal and excitation modulation of emission for transmission, writing, and storage of information. Now in @angew_chem :
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Happy to have joined Crystal Growth & Design @CGD_ACS as a Topic Editor working on biomineralization with a special interest in biogenic molecular crystals. If you have an exciting paper then please submit! @jonathan_steed @AmerChemSociety
Happy to share our first paper of 2024 - a proof of concept showing structure determination of biogenic crystals from 3D Electron Diffraction pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs… @CGD_ACS @ACSPublications Avital Wagner @NoamPinsk @LauraSamperisi
