Prof.
Hadas
Hawlena
- Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology, Swiss Institute for Dryland Environmental and Energy Research, The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
English, Hebrew
- Discipline Life Sciences
- Life Sciences Field Ecology, Evolution, Zoology
Research Interests
We use evolutionary and ecological theories to investigate the interactions between microbes, their vertebrate hosts, arthropod vectors, and the surrounding environment. We address three fundamental questions:
1) Do different mechanisms operate in microbes than in macroorganisms?
2) What are the main selective pressures and their effects on microbial community composition within hosts and vectors?
3) What are the evolutionary and ecological mechanisms that determine the interplay between hosts, vectors, and their pathogenic microbes?
1) Do different mechanisms operate in microbes than in macroorganisms?
2) What are the main selective pressures and their effects on microbial community composition within hosts and vectors?
3) What are the evolutionary and ecological mechanisms that determine the interplay between hosts, vectors, and their pathogenic microbes?
Selected Awards
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