Members


Yoav Ram, PI
yoav@yoavram.com

I study evolutionary biology, ecology, and cultural evolution using mathematical, computational, and statistical models.

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Joshua Macdonald, Postdoctoral fellow
maconald.j.caleb@gmail.com

I study ecology, epidemiology, and cultural evolution using mathematical, computational, and statistical models.

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Stav Ratzon, MSc student
stavr10@gmail.com

I am an MSc student focusing on cultural evolution.

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Nadav Ben Nun, PhD student
nadavbennun1@mail.tau.ac.il

Pursuing my PhD degree in Bioinformatics (direct track), studying copy number variants (CNVs) and their evolutionary dynamics using computational and statistical models.

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Yoav Livne, Undergraduate Student
yoavlivne@mail.tau.ac.il

B.Sc. student doing my undergraduate project on mitochondrial diversity in killer whales.

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Tami Yosef, Undergraduate Student
tamarj@mail.tau.ac.il

I am a BSc student doing my undergraduate project on the long post-reproductive lifespan phenomenon in killer whales.

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Tomer Oron, Undergraduate student
tomeroron@mail.tau.ac.il

I am an undergrad student pursuing a BSc in Bioinformatics.

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Lior Zlotorinsky, MSc student
liorzloto@gmail.com

As an MSc student in Bioinformatics, I’m interested in applying computer science and statistical methods to a wide range of fields, from evolution and anthropology to psychology, neuroscience, and beyond.

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Past members

  • Boaz Shvartzman, MSc Student
    Evolution and Neural Networks

  • Dor Cohen, MSc Student
    Non-Vertical Cultural Transmission, Assortment, and the Evolution of Cooperation

  • Ilia Kohanovski, MSc Student
    Bayesian inference in population biology

  • Rony Karstadt, MSc Student
    Gene-culture coevolution of human handedness

  • Saar Egozi, MSc Student
    Cultural evolutionary dynamics with success and influence bias

  • Yuval Goth, MSc Student
    Early-warning signals in community ecology

  • Gabriela Lobinska, PhD Student
    Adaptive evolution with epigenetically determined mutation rate

  • Martin Pontz, Postdoctoral Fellow
    Mathematical modelling of recurrent mutation and aneuploidy

  • Remus Stana, Postdoctoral fellow
    Role of aneuploidy in the evolution of cancer drug resistance

  • Israel Rosset, Research Assistant
    Model selection for mono- and mixed-culture growth curve data

  • Clara Mersch, Visiting MSc
    Detecting high-order interactions from microbial growth curves

  • Luise Rauer, Visiting PhD Student
    Cultural evolution of global food recipes

  • Talia Borofsky, Visiting PhD Student
    Co-evolution of social learning and cooperative hunting