Students
Keerthana Mulamukkil,
Ph.D student
Keerthana received her BS-MS dual degree with a major in chemistry from Indian institute of science education and research (IISER), Pune in May 2022. Her MS-thesis focused on ‘Design and synthesis of Polycaprolactone based clickable nano-assemblies for antimicrobial activity’ under the supervision of Prof. M Jayakannan.
In November 2022, Keerthana moved to Israel and joined the research group of Prof. Roey Amir as a Ph.D. student in. Currently she is working on the design, synthesis, and characterization of enzymatically degradable PEG-PCL block co-polymers with different architectures for developing new nano-carrier tools for drug delivery
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Michal Brodsky,
Ph.D student
Michal finished her B.Sc. in chemistry at TAU in 2021, after completing a research project in the group, working on synthesizing amphiphilic enzyme responsive tri-block copolymer.
She then joined the group as an MSc student, and her research focused on the development of programmable polymeric formulations that can respond to different types of stimuli.
In December 2023, Michal defended her MSc thesis and continued in the group as a PhD student.
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Hala Dawud,
M.Sc student
Hala received her B.Sc. degree in Pharmaceutical Engineering from Azrieli College of Engineering, Jerusalem, in November 2022. In 2023 she joined the group as an M.Sc. student in collaboration with Dr. Aiman Abu Ammar from Azrieli College of Engineering. Her research focuses on developing formulations based on enzyme-responsive polymeric amphiphiles for the fabrication of biodegradable microneedles for controlled release drug delivery.
Eden Ahlakyan,
Ph.D student
Eden earned her B.Sc. in Chemistry and Biology from Tel Aviv University in January 2025. Subsequently, she joined the group as a direct PhD student in collaboration with Prof. Roy Weinstein’s team, from the School of Plant Sciences and Food Security. Her research focuses on combing the expertise of both groups for the development of programmable formulations for efficient and eco-friendly pesticide application.
Avichai Serbrnik Gabbay,
Ph.D student
Avichai earned dual B.Sc. degrees in Chemistry and Materials Engineering from Tel Aviv University in 2025. As an undergraduate, she conducted a research project in our group on synthesizing enzyme-responsive PEG–dendron amphiphiles. She later completed her final engineering project with us, focusing on hydrogels formed through reversible UV–Vis-responsive interactions.
Now as a direct-track Ph.D. student in the group, Avichai’s research centers on dendron–polymer hybrids as tailorable coatings for enzyme-responsive single-walled carbon nanotubes.
Shir Gugenheim,
M.Sc student
Shir completed her B.Sc. in Chemistry at Tel Aviv University in 2024. Shortly after, she joined the group as an M.Sc. student, while also taking on the role of a research assistant at Amai proteins startup. Shir’s research interests center on the development of ionic coacervation-based hydrogels.
Julia Abu Rabia,
M.Sc student
Julia earned her B.Sc. in Chemistry at Ben-Gurion University in 2024. During her undergraduate studies, she conducted a research project investigating mycobacterial growth inhibition. In addition, she began working at ICL group in the Health, Environment, and Regulatory Affairs division, gaining valuable experience in applied scientific and regulatory work. In 2025, she joined the group as an M.Sc. student.