Tom Cohen Ben-Arye
Bio
Dr. Tom Cohen Ben-Arye is a post-doc researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, an Adjunct Prof. at Shantou University Medical college and a lecturer at Bar-Ilan University.
He is one of the founders of the alternative protein field in Israel. He was a founding team member and Chief Scientist at The Good Food Institute Israel and the Modern Agriculture Foundation, and was an advisor to government bodies, corporations, startups, and academia. He developed an academic course on alternative proteins, taught at universities in Israel and internationally.
His PhD research focused on bovine skeletal muscle tissue engineering that was published in Nature Food and formed Aleph Farms. He holds degrees in molecular biochemistry, nanoscience, and nanotechnology, with specialization in tissue engineering and high-throughput single-cell analysis.
He recently relocated to China, where he is developing breakthrough technologies for breeding meat-like yeast strains, with the goal of reducing costs and improving the mimicry of meat alternatives.
How others can help me
Looking for students with expertise in yeast, microfluidics, mechanical engineering and machine learning.
How I can help others
Alternative protein counseling
Career counseling
Mentoring
Hi， great to hear of your direction. my recommendation is to learn as much as possible about meat science, measurement and texturization tools. I'd try to get into a meat-alternative lab, especially in Wageningen university. Later on, I would try to make an impact in less-developed ecosystems, such as the Chinese ecosystem.