Frumkin Lab
Microbial Evolution & Gene Birth
Where do new genes come from?
We recreate gene birth in the laboratory. Using vast libraries of random DNA, diverse microbes, bacteriophages, and predictive models, we discover how new sequences first affect cells, acquire function, and become evolutionary innovations.
Three questions drive our research:
Birth
How does random DNA become biologically active?
Integration
How do new genes enter and reshape cellular networks?
Conflict
How does gene birth drive phage-bacteria evolutionary arms races?
Join Us
Curious about how evolution creates something new? We are recruiting MSc, PhD, and postdoctoral researchers.
Contact
Idan Frumkin, Ph.D., Principal Investigator
Green Building, Rm 116
The Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research
Faculty of Life Sciences
Tel Aviv University
We gratefully acknowledge support from:
