Welcome to Prof. Eyal Kurzbaum's Environmental Biotechnology lab
Our research group, affiliated with the Shamir Research Institute, University of Haifa, explores a broad range of topics in environmental microbiology, focusing primarily on water treatment. Our current projects include the removal of micropollutants and disinfection by-products from water, identifying novel antimicrobials from microalgae and fungi for combating plant pathogens, and studying the Psilocybe fungi for its potential in developing psychoactive pharmaceuticals.
Research interests
- Biological removal of micro-pollutants from water
- Agricultural wastewater purification (dairy farms, fish ponds, olive mills)
- Removal of nitrogen compounds from water
- Immobilization and encapsulation of microbial biomass (bacteria and fungi)
- Characterization and application of antimicrobial compounds in microalgae and fungi against phytopathogens
- Removal of disinfection by-products from drinking water
- Exploring Psilocybe fungi grown in a bioreactor in yielding psychoactive biomolecules