Dr. Tali Sarah Berman

• Ecology
• Behavioral Ecology
• Molecular Ecology
• Environmental DNA
• Microbiomes

I am interested in many aspects of animal ecology, particularly food-web structure and species interactions across various taxonomic groups, including vertebrates, arthropods and microbes. We use both field experiments and modern molecular methods to elucidate how species interact with each other.

These are research areas that I am currently intrigued with:

1. Trophic and microbe-host interactions of migratory birds
2. Cascading effects of ecosystem engineers on microbial communities 

2011-2021: Department of Biology and Environment, University of Haifa- Oranim campus. Co-teacher with Prof. Elah Pick in the undergraduate course "Molecular Biology".

Courses taught in the Departments of Animal Science and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Tel Hai College (Israel):

1. Berman TS, Barnett-Itzhaki Z, Berman T, Marom E (2023). Antimicrobial resistance in food-producing animals: towards implementing a One Health based national action plan in Israel.  Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 12, 18
2. Berman TS, Weinberg M, Moreno KR, Czirják GA, Yovel Y (2023). In sickness and in health: The dynamics of the fruit bat gut microbiota under a bacterial antigen challenge and its association with the immune response. Frontiers in Immunology 14: 1152107
3. Berman TS, Izraeli Y, Lalzar M, Mozes-Daube N, Lepetit D, Tabic A, Varaldi J, Zchori-Fein E (2023). RNA viruses are prevalent and active tenants of the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Microbial Ecology 86, 2060–2072
4. Berman TS and Inbar M (2023). Molecular identification of individual and seasonal variation in incidental ingestion of arthropods by free-ranging goats. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10:1070088
5. Berman TS and Inbar M (2022). Revealing cryptic interactions between large mammalian herbivores and plant-dwelling arthropods via DNA metabarcoding. Ecology 103(1), e03548.  Highlighted in the Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America. 103(1):1-4
6. Berman TS, Glasser TA, Inbar M (2019). Goats adjust their feeding behaviour to avoid the ingestion of different insect species. Canadian Journal of Zoology 97: 805–811
7. Berman TS, Messeri N, Glasser TA, Inbar M (2019). Innate ability of goats to sense and avoid ingestion of noxious insects while feeding. Royal Society Open Science 6:181078
8. Berman TS, Laviad-Shitrit S, Ofek-Lalzar M, Halpern M, Inbar M (2018). Cascading effects on bacterial communities: Cattle grazing causes a shift in the microbiome of a herbivorous caterpillar. ISME Journal 12:1952-1963
9. Berman TS, Ben-Ari M, Henkin Z, Inbar M (2018). Immediate and long-term facilitative effects of cattle grazing on a polyphagous caterpillar. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 261:45-53
10. Berman TS, Ben-Ari M, Glasser TA, Gish M, Inbar M (2017). How goats avoid ingesting noxious insects while feeding. Scientific Reports 7.1:14835. Selected as one of the top 100 read ecology papers for Scientific Reports in 2017
11. Berman TS, Ayali A, Gefen E (2013). Neural control of gas exchange patterns in insects: locust density-dependent phases as a test case. PLOS One 29;8(3):e59967
12. Pick E, Berman TS (2013). Formation of alternative proteasomes: Same lady, different cap? FEBS letters 1;587(5):389-93

Reports:

1. Berman Elport T, Van der Hal N, Krigel K, Boulogne O, Behar A, Berman T, Gottlieb Y, Weinberg T, Zagron G, Zask A, Milo R, Milstein D, Stambler N, Sarfati M and Levi A. Aedes albopictus mosquito – Mapping public health risks, mosquito monitoring, available solutions and public awareness – Experts’ opinion.  The Israel Society of Ecology and Environmental Sciences pp.38
2. Berman TS (2021). Enhancing antimicrobial stewardship in veterinary medicine in Israel: Literature review, regulatory processes and recommendations for action. Ministry of Health 
3. Berman TS and Krigel K (2020). Health and Climate Change: literature review and recommendations for preparedness and adaptation. Ministry of Environmental Protection
4. Berman TS (2020). Climate change. Environmental Health in Israel 2020. Environment and Health Fund and Ministry of Health
    

The Berman Molecular Ecology lab, Hula Research Centre

MIGAL—Galilee Research Institute, 11016, Kiryat Shmona, Israel

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