Dr. Omer Yehezkeli

1.  PERSONAL DETAILS

Full Name: Omer Yehezkeli E-mail: y.omer@technion.ac.il

ORCID ID: 0000-0001-7588-6705

 

2.  ACADEMIC DEGREES

2009-2014         Ph.D., Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

2006-2008         M.Sc., Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

2003-2006         B.Sc., Chemistry (minor, Structural and Molecular Biochemistry), The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

 

 

3.  ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

2017 (Oct)          Assistant Prof. Department of Biotechnology & Food Engineering, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology Haifa, Israel.

2013-2017         Post-Doc, Research Associate, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder

 

 

4.  PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (outside academia)

2008-2010      R&D at Sensogene (for Medingo)-implanted amperometric glucose biosensors

5. Research interest (briefly)

Renewable Energy, (Photo)Bioelectrochemistry, Nano-bio-hybrids, Nitrogenase, Cyborg Bacteria, Biosensors, Biocatalysis

 

6.  TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  • Lecturer, Seminar in Nanotechnology (648001, one class) Interfacing Nano Elements with Biological Ones; Can We Create Biotic/Abiotic Organisms?
  • Lecturer, Methods in Chemical Analysis for Biotechnology and Food Engineering (064324), Undergraduate level, compulsory
  • Lecturer, Nano-Bio-Hybrids and Biosensors-Principles and Applications, Graduate level, new course developed including hands-on laboratory exercises, elective.
  • Teaching Assistant, Chemistry Labs (undergraduate), The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  • Teaching Assistant, Organic Chemistry (undergraduate), The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  • Teaching Assistant, General Chemistry Labs (undergraduate), Jerusalem College of Engineering

 

7.  TECHNION ACTIVITIES

2021                  Technion Human Health Initiative, THHI center, Panel member.                            2021-present               Mor-Tech Committee, academic advisor.
2021-present      Technion Energy program council.
2022                  Technion Sustainability Center, Panel member
2022-                 Technion Reznik Catalysis and Sustainability Center - Panel member.
2020-present               Department representative in the Grand Technion Energy program.

 

 

8.  DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES

2018-2019         Coordinator of department seminars                                                          2020                          Secretary of the department council
2019-present      Coordinator of high-school visits, labs and lectures 2022- present               Responsible for faculty open days activities

9.  PUBLIC PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • 2023-2025 Vice chair of division 2, Bioelectrochemistry,

Active reviewer:

2019-Present: Journal of American Chemical Society, Nature Communication, Advanced science, ACS sensors Advanced Energy Materials, Angew. Chem. In Ed.( top 10% of reviewers for Angewandte Chemie), ACS Applied Nano Materials, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, ChemCatChem, ChemElectroChem, Bioelectrochemistry, Chemical Engineering Journal, Nanomaterials, Israel Journal of Chemistry, Biomolecules, Sensors, Materials, Nanomaterials, Catalysis communication, Catalysts, Biosensors,

2017-2018: Nature Communication, Bioelectrochemistry, CO2 Utilization, Sensors, Thin Solid Films, Light: Science & Applications, (Nature), Catalysis Communication

2013-2016: Journal of American chemical society, Fuel Cells, Sensors, Materials, Nanomaterials

 

Grants review

ISF- Israel-Singapore program 2019, ISF “killCorona” program, M.ERA.NET (EU Consortium pre-submitting) 2020, M.ERA.NET (EU Consortium pre-submitting) 2021

 

 

Editorial Board

  • Biosensors, MDPI
  • Guest Editor - Special issue at Catalysts, MDPI

 

10.  MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Israel Society for Biotechnology Engineering (ISBE) International electrochemical society (ISE)

Israel chapter-ISE (IL-ISE) American chemical society (ACS) Bioelectrochemical society (BES) Israel chemical society (ICS)

2023-2025 vice chair of division 2, Bioelectrochemistry, ISE.

 

 

11.  FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS AND HONORS

  • 2022 Excellent publication in leading scientific journals, Grand Technion Energy Program (3500$) “Protein-Mediated Biosynthesis of Semiconductor Nanocrystals for Photocatalytic NAD(P)H Regeneration and Chiral Amine Production
  • 2021 Excellent publication in leading scientific journal, Grand Technion Energy Program (5000$). “Tailoring QDs Sizes for Optimal Photoinduced Catalytic Activation of Nitrogenase
  • 2020 Excellent publication in leading scientific journal, Grand Technion Energy Program “Photosynthesis Z-Scheme Biomimicry: Photosystem I/BiVO4 Photo-Bioelectrochemical Cell for Donor-Free Bias-Free Electrical Power Generation” (5000$).
  • 2016 Catalysis and Surface Science Super Group (CSSSG), Speaker of the
  • 2015 The American Institute of Chemist Post-Doctoral
  • 2011-2013 The Levi Eshkol doctoral scholarship for scientific achievement, the Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology.
  • 2009, 2011 Jacob Laivand Award for Alternative Energy

 

14.  RESEARCH GRANTS

Competitive

  • 2020-2023, ISF, Nitrogenase Based Nano-Bio-Hybrid Systems for Photo-biocatalytic and Photo- bioelectrocatalyic Processes
  • 2019, ISF - Instruments and setup matching
  • 2021-2023 Israel Ministry of Energy - Biotic/abiotic photo-bioelectrochemical cells
  • 2021, Israel Innovation Authority, Kamin Program, Development of FAD/FMN dependent GDH and LDH Bioanodes for Analyte Detection and the Construction of Biofuel Cell Devices
  • 2023-2025 Israel Ministry of Energy Conversion of Biomass or Bioplastic Waste (PLA) into Fuels or Electrical Power Using Biotic-Abiotic Configurations (OY principle investigator with co-investigator, Prof. Ayelet Fishman)

 

 

Industrial and other sources

  • 2019, SAEF, Nano-Bio Hybrid Systems for Ammonia or Fuel Generation
  • 2018, Spira Nanotechnology Grant, Enzyme-Based Photoelectrochemical Systems for Photo- Biocatalytic Processes
  • 2019, NEVET- Grand Technion Energy Program (GTEP), 2019, Unbiased photoelectrochemical cell based on BiVO4/Mn12O12(O2CR)16(H2O)4 photoanode and Bilirubin oxidase/ABTS/polydopamine cathode. Shared with Galia Maayan, Chemistry
  • 2020, NEVET (received continuation)- Grand Technion Energy Program (GTEP), 2020, Unbiased photoelectrochemical cell based on BiVO4/ Mn12O12(O2CR)16(H2O)4 photoanode and Bilirubin oxidase/ABTS/polydopamine cathode. Shared with Galia Maayan, Chemistry

 

15.  PUBLICATIONS

 

15.1  Theses

  • Yehezkeli, Electrical Communication between Redox Enzymes and Electrodes for Biosensors and Biofuel Cells Applications. M.Sc. Thesis, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, November 2008, (under the supervision of Prof. Itamar Willner).
  • Yehezkeli. Electrical communication between proteins and electrodes, or metal nanoclusters, for bio-catalytic, bio-electrocatalytic and bioelectrochemical applications The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, December 2013, (under the supervision of Prof. Itamar Willner).

Refereed papers in professional journals

    • Yan, Y.-M.; Yehezkeli, O.; Willner, I. Integrated, Electrically Contacted NAD(P)+- Dependent Enzyme–Carbon Nanotube Electrodes for Biosensors and Biofuel Cell Applications. Chemistry – A European Journal 2007, 13 (36), 10168–10175. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.200700806.
    • Yan, Y.-M.; Tel-Vered, R.; Yehezkeli, O.; Cheglakov, Z.; Willner, I. Biocatalytic Growth of Au Nanoparticles Immobilized on Glucose Oxidase Enhances the Ferrocene- Mediated Bioelectrocatalytic Oxidation of Advanced Materials 2008, 20 (12), 2365-+. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.200703128.
    • Tel-Vered, R.; Yehezkeli, O.; Yildiz, H. B.; Wilner, O. I.; Willner, I. Photoelectrochemistry with Ordered CdS Nanoparticle/Relay or Photosensitizer/Relay Dyads on DNA Scaffolds. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2008, 47 (43), 8272–8276. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200802590.
    • Yan, Y.-M.; Baravik, I.; Yehezkeli, O.; Willner, I. Integrated Electrically Contacted Glucose Oxidase/Carbon Nanotube Electrodes for the Bioelectrocatalyzed Detection of Glucose. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2008, 112 (46), 17883–17888. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp805637e.
    • Bahshi, L.; Frasconi, M.; Tel-Vered, R.; Yehezkeli, O.; Willner, I. Following the Biocatalytic Activities of Glucose Oxidase by Electrochemically Cross-Linked Enzyme-Pt Nanoparticles Composite Electrodes. Analytical Chemistry 2008, 80 (21), 8253–8259. https://doi.org/10.1021/ac801398m.
      • Yehezkeli, O.; Yan, Y.-M.; Baravik, I.; Tel-Vered, R.; Willner, I. Integrated Oligoaniline-Cross-Linked Composites of Au Nanoparticles/Glucose Oxidase Electrodes: A Generic Paradigm for Electrically Contacted Enzyme Systems. Eur. J. 2009, 15 (11), 2674–2679. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.200801609.
      • Piperberg, G.; Wilner, O. I.; Yehezkeli, O.; Tel-Vered, R.; Willner, I. Control of Bioelectrocatalytic Transformations on DNA Scaffolds. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2009, 131 (25), 8724-+. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja900718m.
      • Yehezkeli, O.; Moshe, M.; Tel-Vered, R.; Feng, Y.; Li, Y.; Tian, H.; Willner, I. Switchable Photochemical/Electrochemical Wiring of Glucose Oxidase with Electrodes. Analyst 2010, 135 (3), 474–476. https://doi.org/10.1039/b927009d.
      • Yehezkeli, O.; Wilner, O. I.; Tel-Vered, R.; Roizman-Sade, D.; Nechushtai, R.; Willner, I. Generation of Photocurrents by Bis-Aniline-Cross-Linked Pt Nanoparticle/Photosystem I Composites on Electrodes†. Phys. Chem. B 2010, 114 (45), 14383–14388. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp100454u.
      • Yehezkeli, O.; Ovits, O.; Tel-Vered, R.; Raichlin, S.; Willner, I. Reconstituted Enzymes on Electropolymerizable FAD-Modified Metallic Nanoparticles: Functional Units for the Assembly of Effectively “Wired” Enzyme Electrodes. Electroanalysis 2010, 22 (16), 1817–1823. https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.201000197.
      • Yehezkeli, O.; Raichlin, S.; Tel-Vered, R.; Kesselman, E.; Danino, D.; Willner, I. Biocatalytic Implant of Pt Nanoclusters into Glucose Oxidase: A Method to Electrically Wire the Enzyme and to Transform It from an Oxidase to a Hydrogenase. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2010, 1 (19), 2816–2819. https://doi.org/10.1021/jz1011324.
      • Yehezkeli, O.; Tel-Vered, R.; Reichlin, S.; Willner, I. Nano-Engineered Flavin- Dependent Glucose Dehydrogenase/Gold Nanoparticle-Modified Electrodes for Glucose Sensing and Biofuel Cell Applications. Acs Nano 2011, 5 (3), 2385–2391. https://doi.org/10.1021/nn200313t.
      • Raichlin, S.; Yehezkeli, O.; Tel-Vered, R.; Willner, I. Glucose Oxidase-Mediated Reduction Processes: H2 Evolution, Hydrogenation of Acetylene, and Reduction of NO3-by Glucose. Chemcatchem 2011, 3 (12), 1885–1888. https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201100247.
      • Wilner, I.; Orbach, R.; Henning, A.; Teller, C.; Yehezkeli, O.; Mertig, M.; Harries, D.; Willner, I. Self-Assembly of DNA Nanotubes with Controllable Diameters. Nature Communications 2011, 2, 540. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms1535.
      • Yehezkeli, O.; Tel-Vered, R.; Wasserman, J.; Trifonov, A.; Michaeli, D.; Nechushtai, R.; Willner, I. Integrated Photosystem II-Based Photo-Bioelectrochemical Cells. Nat Commun 2012, 3, 742. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms1741.
      • Liu, X.; Aizen, R.; Freeman, R.; Yehezkeli, O.; Willner, I. Multiplexed Aptasensors and Amplified DNA Sensors Using Functionalized Graphene Oxide: Application for Logic Gate Operations. ACS NANO 2012, 6 (4), 3553–3563. https://doi.org/10.1021/nn300598q.
      • Efrati, A.; Yehezkeli, O.; Tel-Vered, R.; Michaeli, D.; Nechushtai, R.; Willner, I. Electrochemical Switching of Photoelectrochemical Processes at CdS QDs and Photosystem I-Modified Electrodes. ACS NANO 2012, 6 (10), 9258–9266. https://doi.org/10.1021/nn3037286.
      • Sharon, E.; Liu, X.; Freeman, R.; Yehezkeli, O.; Willner, I. Label-Free Analysis of Thrombin or Hg2+ Ions by Nucleic Acid-Functionalized Graphene Oxide Matrices Assembled on Field-Effect Transistors. Electroanalysis 2013, 25 (4), 851–856. https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.201200581.
      • Yehezkeli, O.; Tel-Vered, R.; Michaeli, D.; Nechushtai, R.; Willner, I. Photosystem I (PSI)/Photosystem II (PSII)-Based Photo-Bioelectrochemical Cells Revealing Directional Generation of Photocurrents. Small 2013, 9 (17), 2970–2978. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201300051.
      • Trifonov, A.; Yehezkeli, O.; Tel-Vered, R.; Willner, I. PH-Switchable Redox Reactions and Bioelectrocatalytic Processes Using Au Nanoparticles-Modified Electroanalysis 2013,                            25                 (7),          1605–1612. https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.201300119.
      • Liu, ; Wang, F.; Aizen, R.; Yehezkeli, O.; Willner, I. Graphene Oxide/Nucleic-Acid- Stabilized Silver Nanoclusters: Functional Hybrid Materials for Optical Aptamer Sensing and Multiplexed Analysis of Pathogenic DNAs. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2013, 135 (32), 11832–11839. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja403485r.
      • Trifonov, A.; Herkendell, K.; Tel-Vered, R.; Yehezkeli, O.; Woerner, M.; Willner, I. Enzyme-Capped Relay-Functionalized Mesoporous Carbon Nanoparticles: Effective Bioelectrocatalytic Matrices for Sensing and Biofuel Cell Applications. ACS NANO 2013, 7 (12), 11358–11368. https://doi.org/10.1021/nn405218x.
      • Yehezkeli, O*.; de Oliveira, D.; Cha, J. Electrostatically Assembled CdS-Co3O4 Nanostructures for Photo-Assisted Water Oxidation and Photocatalytic Reduction of Dye SMALL 2015,               11                (6),          668–674.https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201401490.
        • Ma, ; Yehezkeli, O.; Domaille, D. W.; Funke, H. H.; Cha, J. N. Enhanced Hydrogen Production from DNA-Assembled Z-Scheme TiO2–CdS Photocatalyst Systems. Angew. Chem.   Int.   Ed.   2015,   54   (39),  11490–11494, .anie.201504155
          • Yehezkeli, O*.; Harguindey, A.; Domaille, D.; He, L.; Cha, J. Synthesis and Phase Transfer of Well-Defined BiVO4 Nanocrystals for Photocatalytic Water RSC ADVANCES 2015, 5 (72), 58755–58759. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ra10454h.
          • Yehezkeli, O*.; Bedford, N. M.; Park, E.; Ma, K.; Cha, J. N. Semiconductor-Based, Solar-Driven Photochemical Cells for Fuel Generation from Carbon Dioxide in Aqueous Solutions. ChemSusChem 2016, 9 (22), 3188–3195. https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201601105.
          • Ma, K.; Yehezkeli, O.; Park, E.; Cha, J. N. Enzyme Mediated Increase in Methanol Production from Photoelectrochemical Cells and ACS Catal. 2016, 6 (10), 6982–6986, https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.6b02524.
            • Hafenstine, G. R.; Ma, K.; Harris, A. W.; Yehezkeli, O.; Park, E.; Domaille, D. W.; Cha, J. N.; Goodwin, A. P. Multicatalytic, Light-Driven Upgrading of Butanol to 2- Ethylhexenal and Hydrogen under Mild Aqueous Conditions. ACS Catal. 2017, 7 (1), 568–572. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.6b03213.
            • Ganguly, ; Paul, S.; Yehezkeli, O.; Cha, J.; Caruthers, M. Boranephosphonate DNA- Mediated Metallization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes. Chemistry of Materials 2017, 29 (5), 2239–2245. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b05182.
            • Harris, A. W.; Yehezkeli, O*.; Hafenstine, G. R.; Goodwin, A. P.; Cha, J. N. Light- Driven Catalytic Upgrading of Butanol in a Biohybrid Photoelectrochemical System. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2017, 5 (9), 8199–8204. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b01849.
            • Ma, K.; Yehezkeli, O.; He, L.; Cha, J. DNA for Assembly and Charge Transport Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2. Advanced Sustainable Systems 2018, 2 (4). https://doi.org/10.1002/adsu.201700156.
            • Harris, ; Harguindey, A.; Patalano, R.; Roy, S.; Yehezkeli, O.; Goodwin, A.; Cha, J. Investigating Protein-Nanocrystal Interactions for Photodriven Activity. ACS Applied Bio Materials 2020, 3 (2), 1026–1035. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.9b01025.
            • Mukha, D.; Cohen, Y.; Yehezkeli, O. Bismuth Vanadate/Bilirubin Oxidase Photo(Bio)Electrochemical Cells for Unbiased, Light-Triggered Electrical Power ChemSusChem 2020,                          13                (10),        2684–2692. https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202000001.
            • Cohen, Y.; Gluz, ; Bamany, S.; Maayan, G.; Yehezkeli, O. Layer by Layer Assembly of a Bio-Inspired Manganese Cluster for Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation. Journal of Catalysis 2020, 389, 207–211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2020.05.030.
            • Herzallh, N. S.; Cohen, Y.; Mukha, D.; Neumann, E.; Michaeli, D.; Nechushtai, R.; Yehezkeli, O. Photosynthesis Z-Scheme Biomimicry: Photosystem I/BiVO4 Photo- Bioelectrochemical Cell for Donor-Free Bias-Free Electrical Power Generation. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2020, 168,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2020.112517.
              • Bachar, O.; Moshe Meirovich, M.; Kurzion, R.; Yehezkeli, O. In Vivo and in Vitro Protein Mediated Synthesis of Palladium Nanoparticles for Hydrogenation Reactions. Chemical Communications 2020, 56 (76),   11211–11214. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CC04812G.
              • Meirovich, M.; Bachar, O.; Yehezkeli, O. Artificial, Photoinduced Activation of Nitrogenase Using Directed and Mediated Electron Transfer Catalysts 2020, 10 (9). https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10090979.
              • Cohen, R.; Cohen, Y.; Mukha, D.; Yehezkeli, O. Oxygen Insensitive Amperometric Glucose Biosensor Based on FAD Dependent Glucose Dehydrogenase Co-Entrapped with DCPIP or DCNQ in a Polydopamine Layer. Electrochimica Acta 2021, 367, 137477. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2020.137477.
              • Herzallh, N. S.; Cohen, Y.; Cohen, R.; Chmelnik, O.; Shoham, Y.; Yehezkeli, O. Cellulose to Electricity Conversion by an Enzymatic Biofuel Sustainable Energy Fuels 2021, 5 (18), 4580–4586. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1SE00896J.
              • Shlosberg, ; Krupnik, N.; Tóth, T. N.; Eichenbaum, B.; Meirovich, M. M.; Meiri, D.; Yehezkeli, O.; Schuster, G.; Israel, Á.; Adir, N. Bioelectricity Generation from Live Marine Photosynthetic Macroalgae. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 2022, 198, 113824. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2021.113824.
              • Meirovich, M. M.; Bachar, O.; Nandi, R.; Amdursky, N.; Yehezkeli, O. Tailoring Quantum Dot Sizes for Optimal Photoinduced Catalytic Activation of Nitrogenase. ChemSusChem 2021, 14 (24), 5410–5416. https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202101676.
              • Cohen, R.; Bitton, R.; Herzallh, N.; Cohen, Y.; Yehezkeli, O. Utilization of FAD- Glucose Dehydrogenase from Emersonii for Amperometric Biosensing and Biofuel Cell Devices. Analytical Chemistry 2021, 93 (33), 11585–11591. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.1c02157.
              • Gihaz, S.; Herzallh, N. S.; Cohen, Y.; Bachar, O.; Fishman, A.; Yehezkeli, O. The Structure of Bilirubin Oxidase from Bacillus Pumilus Reveals a Unique Disulfide Bond for Site-Specific  Direct  Electron    Biosensors  202212  (5),  258.https://doi.org/10.3390/bios12050258.
                • Khaskia, M.; Shpasser, D.; Cohen, R.; Yehezkeli, O.; Manor, O.; Gazit, O. M. First- Principle Colloidal Gate for Controlling Liquid and Molecule Flow Using 2D Claylike Nanoparticles. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2022, 14 (28), 32657–32664. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c05077.
                • Shlosberg, Y.; Meirovich, M. M.; Yehezkeli, O.; Schuster, G.; Adir, N. Production of Photocurrent and Hydrogen Gas from Intact Plant Leaves. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 2022, 215, 114558. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2022.114558.
                • Bachar, O.; Meirovich, M. M.; Zeibaq, Y.; Yehezkeli, O. Protein-Mediated Biosynthesis of Semiconductor Nanocrystals for Photocatalytic NAD(P)H Regeneration and Chiral Amine Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2022, 61 (23), e202202457. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202202457.
                • Cohen, R.; Herzallh, N. S.; Meirovich, M. M.; Bachar, O.; Frech, L.; Cohen, Y.; Yehezkeli, O. An Oxygen-Insensitive Biosensor and a Biofuel Cell Device Based on FMN l-Lactate Dehydrogenase. Bioelectrochemistry 2023, 149, 108316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioelechem.2022.108316.

 

*Shared corresponding author

 

 

15.2  Review papers

                • Yehezkeli, O.; Tel-Vered, ; Michaeli, D.; Willner, I.; Nechushtai, R. Photosynthetic Reaction Center-Functionalized Electrodes for Photo-Bioelectrochemical Cells. Photosynthesis Research 2014, 120 (1–2), 71–85.
                • Bachar, ; Meirovich, M.; Cohen, R.; Cohen, Y.; Yehezkeli, O. Biotic-Abiotic hybrids for Bioanalytics. Current Opinion in Biotechnology 2022, Under review.

 

 

15.3  Books Chapters in books

                1. Tel-Vered, O. Yehezkeli and I. Willner Biomolecule/ Nanomaterial Hybrid Systems for Nanobiotechnology. In: Nano-Biotechnology for Biomedical and Diagnostic Research, E. Zahavy, A. Ordentrich, S. Yitzhaki and A. Shaffermann (Eds.), Springer Science + Business Media B.V., Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2012, Chapter 1, pp. 1-16.

 

Patents granted

                • Willner Itamar, Tel-Vered, Ran, Yehezkeli, Omer, Baravik, Ilina Electrode, Method and System for Determining an Analyte in a Liquid Medium. 2011
                • Willner Itamar, Nechushtai Rachel, Tel-Vered Ran, Yehezkeli Omer, Willner Israel Ofer, Roizman-Sade Dan, Photochemical Electrode, Construction and Uses Thereof., 2012

 

At the Technion

                • Yehezkeli Omer, Cohen Roy, Cohen Yifat, Mukha Dina Oxygen Insensitive Amperometric Biosensors, 2022 PCT/Il2021/051078

 

16.  CONFERENCES

Invited

                • 2019 Nano-Bio Cyborg Organism, ERC- LS9 panel, Brussels, Belgium
                • 2021 Biotic/Abiotic Interfaced Systems for Biosensing and Enhanced (Bio)Catalysis, Bio- convergence and Technion Human Health Initiative
                • 2021 Biotic/Abiotic Interfaced Systems for Biosensing and Enhanced (Bio)Catalysis Israel electrochemical Society, Bar Ilan University.
                • 2022 Coupling Enzymes with Electrodes for Biosensing, Enzymatic Biofuel Cells or Biomass to Electricity Generating Devices. ISEL, Ariel University
                • 2023 (Sep.) ISE 74th Annual Meeting, Lyon, France

 

 

 

Contributed Talks

 

              • 2013 Omer Yehezkeli, Rachel Nechushtai, Ran Tel vered, Itamar Willner “Electrical communication between proteins and electrodes for bio-catalytic, bio-electrocatalytic and bioelectrochemical applications” Minerva meeting, Jerusalem Israel.
                • 2015 Omer Yehezkeli, Jennifer Cha “Nano-hybrids for photo-assisted water oxidation and fuel generation” ACS meeting, Denver Colorado,
                • 2018 “From Bioelectronics and Photoelectrochemical Cells to Nano-Biohybrid Systems for Fuel Production” Workshop on “Redox Films for Energy Conversion – bioelectrochemical and molecular systems, Marseille, France,
                • 2018 “Nano-Bio interfaces for Energy, Sensing and therapeutic applications”
                • BGU, Biotechnology Engineering seminar
                • 2018 “Nano-Bio-Hybrid Systems for Photo-biocatalytic activation of enzymes”
                • International Conference on Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology, Rome, Italy
                • 2019- “Enzyme-Based Photoelectrochemical Systems for Photo-bioelectrocatalytic Processes” 70th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Durban, South Africa – Bioelectrochemistry panel
                • 2019- “Enzyme-Based Photoelectrochemical Systems for Photo-bioelectrocatalytic Processes” ACS meeting, San Diego- Photocatalysis for Energy & Environment
                • 2020- “Biotic/Abiotic Photo-Bioelectrochemical Cells for the Generation of Electrical Power”, 71th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry Belgrade (Online), Bioelectrochemistry panel
                • 2021- “Biotic/Abiotic Systems for Biosensing and Enhanced Catalysis” BGU Biomedical Engineering Seminar (Online)
                • 2021- The 3rd Annual Conference on Chemical Sensors for Wearable Devices “Enzyme Based Amperometric Biosensors and Biofuel Cells Applications”, Israel (Online)
                • 2021- University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany Biocatalysis seminar, “Biotic/Abiotic Interfaced Systems for Enhanced (Bio)Catalysis” (online)
                • 2022- Coupling Enzymes with Electrodes or QDS For Biotic/Abiotic Energy Generating Devices University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, Biocatalysis seminar (Online)
                • 2022- “Coupling Enzymes with Electrodes for Biosensing, Biofuel Cells or Biomass Conversion to Electricity Devices, 15th International Fischer Symposium, Kloster Seeon, Germany
                • 2022- Biotic/abiotic interfaced systems for biosensing and enhanced (bio)catalysis Israel chemistry society 86 meeting, Tel-Aviv
                • 2022- Coupling Enzymes with Electrodes for Biosensing, Biofuel Cells, And Biocatalysis Applications ISE 73rd Annual Meeting 202, Xiamen, China (shifted to Online)
                  • 2022- “Coupling Enzymes with Electrodes for Biosensing, Biofuel Cells or Biomass Conversion to Electricity Devices” ISE regional meeting, Prague, Czech Republic
                  • 2022- Coupling Oxidoreductases with Electrodes for Biosensing, Biofuel Cells, and Biocatalysis Applications, Oxizyme 2022 Siena, Italy
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                  Participation in organizing conferences

                   
                  Scientific Committees

                  • 2018 International Conference on Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology
                  • 2019 International Conference on Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology
                  • 2022 ISE, International Society of Electrochemistry, Organizing committee, division 4, Xiamen, China 2022 (online).
                  • 2022 ISEL, Israel Electrochemistry Society, Scientific Committee Board,
                  • 2022 ISBE, Israel Society for Biotechnology Engineering, Scientific Committee

                   

                  Served as a chair/moderator

                  • 2019 Israel Electrochemistry Meeting, ISEL2019 served as chair of bioelectrochemistry session
                  • 2019 Israel    Society    for    Biotechnology    Engineering,    bi-annual    conference,    co-chair, nanobiotechnology
                  • 2021 ISE, International Society of Electrochemistry, 2021 Chair at division 2
                  • 2022 ISE regional, International Society of Electrochemistry Chair at division 2, 73rd Annual ISE Meeting (Online)
                  • 2022 ISE regional, International Society of Electrochemistry, 2022 Chair at division 2
                  • 2022 ISBE, Israel Society for Biotechnology Engineering, Academia/ Industry panel

                   

                  17.  Notes

                   

                  2018- present Biotechnology Olympics for high school students.

                  2018               Technion 2018 5K race, second place (age 31-40)

                  2022               Advisory for Ilan Ramon space lab high school students.

                  2022- present Technion basketball team member