Summer Research
General info
The Faculty of Biology takes part in the Technion Summer Research Program in Science and Engineering (1–31 July 2027). Outstanding undergraduate students join a leading laboratory, carry out a research project under the personal guidance of a faculty member, and present their findings to the research group at the end of the program.
Students doing research at the Faculty of Biology can receive Technion academic credit, unlike the other faculties in the program.
Accepted students receive a scholarship covering accommodation, health insurance, lab work, mentorship and social activities. Questions: onlinesummer@technion.ac.il.
Required background
Research projects are open to students studying Life Sciences, Biology, Chemical Biology, Biochemistry, Biochemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or Bioinformatics.
Professors & projects
Participating professors and research projects for summer 2027 will be published in early December 2026. Each listing will include the research field, the proposed project and the required background.
Biology
The Faculty of Biology combines experimental and computational approaches to study life from single molecules to ecosystems. Its research is organized in clusters, from bioinformatics and molecular biophysics to environmental biology, developmental biology, gene regulation and human disease.
Research areas
Bioinformatics and systems biology · Molecular biochemistry and biophysics · Environmental biology · Stem cells and developmental biology · Genetic regulation and protein expression · Human diseases (immunology, cancer, neurobiology)
Graduate coordinator
Keren Vidal – kerenv@technion.ac.il
Example researchers
- David (Dedi) Meiri – Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Cannabinoid Research: therapeutic potential of cannabinoids and other bioactive compounds in cancer, inflammatory and nervous system diseases.
- Debbie Lindell – host-virus interactions in marine cyanobacteria and their impact on population dynamics and genome evolution.
- Oded Béjà – viral "photosynthesis" and aquatic microbial rhodopsins.