Prof.
Lital
Alfonta
- Department of Life Sciences
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
English, Hebrew
- Discipline Chemistry, Life Sciences
- Chemistry Field Biochemistry, Biological Chemistry, Catalysis, Chemical Biology, Electrochemistry, Sustainable Energy and Environment
- Life Sciences Field Bioinspired Engineering, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology
Research Interests
Alfonta Lab studies bioelectrochemical systems and bacterial protein translation using synthetic biology tools. One major tool in the lab is genetic code expansion (incorporation of unnatural amino acids into proteins) which we further develop but also use as a tool for our bioelectrochemical systems and to improve our basic knowledge of proteins translation in bacteria.
Selected Awards
Vice President and Dean for R&D Award for breakthrough research
one of the 50 most influential women in Israel
The First Genscript Citation of the Year Award
ERC Starting Grant – European Research Council
Hyman Kreitman Chair in Bioenergetics
one of the 50 most influential women in Israel
The First Genscript Citation of the Year Award
ERC Starting Grant – European Research Council
Hyman Kreitman Chair in Bioenergetics
