Eliora Ron
Tel Aviv University, President Elect of IUMS (International Union of Microbiological Societies)
Israel
Biography
Prof. Eliora Ron serves as Scientific Advisor of BioPetroClean. Prof. Ron served as Scientific Director and Member of Scientific Advisory Committee at MIGAL - Galilee Research Institute LTD. until November 7, 2016. Prof. Ron is a Professor of Microbiology at Tel Aviv University. She serves as the author of more than 150 publications and holds several patents. She serves as Chair of Manja and Morris Leigh for Biotechnology and Biophysics. She serves as President of the Federation of European Microbiological Societies and Federation of Israeli Societies of Experimental Biology. Prof. Ron holds a Ph.D. in Microbiology from Harvard University.
Research Interest
Regulation of gene expression, Bacterial virulence, Use of bacteria to combat pollution