The Burstein Lab Website

Welcome to the official website repository of the Burstein Lab at Tel Aviv University.

🌐 Live Website

https://burstein-lab.github.io/

🧬 About the Lab

The Burstein Lab conducts computational microbiology research using cutting-edge approaches including:

• Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Large Language Models (LLMs) for genomic analysis
• Machine Learning for antimicrobial resistance gene discovery
• CRISPR-Cas systems research and diagnostics
• Horizontal gene transfer and plasmid anti-defense mechanisms
• Microbial interactions and community dynamics

📁 Repository Structure

├── index.html          # Main homepage
├── research.html       # Research projects page
├── alumni.html         # Lab alumni page
├── babies.html         # Lab babies page ❤️
├── images/            # All website images
├── assets/            # CSS, JavaScript, and other assets
│   ├── css/
│   └── js/
└── README.md          # This file

🚀 Website Features

• Fast Global Loading - Served via GitHub Pages CDN
• Mobile Responsive - Optimized for all devices
• Research Highlights - Showcasing our latest publications
• Team Profiles - Current lab members and alumni
• Contact Information - Located at Tel Aviv University

🔬 Research Areas

• Microbial Language Models - Using NLP to understand gene function
• Plasmid Anti-Defense - How mobile genetic elements overcome host defenses
• AMR Gene Discovery - Machine learning approaches for resistance gene identification
• CRISPR Diagnostics - Portable genetic testing for Earth and space applications
• Microbial Interactions - Understanding complex microbial community dynamics

📝 Recent Publications

• Nature 2024 - Anti-defense systems in plasmid leading regions
• Microbiome 2025 - DRAMMA: ML approach for AMR gene detection
• arXiv 2025 - Comprehensive review of NLP in genomics
• Nature Communications 2022 - Deciphering gene function using NLP

🛠️ Making Updates

Quick Edits

1. Click on any HTML file in this repository
2. Click the pencil icon (✏️) to edit
3. Make your changes
4. Scroll down and click "Commit changes"
5. Your changes will be live at https://burstein-lab.github.io/ within minutes

Adding Images

1. Go to the images/ folder
2. Click "Add file" → "Upload files"
3. Drag and drop your images (for members we use circular pictures)
4. Commit the changes
5. Reference them in HTML as images/your-image.jpg

Adding Team Members

1. Edit the appropriate HTML file (index.html for current members, alumni.html for alumni, and most importantly babies.html)
2. Copy an existing team member section
3. Update the image path, name, email, and description
4. Commit changes

🙏 Credits

This website is based on the "Landed" template by HTML5 UP, used under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

📧 Contact

David (Dudu) Burstein
Email: davidbur@tauex.tau.ac.il
Office: Green Building, Room 239
Tel Aviv University, Israel

🔗 Links

• Lab Website: https://burstein-lab.github.io/
• Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=SfeKvjEAAAAJ
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/BursteinLab
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bursteinlab.bsky.social

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This repository was migrated from TAU servers to GitHub Pages in 2025 for improved global performance and reliability.