Dr. Sigal Ben-Yehuda

Microbiology has been an interest of mine for some time. As a researcher for IMRIC, my goal is to understand the chain of events required for the establishment of asymmetric cell division. In other words, what makes cells change as they divide? How is the DNA architecture changed during development? How is it linked to polar division?

My overall research at IMRIC is on how a bacterium decides to switch from one cell type to another. My discoveries, which include the demonstration of a previously unknown “nanotube” form of communication between cells, are fundamental for understanding the mechanisms of bacterial resistance to antibiotics.