Professional Experience​

• Professor of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University, 2023-Present

• Associate Professor of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University, 2019-2023

• Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Chicago, 2011-2019

• Postdoctoral Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008-2011

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• Academic member, Sonnenfeldt School of Sustainability and Climate Change, 2021-present

• Institute Member, Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, 2020-present  

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• Editorial Advisory Board Member, ACS Applied Bio Materials, beginning on January 1st, 2024

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• CSO (Chemistry) & shareholder, GreinDX AS, GreinDX objective is to develop a complete silicon disc with a porous surface designed to support the culturing of captured single cells while integrating advanced assaying capabilities, 2025-Present

• Consultant, Spectants, Spectants represents the next-generation point-of-care test for real time diagnostic of essential cardio biomarkers, 2024-2025​​

• Co-Founder, Naalos AS, Naalos represents a new cutting-edge technology for ultrasensitive and label-free chemical interrogation of all physical mediums using miniature-sized all-silicon meta-material antennas operating at the radio frequency, 2022-Present

• Co-Founder & CSO, Sensona, Inc., Sensona represents a novel breakthrough technology to produce portable, highly energy-efficient, ultrafast qPCR devices, 2017-Present

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Honors and Awards

• 2026               Research Excellence Grant for outstanding research performance, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

• 2025               Vice President and Dean’s Award for Breakthrough Applied Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

• 2020               Zuckerman STEM Leadership Faculty Scholar                   

• 2018               “Rising Star lecture” invitee on “Spotlight on Nanoscience, Nanotechnology & Beyond” in the Journal of the American                          Chemical Society, ACS

• 2017                ACS Organic Chemistry Young Innovator Symposium invitee

• 2016                NSF I-Corps Invitee

• 2016                Chicago Innovation Fund Award Recipient

• 2016                NSF CAREER Award “Programmable Artificial DNA Topology for Biological and Medical Applications”

• 2007                Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Day Best Poster Presentation Award, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.

• 2006                THE “Rudolf Graf Prize in Excellence”, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Center for Nanoscience and                                        Nanotechnology, Israel.

• 2006                THE “Johanna Friedlander Memorial Prize in Excellence”, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.

• 2004                THE “Kaye” Award for Innovations, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.

• 1997-1999       “Dean’s List” of Undergraduate Outstanding Students, ORT Braude Academic College of Engineering, Carmiel, Israel.