TAU Graduate Students Shine at iGEM 2025 with Groundbreaking Cancer Research

The Oncoligo team presented Cancer Chess, an innovative project in cancer research, representing Tel Aviv University on the global stage in Paris

13 November 2025

We are proud of our graduate students Gal Aziel & Esther Bodrovsky from the Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, who represented Tel Aviv University at the iGEM 2025 international competition in Paris.

The Oncoligo team developed a groundbreaking project in cancer research - Cancer Chess!

 

In the photo, iGEM students who visited the Gray Faculty this week: Idan Eyni Galanti (co-captain), Michael Kovaliov, Shir Shance (co-captain),Gal Aziel, Niv David, Ester Buderovsky. and Dean Prof. Karen Avraham.

 

The full team members for 2025: Shir Shance (co-captain), Idan Eyni Galanti (co-captain), Michael Kovaliov. Ester Buderovsky, Ariella Nouman, Roni Zarakhovsky, Gal Aziel, Niv David, May Lieber, Din Saadon, and Hillel Charbit. Dr. Daniel Dovrat (instructor).

 

 

Watch the official video of iGEM 2025 - Cancer Chess >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Auy_QK5Xb2g

Visit the official team page>> https://2025.igem.wiki/tau-israel/

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