Nir Yakoby

Education

  • 2001 Ph.D., Hebrew University, Israel
  • 1994 B.Sc., Hebrew University, Israel

Professional Experience

  • 2008 – Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Rutgers University
  • 2004-2008 – Post-doctoral Associate, Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University
  • 2000-2004 – Post-doctoral Fellow, Biotech Center, Rutgers University

Research Interests

Signaling networks and cell fate determination. Unravel mechanisms of cell communication systems. Drosophila oogenesis, pattern formation and morphogenesis. Bone Morphogenetic Protein pathways dynamics and the evolution of morphologies.

Scholarships & Awards

  1. NSF-CAREER Award IOS-1149144, 2012
  2. Postdoctoral Poster Award, Genetics Society of America, 48th Drosophila Annual Meeting, 2007
  3. Vaadia-BARD Post-doctoral Fellowship, number FI-302-2000, 2000
  4. Outstanding Student Lecture. Israel Phytopathological Society 20th Convention, 1999
  5. Future Leadership in Orchards. The Fruit Board of Israel and Agricultural Ministry, 1998-2000
  6. Avigad and his Daughter Dovrat. The Association of Trustees and Friends of Agricultural Research at the Volcani Center, 1998
  7. Yehuda Horin. The Association of Trustees and Friends of Agricultural Research at the Volcani Center, 1996
  8. Scholarship from The Fruit Board of Israel, 1995

List of Publications

  1. R.A. Marmion, M. Jevtic, A. Springhorn, G. Pyrowolakis, and N. Yakoby. The Drosophila BMPRII, Wishful thinking, is required for eggshell patterning. 2013. Developmental Biology. 375:45-53.
  2. M.G. Niepielko, K. Ip, J.S. Kanodia, D. Lun, and N. Yakoby. The evolution of BMP signaling in Drosophila oogenesis: a receptor-based mechanism. 2012. Biophysical Journal. 102:1722-1730.
  3. J.J. Zartman, L.S. Cheung, M.G. Niepielko, C. Bonini, B. Haley, N. Yakoby, and S.Y. Shvartsman. Pattern formation by a moving morphogen source. 2011. Physical Biology. Aug;8(4):045003. Epub 2011 Jul 12.
  4. M.G. Niepielko, Y. Hernáiz-Hernández, and N. Yakoby. BMP signaling dynamics in the follicle cells of multiple Drosophila species. 2011. Developmental Biology. 354:151-159.
  5. J. Lembong, N. Yakoby, and S.Y. Shvartsman. Modeling of epithelial patterning by interacting signaling pathways. 2009. PNAS. 9:3213-3218.
  6. J.J. Zartman, J.S. Kanodia, N. Yakoby, X. Schafer, C. Watson, K. Schlichting, C. Dahmann and S.Y. Shvartsman. Expression patterns of cadherin genes in Drosophilaoogenesis. 2009. Gene Expression Patterns. 9(1):31-36
  7. J. J. Zartman, N. Yakoby, C. A. Bristow, X. Zhou, K. Schlichting, K. Dahmann, and S. Y. Shvartsman. Cad74A is regulated by BR and is required for robust dorsal appendage formation in Drosophilaoogenesis. 2008. Developmental Biology. 322:289-301.
  8. N. Yakoby, C.A. Bristow, D. Gong, X. Schafer, J. Lembong, J.J. Zartman, M. Halfon, T. Schupbach, and S.Y. Shvartsman. A combinatorial code for pattern formation in
    Drosophilaoogenesis. 2008. Developmental Cell. 15:725-737.
  9. J. Lembong, N. Yakoby, and S.Y. Shvartsman. Spatial regulation of BMP signaling by patterned expression. 2008. Tissue Engineering. 14:1469-1477.
  10. N. Yakoby, J. Lembong, T. Schüpbach, and S. Y. Shvartsman. Drosophilaeggshell is patterned by sequential action of feedforward and feedback loops. 2008. Development. 135:343-351.
  11. S. Komarnytsky, N. Borisjuk, N. Yakoby, A. Garvey, and I. Raskin. Co-secretion of proteinase inhibitor stabilizes antibodies produced by plant roots. 2006. Plant Physiology. 141:1185-1193.
  12. N. Yakoby, A.S., Garvey, and I. Raskin. Tobacco ribosomal DNA spacer element enhances BBI
    expression in tomato plants. 2006. Plant Cell Reports. 25:573-581.
  13. L.A. Goentoro, N. Yakoby, J. Goodhouse, T. Schüpbach, and S.Y. Shvartsman. Fluorescence-based quantitative analysis of GAL4/UAS systems in Drosophilaoogenesis. 2006. Genesis. 44:66-74.
  14. N. Yakoby, C.A. Bristow, I. Gouzman, M.P. Rossi, Y. Gogotsi, T. Schüpbach, and S.Y. Shvartsman. Systems-level questions in Drosophilaoogenesis. 2005. IEE Systems Biology. 152:169-302.
  15. N. Yakoby, and I. Raskin. A simple method to determine trypsin and chymotrypsin inhibitory activity. Journal of Biochemical and Biophysical Methods. 2004. 59:241-251.
  16. D. Prusky, and N. Yakoby. Pathogenic fungi: leading or led by ambient pH? Molecular Plant Pathology. 2003. 6:509-516.
  17. I. Raskin, D.M. Ribnicky, S. Komarnytsky, N. Ilic, A. Poulev, N. Borisjuk, A. Brinker, D.A. Moreno, C. Ripoll, N. Yakoby, J.M O’Neal, T. Cornwell, I. Pastor, and B. Fridlender. Plants and human health in the twenty-first century. Trends in Biotechnology. 2002. 12:522-531.
  18. N. Yakoby, D. Beno-Moualem, I. Kobiler, and D. Prusky. The analysis of fruit protection mechanisms provided by reduced pathogenicity mutants of Colletotrichum gloeosporioidesobtained by restriction enzyme mediated integration. Phytopathology. 2002. 92:1196-1201.
  19. N. Yakoby, D. Beno-Moualem, N. T. Keen, A. Dinoor, O. Pines, and D. Prusky.
    Colletotrichum gloeosporioides pelBis an important virulence factor in avocado fruit fungus interactions. Molecular Plant Microbe Interactions. 2001. 14:988-995.
  20. D. Prusky, D. Eshel, I. Kobiler, N. Yakoby, D. Beno-Moualem, M. Akerman, Y. Zuthi, and R. Ben Arie. Post-harvest chlorine treatments for the control of the persimmon black spot disease caused by Alternaria Alternata. Post-harvest Biology and Technology. 2001. 22:271-277.
  21. N. Yakoby, R. Zhou, I. Kobiler, A. Dinoor, and D. Prusky. Development of
    Colletotrichum gloeosporioides restriction enzyme mediated integration mutants as biocontrol agents against anthracnose disease in avocado fruit. Phytopathology. 2001. 91:143-148.
  22. N. Yakoby, S. Freeman, A. Dinoor, N.T. Keen, and D. Prusky. Expression of pectate lyase from Colletotrichum gloeosporioidesin C. magnapromotes pathogenicity. Molecular Plant Microbe Interactions. 2000. 13:887-891.
  23. N. Yakoby, I. Kobiler, A. Dinoor, and D. Prusky. pH regulation of pectate lyase secretion modulates the attack of Colletotrichum gloeosporioideson avocado fruits. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2000. 66:1026-1030.

Chapter in Book

  1. D. Prusky, I. Kobiler, A. Dinoor, D. Beno-Moualem, and N. Yakoby. Mechanisms of defense of unripe avocado fruits against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides attack. pp. 232-244. Colletotrichum: Host Specificity, Pathology and Host Pathogen Interaction of Colletotrichum. eds: D. Prusky., S. Freeman, M.B. Dickman. American Phytopathological Society Press, St. Paul, MN. 2000.