Dr. Liel Sapir
Liel obtained his B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, working under the mentorship of Prof. Daniel Harries. During that time, he studied the molecular mechanisms by which osmolytes (small solutes) affect the stability and structure of biological polymers in solution, as well as the structuring of deep eutectic solvent, and hydrogen bonding in mixed solutions.
After completing his doctorate, Liel was a postdoc with Prof. Shelly Tzlil at the Technion, working on cellular mechanical coupling. He then moved to Durham, North-Carolina to work with Prof. Michael Rubinstein at Duke University to study polymer physics, focusing on the elasticity of polymer networks. He later started a collaboration with Prof. Masha Niv at the Hebrew University, working on the modeling of taste receptors.
In June 2024, he started his position at Bar-Ilan University as a Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor).
Education
2011-2017
Ph.D. (direct track) in physical chemistry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. Advisor: Prof. Daniel Harries.
2009-2011
M.Sc. in physical chemistry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. Advisor: Prof. Daniel Harries.
2006-2009
B.Sc. in the chemistry and biology program and Amirim honors program, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
Summa Cum Laude.
Positions
2024-
Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor), Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University
2019-2023
Post-doctoral Associate, Duke University, NC, USA. Advisor: Prof. Michael Rubinstein.
2017-2019
Post-doctoral Fellow, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel. Advisor: Prof. Shelly Tzlil.