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Dr. Nitzan Shabek, PhD\u00a0 <\/strong> Education<\/strong> Selected Honors and Awards<\/strong> Academic Tree<\/span><\/a> Dr. Nitzan Shabek is an Associate Professor and Principal Investigator at the University of California, Davis<\/a><\/em>.<\/span> He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of OerthBio LLC<\/span><\/em><\/a> (biotech company – joint venture between Bayer<\/em><\/a> <\/span>& Arvinas<\/span><\/em><\/a>). Additional, he serves as on the Advisory Panel of Advanced Light Source<\/a><\/em><\/span> at Berkley National Laboratory. Dr. Shabek also chairs the DEB<\/span><\/em><\/a> (Designated Emphasis in Biotechnology) graduate program at UC Davis (oversees 200 students across various graduate programs).<\/p>\n Before joining UC Davis<\/em>,<\/em> Dr. Shabek was an HHMI<\/a><\/em> <\/span>postdoctoral fellow at the University of Washington<\/span><\/a><\/em> (Department of Pharmacology<\/em>) in Seattle, where he worked with Dr. Ning Zheng<\/span><\/a><\/em> to elucidate how ubiquitin ligase enzymes recognize target proteins. Using various biochemical and cellular approaches, along with X-ray crystallography, he studied the regulation, composition, and structure of specific biosensor protein complexes in plant hormone signaling. Prior to that, he earned his PhD in Biochemistry from the Technion- Israel Institute of Technology<\/span><\/a><\/em> under the mentorship of Dr. Aaron Ciechanover<\/span><\/a> (Nobel Laureate in Chemistry)<\/em>.\u00a0 His PhD research focused on understanding the mechanistic regulation of cellular ubiquitin pools and protein recognition and degradation by 26S proteasome.\u00a0 Dr. Shabek also studied the\u00a0 DNA endonuclease proteolytic regulation by ubiquitin-like proteins in yeast, and obtained his M.Sc. in Molecular Genetics from the Ben-Gurion University\u00a0<\/em>in Israel.<\/p>\n In the summer of 2018,\u00a0Dr. Shabek embarked on an exciting journey by establishing his research group at UC Davis College of Biological Sciences<\/a><\/em><\/span>, Plant Biology Department. The Shabek lab research encompasses a broad spectrum, with a particular focus on unraveling the mechanisms behind signal perception, transduction, and regulation by proteolytic system in plants. Ultimately the lab strives to uncover novel insights that can contribute to our understanding of plants and their resilience in the face of environmental changes.<\/p>\n Teaching:<\/strong> As a faculty member at UC Davis College of Biological Sciences (CBS<\/span><\/a><\/em>), Dr. Shabek has been teaching Biochemistry classes (undergraduate upper-division: BIS-102 and MCB-120L), and graduate students discussions (PLB-290, 292, and BCB-215), Biotechnology (DEB-263), as well as developing new educational approaches using VR and AI. Furthermore, Dr. Shabek serves on several committees on campus (including Admissions and Faculty Executive Committees), as an Academic Advisor at UC Davis Graduate Group Program (PBGG), and as faculty member at the PBGG, IGG, and BMCDB graduate groups, the CTP<\/em><\/a><\/span> (UCD Cancer Therapeutic Program), associate member of the\u00a0UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center<\/a><\/em>;<\/span><\/span>\u00a0trainer in the NIH e<\/span>MCB<\/span> T32,<\/span><\/em> the\u00a0CBP<\/a><\/em><\/span> (Chemical Biology Program), and in the NSF BEST<\/a><\/em><\/span> (Bioindustrial Engineering for a Sustainable Tomorrow) training programs. Other academic mentorship and training roles include participation in Young Scholar Program (YSP<\/a><\/em><\/span>, high school students), The McNair<\/em><\/a><\/span> Scholar Program, Professors for the Future (PFTP<\/span><\/em>)<\/span><\/a>, and GSoC<\/em><\/span><\/a> (Graduate Students of Color).<\/p>\n In his spare time, he loves spending time with his family, hiking, biking, cooking and shredding on his electric guitars.<\/p>\n Google Scholar<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dr. Nitzan Shabek, PhD\u00a0 Professor and Principal Investigator University of California, Davis \u200bCollege of Biological Sciences Plant Biology Department Education Postdoctoral Fellow \u2013 University of Washington -Seattle -Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) PhD\u00a0 – Technion- Israel Institute of Technology – Israel Selected Honors and Awards \u2217 UC Davis Distinguished Teaching Award\u00a0 \u2217 NSF CAREER Award…<\/span><\/p>\n
\nProfessor and Principal Investigator
\nUniversity of California, Davis
\n\u200bCollege of Biological Sciences
\nPlant Biology Department<\/p>\n
\nPostdoctoral Fellow \u2013 University of Washington -Seattle -Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
\nPhD\u00a0 – Technion- Israel Institute of Technology – Israel<\/p>\n
\n\u2217<\/strong> UC Davis Distinguished Teaching Award\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/em>
\n\u2217<\/strong> NSF CAREER Award<\/span><\/a><\/em>
\n\u2217<\/strong> UC Davis Award for Innovation and Creativity<\/a><\/span><\/em>
\n\u2217<\/strong> Arthur C. Neish Award<\/a><\/span><\/em>
\n\u2217<\/strong> Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
\nUC Davis Faculty Profile<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
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