
Dr. Sarit Ashckenazi-Polivoda
ד״ר שרית אשכנזי-פוליבודה
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הדף פרטי כרגע.
Foraminifera as sentinels of marine change
Research grants
0 funded projects — principal investigator on 0.
Appointments
Degrees
Selected publications
Published in 20 journals, including Biogeosciences, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications, The Science of The Total Environment, Marine Environmental Research.
Open research data
Data behind the lab’s papers are deposited in public repositories with persistent identifiers.
Digital tools
- Species cardsAn illustrated, searchable collection of benthic foraminifera — morphology, ecology, taxonomy checked against WoRMS, and the lab’s papers on each species.
- Field mapEvery sampling station around Cyprus and the Red Sea with field notes, photos and video, organised by sampling event.
- CounterA fast counting tool for picking and counting foraminifera under the microscope, synced across devices.
- AI BiomonitoringAutomated foraminifera identification from stereomicroscope images, built to make biomonitoring faster and more consistent.
Partners
Frequent co-authors
- Sigal Abramovich24 papers
- Ahuva Almogi‐Labin15 papers
- Shimon Feinstein8 papers
- Peter Illner7 papers
- Wilhelm Püttmann7 papers
- Barak Herut6 papers
- Danna Titelboim6 papers
- Zsolt Attila Berner6 papers
Students & alumni
PhD students
Lorenzo Martello, Ofir Yehoshafat, Aishwarya Ajmera, Ido Beja, Moran Kaminer
Undergraduate research
Adi Lerer (Research project)
Alumni
Sara Marconato (PhD, 2026), Sneha Manda (PhD, 2024), Yahel Eshed (MSc, 2024), Tamara Sosnitsky (MSc, 2024), Adi Avneri (MSc, 2022), Jenipher Masawa (MSc, 2021), Roni Tadir (PhD, 2019), Nitzan Mizrahi (MSc, 2017), Libby Ron Yankovich (MSc, 2014), Dr. Ari Meilijson (Postdoctoral fellow, 2014)
Service & peer review
Reviewer for
Science for Israel’s periphery
Beyond research, she leads science education and natural-heritage projects in the Arava.
Collaborate
Open to joint projects on foraminifera, biomonitoring, seagrass and rocky-shore ecosystems, and paleoceanography.

