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Yaron Dekel

Applied Genetics, Biotechnology

Dr. Yaron Dekel completed his PhD in Biochemistry at Tel Aviv University and currently serves as a senior researcher at the Shamir Research Institute. His expertise lies in applied genetics of animals, fungi, and plants. His research focuses on genetic identification, food quality assurance, genetic fingerprinting of animals, and cultivation of psilocybin-producing mushrooms for medical purposes.

In the past, Dr. Dekel contributed to the development of genetic identification systems for cattle theft detection used by the Israel Police and for meat source verification for food chains. He also led a project to genetically identify dogs via fecal samples for municipal use and serves as an advisor to Savion Diagnostics Ltd. Dr. Dekel is the scientific founder of Psilotion Ltd., a pioneering company in the standardized production of psychoactive mushroom extracts. He emphasizes the importance of bridging academic research with practical application as a foundation for Israel’s food, medical, and economic security. His work integrates molecular biology with cutting-edge industrial implementation.

Applied Genetics, Biotechnology
Research Interests
Selected Publications
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  • Genomic regulatory element research
  • Domestication transitions in mammals
  • Genomics of dogs, cattle, wild mammals, and fungi
  • Bioinformatics of genetic markers
  • Development of systems for food fraud detection and food security
  • Genetic-based food quality assurance
Sedimentary Marl mudstone as a substrate in a xeric environment revealed by microbiome analysis

Extremophiles. (2019) doi: 10.1007/s00792-019-01087-7

Koryachenko O, Girsowicz R, Dekel Y, Doniger T, Steinberger
The significance of human spermatozoa vacuoles can be elucidated by a novel procedure of array Comparative Genomic Hybridization

Hum Reprod. 2018 Apr 1;33(4):563-571. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dey019.

Berkovitz A, Dekel Y, Goldstein R, Bsoul S, Machluff Y, Bercovich D
Expanding the world map of canine nt230(del4) MDR1 mutation frequency: differences in prone pure breeds, their mixes and mongrels in Israel – insights and clinical implications

BMC Vet Res, 13, 333 (2017).

Dekel Y, Machluf, Y, Stoler, A, Aderet, A, Baumel, D, Kellerman, E, Plotsky, Y, Noked Partouche, O, Elhalal, G, Brand, R, Ben-Shlomo, I and Bercovich
Mammal domestication and the symbiotic spectrum

PNAS. 114, 27 (2017) doi: 10.1073/pnas.1705784114.

Dekel, Y, Machluf, Y, Brand, R, Noked Partouche, O, Ben-Shlomo, I, Bercovich
Formation of multimeric antibodies for self-delivery of active monomers

Drug Deliv. 24 (2017) 199–208.

Dekel, Y. Machluf, T. Gefen, G. Eidelshtein, A. Kotlyar, Y. Bram, et al.
Dispersal of an ancient retroposon in the TP53 promoter of Bovidae: Phylogeny, novel mechanisms, and potential implications for cow milk persistency

BMC Genomics. 16 (2015). doi:10.1186/s12864-015-1235-8doi:

Dekel, Y. Machluf, S. Ben-Dor, O. Yifa, A. Stoler, I

Dr. Yossy Machluf

Research associate

Ayelet Barash

Ph.D candidate

Oshrat Noked

Research associate