Roy Arav

Roy Arav received his B.Sc. in Chemistry and Biology (Double Major) in 2013 from Tel Aviv University, Israel. He completed his M.Sc. degree in Green Chemistry and Sustainable Industrial Technology in 2015 under the supervision of Professor Michael North in the Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence at the University of York, UK. His research project focused on peptide synthesis using cyclic carbonates as sustainable solvents. In 2016, Roy joined Dr. Todd Lowary's group as a Ph.D. student.
His current research focuses on the synthesis of a highly immunogenic branched oligosaccharide epitope from glycoprotein gp72 of Trypanosoma Cruzi.