segaln@ocean.org.il
Tel: 08 – 6361445
Senior Scientist
Head of The Microalgae Biotechnology laboratory
Ph.D. 2016 from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
In IOLR since 2018
Research interests:
My research focuses on microalgae biology and biotechnology, particularly on the physiology, reproduction, development, and growth of microalgae. I investigate how environmental and epigenetic factors influence growth and the biosynthesis of primary and secondary metabolites, along with other high-value products. My work includes the cultivation, isolation, and improvement of new microalgae strains through both classical techniques and genetic engineering. I am also dedicated to advancing methods for efficient mass cultivation of microalgae to support a wide range of agricultural and biotechnological applications.
Selected publications:
Strem, Rosa; Meiri-Ashkenazi, Iris; Segal, Na’ama; Ehrlich, Roberto; Shashar, Nadav; Sharon, Galit (2023). Evaluation of flathead grey mullets (Mugil cephalus) immunization and long-term protection against Vibrio harveyi infection using three different vaccine preparations. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol. 24, No. 9, pp. 8277. MDPI.
Mladenov, Velimir; Fotopoulos, Vasileios; Kaiserli, Eirini; Karalija, Erna; Maury, Stephane; Baranek, Miroslav; Segal, Na’ama; Testillano, Pilar S; Vassileva, Valya; Pinto, Glória (2021). Deciphering the epigenetic alphabet involved in transgenerational stress memory in crops. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol. 22, No. 13, pp. 7118. MDPI.
Neupert, Juliane; Gallaher, Sean D; Lu, Yinghong; Strenkert, Daniela; Segal, Na'ama; Barahimipour, Rouhollah; Fitz-Gibbon, Sorel T; Schroda, Michael; Merchant, Sabeeha S; Bock, Ralph (2021). An epigenetic gene silencing pathway selectively acting on transgenic DNA in the green alga Chlamydomonasis (vol 11, 6269, 2020). Nature Communications, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. nan. Nature Research Heidelberger Platz 3, Berlin, 14197, Germany.
Doron, Lior; Segal, Na'ama; Shapira, Michal (2016). Transgene expression in microalgae—from tools to applications.Frontiers in Plant Science, Vol. 7, No. nan, pp. 505. Frontiers Media SA.
Segal, Na'ama; Shapira, Michal (2015). HSP 33 in eukaryotes–an evolutionary tale of a chaperone adapted to photosynthetic organisms. The Plant Journal, Vol. 82, No. 5, pp. 850-860. Wiley Online Library.
Doron, Lior; Segal, Na'ama; Gibori, Hadas; Shapira, Michal (2014). The BSD 2 ortholog in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is a polysome‐associated chaperone that co‐migrates on sucrose gradients with the rbcL transcript encoding the Rubisco large subunit. The Plant Journal, Vol. 80, No. 2, pp. 345-355. Wiley Online Library.
