ניהול משאבי סביבה
מעבדת מילוא
Resource Management
Milo Lab
רועי בן ניסן | Roee Ben Nissan
Roee Ben Nissan
מעבדת מילוא - רועי בן ניסן
Milo Lab - Roee Ben Nissan
During his PhD, Roee focused on carbon fixation metabolism in bacteria and their potential as sustainable production platforms.
In collaboration with IIASA, the Nemet group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and PIK, he explored the environmental potential of replacing beef with a microbial protein analog. Leveraging historical data on the adoption of margarine as a butter substitute, the team developed growth projections for microbial protein adoption. They then evaluated the climatic and environmental impacts through a novel integration of the MESSAGEix and MAgPIE models.
By comparing future scenarios with and without microbial protein adoption, they identified distinct emissions trajectories, with the microbial scenario showing a significant reduction in land-use emissions. Preliminary findings indicate that microbial protein could facilitate meeting ambitious climate targets. In addition, substituting beef with microbial protein was associated with greater natural land availability, enhanced biodiversity conservation, and lower carbon prices. Thus exhibiting its potential as a climate-friendly alternative to conventional beef production.
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רועי בן ניסן | Roee Ben Nissan
Roee Ben Nissan is a postdoctoral fellow in Uri Roll’s lab at Ben Gurion University of the Negev. He was previously a PhD student in the Milo lab and a Sustainability and Alternative Energy Research Initiative fellow at the Weizmann Institute of Science. He received a BSc with honors in Life Science from Ben Gurion University of the Negev and an MSc in Life Science at the Weizmann Institute of Science, under the supervision of Prof. Ron Milo.
About the researchers
Roee Ben Nissan
Roee Ben Nissan is a postdoctoral fellow in Uri Roll’s lab at Ben Gurion University of the Negev. He was previously a PhD student in the Milo lab and a Sustainability and Alternative Energy Research Initiative fellow at the Weizmann Institute of Science. He received a BSc with honors in Life Science from Ben Gurion University of the Negev and an MSc in Life Science at the Weizmann Institute of Science, under the supervision of Prof. Ron Milo.