Danielle Keidar-Friedman

About

I’m a multidisciplinary researcher working across academic and hospital-based research, in the fields of microbiology, genomics, epidemiology, and clinical data. My superpower is seeing the whole picture: designing and running wet-lab experiments, integrating sequencing with medical data, and translating results into grants, manuscripts, and meaningful clinical insight. I enjoy turning ideas into real projects with true impact. I’m always happy to connect, exchange ideas, and explore new research partnerships :)

Experience

• Head of the Emerging Infectious Diseases Research Laboratory at Samson Assuta Ashdod University Hospital
  Mar 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 5 mos

  I lead research projects involving clinical microbiology with basic science, in the area of Genomic surveillance and epidemiology of pathogens, clinical microbiology diagnostics, antimicrobial resistance mechanisms.

• Postdoctoral Researcher at Weizmann Institute of Science
  Oct 2020 - Mar 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos

  Studying DNA DSB repair mechanisms using the CRISPR system

• Ben Gurion University of the Negev (6 yrs 7 mos)
  • Researcher Phd Candidate
    Mar 2016 - Sep 2020 · 4 yrs 7 mos

    Transposable Elements, Plant Genetics & Genomics

  • Teaching Assistant
    Mar 2014 - Jun 2020 · 6 yrs 4 mos

    Courses taught: "Plant Sciences", "From gene to protein" and "The cell" for undergrad students. "Mobile DNA" for graduate students Supervised the T.A.s of "Plant Sciences" lab for 4 years

  • MSc Student
    Mar 2014 - Feb 2016 · 2 yrs

    Transposable Elements, Plant Genetics & Genomics

• Biology Tutor at The Center for Educational Technology (CET)
  Oct 2012 - Jun 2014 · 1 yr 9 mos

• Research Asistant at Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies
  Jul 2013 - Feb 2014 · 8 mos