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Keren Yanuka-Golub

Dr. Keren Yanuka-Golub – Environmental & Applied Microbiology
  • Email: keren@gal-soc.org
  • 049861171
  • Address work: The Institute of Applied Research, The Galilee Society, Shefa-Amr, 20200, P.O.B. 330, Israel

Microbial ecologist exploring the dynamics of microbial communities in different natural environments and microbial electrochemical reactors. My study focuses on processes under anaerobic conditions, and I often utilize bioreactors as model systems under defined controlled conditions to mimic natural environments.  

2017: Ph.D., Tel-Aviv University, Israel.

Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Keren-Yanuka-Golub

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.il/citations?user=8ONHfpQAAAAJ&hl=en

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keren-yanuka-golub-8215784b/?originalSubdomain=il

Research interests and goals:

My research seeks to fundamentally elucidate microbial mediated processes in contaminated environments that merit bioremediation, specifically those responsible for the emission of potent greenhouse gases (methane and nitrous oxide) to the atmosphere. Such an understanding is vital for the development and optimization of bioremediation and climate change mitigation strategies. Overall, my main goal is establishing optimized microbial-based management schemes for green applications to improve the functionality of diverse ecological systems.

One of the approaches I aim to follow is to establish the first Israeli estuary research site, where my group will monitor terrestrial-aquatic biogeochemistry and microbial dynamics. The specific goal is to define contaminants’ hotspots that originate from the land and the sea, and to develop efficient microbial-based monitoring and treatment solutions. 

Selected publications:

  1. Yusim, E.J., Zarecki, R., Medina, S., Carmi, G., Mousa, S., Hassanin, M., Ronen, Z., Wu, Z., Jiang, J., Baransi-Karkaby, K. and Avisar, D., Yanuka‐Golub, K. and Freilich, S., 2025. Integrated use of electrochemical anaerobic reactors and genomic based modeling for characterizing methanogenic activity in microbial communities exposed to BTEX contamination. Environmental Research, 268, p.120691.
  2. Baransi‐Karkaby, K., Yanuka‐Golub, K., Hassanin, M., Massalha, N. and Sabbah, I., 2024. In‐situ biological biogas upgrading using upflow anaerobic polyfoam bioreactor: Operational and biological aspects. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 121(11), pp.3471-3483.
  3. Shimshoni, S., Baransi-Karkaby, K., Yanuka-Golub, K., Azaizeh, H., Hassanin, M. and Sabbah, I., 2024. Conductive adsorbents enhance phenol removal from wastewater by direct interspecies electron transfer” DIET”-based anaerobic biodegradation process. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 12(2), p.112222.
  4. Yanuka‐Golub, K., Belkin, N., Weber, N., Mayyani, M., Levy, Y., Reznik, I.J., Rubin‐Blum, M., Rahav, E. and Kiro, Y., 2024. Allochthonous groundwater microorganisms affect coastal seawater microbial abundance, activity and diversity. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 129(2), p.e2023JG007610.
  5. Verstraete, W., Yanuka‐Golub, K., Driesen, N. and De Vrieze, J., 2022. Engineering microbial technologies for environmental sustainability: choices to make. Microbial Biotechnology, 15(1), pp.215-227.
  6. Yanuka-Golub, K., Dubinsky, V., Korenblum, E., Reshef, L., Ofek-Lalzar, M., Rishpon, J. and Gophna, U., 2021. Anode surface bioaugmentation enhances deterministic biofilm assembly in microbial fuel cells. MBio, 12(2), pp.e03629-20.
  7. Rahav, E., Raveh, O., Yanuka-Golub, K., Belkin, N., Astrahan, P., Maayani, M., Tsumi, N., Kiro, Y., Herut, B., Silverman, J. and Angel, D.L., 2020. Nitrate-Enrichment Structures Phytoplankton Communities in the Shallow Eastern Mediterranean Coastal Waters. Frontiers in Marine Science, p.1127.