The Group

Research Associates

Orit Cohen

Orit Cohen

Orit Cohen was born in Jerusalem, Israel. She received her M.Sc. degree from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI), Israel where she worked at Prof. Dmitry Gelman lab for the synthesis of new asymmetric C(sp3) metalated pincer complexes.

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Then proceeding in the same laboratorywhere she obtained her Ph.D. degree investigating the synthesis and characterisation of new chiral organosilanes and organosilica materials prepared via sol-gel process. In 2018 she joined Dr. Yuri Tulchinsky group as a postdoc associate and focused on the synthesis of positively charged ligands based on sulfur compounds.  In 2019 Orit moved to Hifa and joined Prof. Michael m. Silverstein group at the department of Material Science and Engineering of the Technion as a researcher to work on high internal phase emulsion based polymers.  In 2021, Orit returned to HUJI as Researcher and student laboratory manager and joined the Nairoukh group. Besides teaching and working in the lab,  Orit enjoys reading books, watching movies, cooking and visiting new places.

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Postdoctoral Associates

Laxman Khalse

Laxman Khalse

Laxman was born in Aurangabad, India in 1992. He earned his M.Sc. degree in chemistry from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, India. In 2023, he obtained his doctoral studies at IISER Bhopal, India, under the guidance of Prof. Prasanta Ghorai. During his doctoral research, he specialized in developing stereoselective Cu-catalyzed β-borylative cascade cyclization reactions of activated alkenes. In February 2024, Laxman joined the Nairoukh group as a postdoctoral researcher. Beyond his passion for chemistry, Laxman enjoys watching movies, reading, and exploring new places.

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Graduate Students

Yin Peng Lou

Yin Peng Lou

YinPeng Lou was born in HangZhou, China, in 1998. He received her B.Sc. in TaiZhou University in 2021. In 2024, He received his Master's degree in HangZhou Normal University under the supervision of Professor YuMing Cui and LiWen Xu. During his Master's studies, he investigated the Synthesis of axially chiral arylalkenes via palladium-catalyzed asymmetric C-H olefination.

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Haining Li

Haining Li

Haining Li was born in ShannXi, China, in 1995. She received her B.Sc. in Light Chemical Engineering at Qiqihar University in 2016. In 2023, she received her Master's degree in Biological Resources Chemistry and Utilisation under the supervision of Professor Xiaoli Zhang. During her Master's studies, she investigated the synthesis of phosphatidylcholine-DHA (PC-DHA) by alkali-catalyzed ester exchange reaction.

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In 2023, she joined the Nairoukh group as a Ph.D. candidate. Not only is Haining passionate about research, but she also enjoys reading, running, and hiking.

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Hao Ding

Hao Ding

Hao Ding was born in Jiangxi, China in 1997. She received her B.Sc. degree in Chemistry at Jiangxi Normal University in 2018. In 2020, she obtained her Master degree under the supervision of Prof. Qiuping Ding. During her Master studies she investigated the cross-coupling reaction of sulfonamide and boric acid under visible-light conditions.

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In 2022, she joined the Nairoukh group as an PhD candidate. Hao enjoys traveling, playing Chinese instrument and hiking. 

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Mohamed Agbaria

Mohamed Agbaria

Mohamed Agbaria was born in Umm Al-Fahem in 1995. He received his B.Sc. in Chemistry at Bar-Ilan University in 2018. He obtained his Master degree under the supervision of Prof. N. Gabriel Lemcoff at Ben Gurion University of the Negev where he investigated transformation of alcohols to organic halide.

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In fall 2020, he joined the Nairoukh group at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem as a Ph.D. student.

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Undergraduate Students

Nwar Egbaria

Nwar Egbaria

Nwar Egbaria was born in Umm Al-fahem in 2000. She started her B.Sc. in Chemistry in 2019 at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 2022, Nwar joined the Nairoukh group. Besides organic chemistry, Nwar enjoys visiting new places and doing new adventures.

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Alumni