Yael Yaniv
Professor
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Israel
Biography
Woman Excellence in Scientific Research Award, 2013. • Nathan W. Shock Post-Doctoral Poster Presentation award, 2012. • NIH Postdoctoral Mentor Award, 2012. • International Society of Heart Research, American Section, poster award, 2011. • Gordon Research Conference: Cardiac Arrhythmia Mechanisms poster award, 2011. • Gordon Research Conference: Cardiac Regulatory Mechanisms poster award, 2010. • Excellent Women Researcher in Engineering and Science award, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, 2007. • Excellence in Teaching Award, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, 2007. • Katzir travel fellowship, Weismann Institute, Israel, 2006. • Particular Gutwierth award, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, 2006. • Biophysical Society Student Travel award, 2005. • Vivian Konigsberg Award for Excellence in Teaching, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, 2005. • Particular Gutwierth award, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, 2005. • International Congress of Physiological Sciences Travel award, 2005. • Sandor Szego award for excellence in teaching, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, 2004. • Diploma with honors (summa cum laude), Electrical Engineering, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, 2004. • First Award for best student presentation at the meeting of the "Israeli Society for Medical and Biological Engineering", Israel, 2004. • First Award, for best graduate student presentation, at the International Society of Physiology and Pharmacology meeting, Israel, 2003. • Diploma with honors (cum laude), Electrical Engineering, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, 2002. • Diploma with honors (cum laude), Mechanical Engineering, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, 2002. Woman Excellence in Scientific Research Award, 2013. • Nathan W. Shock Post-Doctoral Poster Presentation award, 2012. • NIH Postdoctoral Mentor Award, 2012. • International Society of Heart Research, American Section, poster award, 2011. • Gordon Research Conference: Cardiac Arrhythmia Mechanisms poster award, 2011. • Gordon Research Conference: Cardiac Regulatory Mechanisms poster award, 2010. • Excellent Women Researcher in Engineering and Science award, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, 2007. • Excellence in Teaching Award, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, 2007. • Katzir travel fellowship, Weismann Institute, Israel, 2006. • Particular Gutwierth award, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, 2006. • Biophysical Society Student Travel award, 2005. • Vivian Konigsberg Award for Excellence in Teaching, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, 2005. • Particular Gutwierth award, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, 2005. • International Congress of Physiological Sciences Travel award, 2005. • Sandor Szego award for excellence in teaching, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, 2004. • Diploma with honors (summa cum laude), Electrical Engineering, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, 2004. • First Award for best student presentation at the meeting of the "Israeli Society for Medical and Biological Engineering", Israel, 2004. • First Award, for best graduate student presentation, at the International Society of Physiology and Pharmacology meeting, Israel, 2003. • Diploma with honors (cum laude), Electrical Engineering, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, 2002. • Diploma with honors (cum laude), Mechanical Engineering, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, 2002.
Research Interest
Bioenergetics, Calcium signaling, Cardiac electrophysiology, Cell Biophysics, Heart rate variability analysis, Mathematical modeling of the biochemical and bioenergetics signaling in the heart, Mechanical interaction of the mitochondria and the cytoskeleton, Sinoatrial node cells activity.
