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The Mediterranean Sea Research Center of Israel (MERCI) is currently the largest consortium of the predominant Israeli entities carrying out research and education on the Mediterranean Sea and its diverse environments. The consortium, which was established in 2012, comprises all 9 Israeli academic research universities and institutes, 1 college, and 2 governmental research institutions : The University of Haifa, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Ben Gurion University, Bar Ilan University , Tel Aviv University, Weizmann Institute of Science, Reichman University, Ariel University, Ruppin Academic Center, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research (IOLR), and the Geological Survey of Israel. Welcome

MERCI was established and driven by the vision to create cutting-edge marine science capacities for Israeli scientists working on the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

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Partners

לוגו אוניברסיטה חדש
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Tel Aviv University
Technion
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
weizman
Ruppin Academic Center
Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research (IOLR)
Geological Survey of Israel
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UPCOMING EVENTS

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RESEARCH

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EDUCATION

STUDENTS WHO RECEIVED MEDITERRANEAN SEA SCHOLARSHIPS -2023

Lachan Roth – Tel Aviv University

PhD student at the School of Marine Sciences Tel Aviv University Lachan Roth Lachan’s research focuses on the keystone echinoid species in the Mediterranean Sea, Paracentrotus lividus, a vital herbivore...
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Doron Pinko – Ben Gurion University

PhD student at the School of Marine Sciences Ben Gurion University Doron Pinko My PhD research focuses on the interaction between foraminifera (marine unicellular organisms) and their symbionts. Foraminifera are...
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Alyssa Pietraszek – Haifa University

  PhD student at the School of Marine Sciences Haifa University Alyssa Pietraszek Alyssa Pietraszek is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Marine Geosciences in the Leon H. Charney...
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Shir Bar – Tel Aviv University

PhD student at the School of Marine Sciences Tel Aviv University אוניברסיטת תל אביב שיר בר My name is Shir Bar, I’m a PhD candidate at Tel Aviv University and...
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Tal Gavriel – Tel Aviv University

PhD student at the School of Marine Sciences Tel Aviv University Tal Gavriel My name is Tal Gavriel. I'm a Ph.D. student at Tel Aviv University, School of Zoology, under...
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Anton Kovalev – Haifa University

PhD student at the School of Marine Sciences Haifa University Anton Kovalev My research aims to investigate the combined impacts of multiple drivers, including warming, acidification, oil pollution and invasive...
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Itai Kolsky – Haifa University

PhD student at the School of Marine Sciences Haifa University Itai Kolsky My name is Itai Kolsky, a doctoral student at the University of Haifa in the Leon Charney School...
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Sarah Ohayon

PhD student in the Laboratory for Marine Ecology at the School of Zoology at Tel Aviv University under the supervision of Professor Yoni Belmaker . Sarah Ohayon "Hi! I am...
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Noga Barak

Ph.D. Student of the Department of Marine Biology, Charney School of Marine Sciences. University of Haifa Noga Barak "My research examines the interactions between the most common jellyfish in the...
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Ximena Dubinsky Velasquez

Ph.D. Student at the National Institute of Oceanography, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research (IOLR) in collaboration with the Morris Kahn Marine Research Station at the department of Marine Biology, Leon H....
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Rotem Zirler

M.Sc. in Ecology and Environmental studies at the School of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel-Aviv University under the supervision of Dr. Omri Bronstein. Rotem Zirler "My name is Rotem...
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Doron Pinko

a Master's Student at Ben Gurion University at the Department of Earth and Environmental Science, in Sigal Abramovich's Foraminifera lab. Doron Pinko "My name is Doron Pinko, and I am...
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Tal Gavriel

Ph.D. student at Tel Aviv University, School of Zoology, under the supervision of prof. Yoni Belmaker. Tal Gavriel "My name is Tal Gavriel. I'm a Ph.D. student at Tel Aviv...
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Andrey Ethan Rubin

Ph.D. student at the Department of Environmental Sciences in TAU. Andrey Ethan Rubin "Hey, my name is Andrey and I'm a Ph.D. student at the Department of Environmental Sciences in...
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Chen Kenigsberg

 Ph.D. student at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences in Prof. Sigal Abramovich Foraminiferal Research Laboratory. Chen Kenigsberg "My name is Chen Kenigsberg; I...
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Hila Dror

Ph.D. Student of the Department of Marine Civilizations, Charney School of Marine Sciences / School of Archeology and Marine Cultures. Hila Dror "My name is Hila Dror. I am a...
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