The Modis Lab Moshe Dessau

Research Interests

Viral envelope proteins and their role in cell entry and membrane fusion.

    Biographical Sketch
  • 2008- Postdoctoral Associate, Modis Laboratory, Yale University.
  • 2002-2008 Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Tel Aviv University, under the joint supervision of Joel Hirsch, Department of Biochemistry, and of Daniel A. Chamovitz, Chair, Department of Plant Sciences; Tel Aviv, Israel
  • 2001-2002 M.Sc. in Biochemistry, Tel Aviv University; Tel Aviv, Israel
  • 2001 B.Sc. in Biology (Life Sciences), Tel Aviv University; Tel Aviv, Israel


  • Honors and Awards
  • 2006 The Gad Feinstein Prize for Excellence
  • 2005 Excellence scholarship for high academic achievement and teaching, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University
  • 2004 Travel Scholarship from the Constantiner Institute for Molecular Genetics, Tel Aviv University
  • 2003 Excellence scholarship for high academic achievement and teaching, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University

  • A full list of publications can be found here