
ORNA DAHAN, PHD
Molecular Biology and Yeast Genetics

Employment History & Education

Current position (2015-present): Associate Staff Scientist. Systems level approach to gene expression regulation in budding yeast. Weizmann Institute of Science, Faculty of Biochemistry, Department of Molecular Genetics. At the Prof. Yitzhak Pilpel lab.
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2009-2015: Staff Scientist. Systems level approach to gene expression regulation in budding yeast. Weizmann Institute of Science, Faculty of Biochemistry, Department of Molecular Genetics. At the Prof. Yitzhak Pilpel lab.
2007-2009: Junior Staff Scientist. Systems level approach to gene expression regulation in budding yeast. Weizmann Institute of Science, Faculty of Biochemistry, Department of Molecular Genetics. At the Prof. Yitzhak Pilpel lab.
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2005-2006: Visiting Scientist. Systems level approach to gene expression regulation in budding yeast. Weizmann Institute of Science, Faculty of Biochemistry, Department of Molecular Genetics. At the Prof. Yitzhak Pilpel lab.
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Education
2006-2007: Post Doctorate in System Biology. Systems level approach to regulation of gene expression in budding yeast. Weizmann Institute of Science, Faculty of Biochemistry, Department of Molecular Genetics.
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2004-2005: Post Doctorate in Genetics. Molecular genetic analysis of the signalosome in Drosophila melanogaster. Tel-Aviv University, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology.
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1999- 2004: Ph.D. in Microbiology. Tel-Aviv University, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology.
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Thesis: “Regulation of cell cycle progression by pre-mRNA splicing in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae“.
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1996-1998: M.Sc. With High Honors in Microbiology. Tel-Aviv University, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology.
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Thesis: “Isolation and characterization of Alasan mutants in Acinetobacter radioresistens KA-53“.
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1992-1995: B.Sc. With Honors in Biology. Tel-Aviv University, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences.