Birth Place and Citizenship: Haifa, Israel; Israeli.
1970-1973: B.Sc., Biology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Cum Laude).
1971-1973: Research Assistant, Dept. of Biochemistry, Hebrew University Medical School.
1973-1974: Research Assistant, Dept. of Genetics, Hebrew University Jerusalem.
1974-1975: Danish Foreign Ministry Fellowship - Visiting Research Student at the Royal University, Copenhagen.
1974-1976: M.Sc., Animal Genetics, Dept. of Genetics, Hebrew University, Jerusalem (Cum Laude).
Supervised by Prof. M. Soller. - Genetic Markers in Cattle and their Application in Parentage Identification.
1975-1976: Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Genetics, Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
1976-1977: Research Associate, Kimron Veterinary Institute, Bet-Dagan, Israel.
1977-1982: Ph.D. Student, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot.
Supervisors: Prof. M. Shemesh, Kimron Veterinay Institute and Profs. H. Lindner and J. Schlessinger, WIS: The Ontogeny of the Thyroid Gland and the Role of TSH in Early Bovine Embryos.
1982-1984: Post-doctorate fellow, Dept. of Chemical Immunology, The Weizmann Institute of Science. With Profs. J. Schlessinger and D. Givol. Molecular cloning of growth factor receptors.
1985-1990: Staff Scientist, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
6-9/1990 : Visiting scientist with Prof. J. Schlessinger at N.Y.U. Medical Center, N.Y., USA: Studying the ligand binding site and the active kinase minimal domain of EGF receptor.
1991-1996: Associate Staff Scientist, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
6-9/1992 : Visiting scientist with Prof. K. Skorecki at Toronto University, Canada. Studying the role of bek/FGFR2 in nephrogenesis.
6-9/1995 : Visiting scientist with Prof. K. Skorecki at Toronto University Canada. Studying rNaPi gene in kidney as a marker for pathological and malignant status.
1997-2005 Senior Researcher, Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa.
2005- 2009 Associate Research Professor, Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa.
2009 - : Research Professor, Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa.
Academic Honors
1973: B.Sc., Cum Laude.
1974: Danish Foreign Ministry Fellowship - visiting research student.
1976: M.Sc., Cum Laude.
1982: Ph.D.
1982: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Award for participating in CSH.
Course on "Introduction of Macromolecules into Mammalian Cells".
1984: Cold Spring Harbor laboratory Award for participating in CSH.
Course on "Molecular Genetics of Plants".
1990: International Union of Cancer Research (UICC) Fellowship for working with Prof. Schlessinger at N.Y.U.
1990-1996: Received 3 project grants from Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF) for the study of Molecular Biology of the FGF-Rs Gene Family.
1991-1993: Received a project grant from the Israel Cancer Association for the study of the Involvement of FGF-Rs in Tumor Metastasis.
1992: International Union of Cancer Research (UICC) Fellowship for working with Prof. Skorecki at Toronto University, Canada.
1994-1996: Received a project grant from the Israeli Health Ministry for studying a novel FGF-Receptor.
1995: International Union of Cancer Research (YY-UICC) Fellowship, for working with Prof. K. Skorecki at Toronto University, Canada.
1998-2000: Received project grant from The Israel Academy of Science (together with Dr. A. Levy from the Technion Medical School) for the study of the Tolerance of the Subterranean Mole-Rat to Hypoxia.
2001: Integrated DNA Technologies Training Course on Gene Quantitation.
2002-2005: Received a EU grant for the study of the molecular biology of Neuroglobin in the Subterranean Mole-Rat and its Relevance to its hypoxic Tolerance
2006-2010: received a BSF grant for the study of Genomics of Spalax as a Model Organism for Hypoxia Tolerance
2009-: Member, Haifa University committee for Patents and Intellectual Property.
Students Supervision (in the Institute of Evolution)
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1997-1999: Dr. Hava Weinberg , Institute of Evolution
(Co-supervisor of her Ph.D studies)
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1999- 2001: Dr. Kostas Iliadi , Institute of Evolution
(Co-supervisor for Molecular Biology subjects in his Postdoc training)
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2000-2001 : Dr. Praveen Karanth, Institute of Evolution
(Supervisor of his Postdoc training )
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2001-2005 : Imad Shams, Institute of Evolution
(Supervisor of his Ph.D studies. Graduated Suma cum Laude)
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2002 -2006: Nicola Nasser, Institute of Evolution
(Supervisor of his Ph.D studies Graduated Suma cum Laude)
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2004- 2008 : Assaf Malik, Institute of Evolution
(Co-Supervisor of his Ph.D studies)
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2009-2010: Assaf Malik, Institute of Evolution (Postdoctorate fellow)
Course teaching
1974 - Statistics for B.Sc Biology students, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1976- Genetics Laboratory for B.Sc Biology students, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1984-1996 Lecturer in Genetic Engineering Applications, Israel Defense Forces (ZaHa"L)
1997-todate Laboratory course in Genetic Engineering and Molecular Biology Methodology, Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa.