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[Last updated:
February 17, 2010
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Curriculum Vitae
Personal details |
| Born: |
June 23rd, 1964; Hawaii, U.S.A. |
| Citizenship: |
Israeli & American |
| Languages: |
English, Hebrew, and Spanish |
Education |
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| Postdoctoral fellowship |
2000-2003 |
in the laboratory of Prof. Ephraim Katzir (Department of Biological Chemistry) in collaboration with Prof. Mati Fridkin (Organic Chemistry), Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel.
Research subject: Rational design and synthesis of biologically active peptides: Design and synthesis of peptides with estrogenic activity, and inhibitors of ?-bungarotoxin.
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| Ph.D. |
1993-2000 |
Department of Organic Chemistry, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Supervisor: Prof. Chaim Gilon.
Thesis title: Design and synthesis of backbone cyclic peptides that mimic proteins.
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| M.Sc. |
1990-1992 |
Organic Chemistry, cum laude, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Supervisor: Prof. Itamar Willner.
Research subject: Development of photocatalytic systems for electrical communication between enzymes and synthetic polymers. |
| B.Sc. |
1986-1989 |
Geology and Chemistry, cum laude, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. |
Employment history
| 2005-present |
Lecturer (tenure track position), Department of Desalination & Water Treatment, Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. |
| 2003-2005 |
Visiting-scientist in the laboratory of Prof. Ephraim Katzir, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. Research subject: Design and synthesis of peptides as novel estrogenic compounds. |
| 2003-2005 |
Lecturer, Faculty of Agriculture, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot. Research subject: The fate of organic pollutants in groundwater of the coastal aquifer, central Israel. |
| 1995-1997 |
Teaching assistant, Advanced Laboratory for Organic Synthesis, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. |
| 1993-1995 |
Teaching assistant, Laboratory of Analytical and Inorganic Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. |
| 1993-1995 |
Teaching assistant, Laboratory in Organic Synthesis, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. |
| 1993-1995 |
Teaching assistant, Laboratory in General Chemistry for Pharmacology Students, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. |
| 1992-1993 |
Hydrological Service, Jerusalem. Research leader: Dr. Avner Vengosh (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel). Research subject: Tracing contamination sources of groundwater by boron isotopes. |
| 1990-1992 |
Teaching assistant, Laboratory in Organic Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. |
| 1991-1992 |
Well seater, Geoprospect Ltd., Mr. Moshe Braun, Jerusalem, Israel. |
| 1988-1989 |
Research assistant, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Department of Geology, in the laboratory of Prof. Amitai Katz. Research subject: Geochemistry and mineralogical study of contemporary salt precipitation in the Dead Sea, Israel. |
| 1986-1988 |
Youth guide for nature studies, Society for Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI), Jerusalem, Israel. |
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