HIGHER EDUCATION:
- 1982-1984 – Hebrew University – Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Medical Science, B.Sc. with excellence (cum laude).
- 1985-1988 – Hebrew University – Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Medical training.
- 1985-1990 – Hebrew University – Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Neurobiology, M.Sc. with special distinction (summa cum laude).
- 1988-1989 – Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Internship.
- 1989 – Hebrew University – Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem. M.D. Graduation Israel Medical License no. 20802.
- 1989-1995 – Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Residency. Israel Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology License no. 14483.
- 1998-1999 – Monash University, Victoria, Australia, Developmental Biology, PhD.
APPOINTMENTS/FUNCTIONS AT HADASSAH:
- 1995-2012 – Chief Physician in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Hadassah University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Sub-specialty: Male and Female Infertility, In vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments, Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD)
- 1996 – Establishment of the preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) clinical program in collaboration with the Department of Genetics
- 2000-2003 – Principle investigator at the Goldyne Savad Institute of Gene Therapy. Hadassah University Medical Center, Jerusalem,
- 2004-To date -Director of The Hadassah Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Center. The Institute of Gene Therapy. Hadassah University Medical Center, Jerusalem,
- 2004 – Establishment of the Hadassah Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Center, as an institutional center for multi-department collaborative research towards the development of cell therapy applications.
- 2012-To date – Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hadassah University Medical Center, Jerusalem.
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS AT THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY:
- 1992-1995 – Instructor. Hebrew University – Hadassah Medical School. Obstetrics and Gynecology
- 1995- 2002 – Lecturer. Hebrew University – Hadassah Medical School. Obstetrics and Gynecology
- 2002-2012 – Associate Professor. Hebrew University – Hadassah Medical School. Obstetrics and Gynecology
- 2006-To date – Sidney Swartz Chair in Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research
- 2012-To date – Full Professor. Hebrew University – Hadassah Medical School. Obstetrics and Gynecology
FUNCTIONS / TASKS AT THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY:
- Member in faculty committees:
- 2009-To date – Member of the Committee for judging candidate students for admission to the Faculty of Medicine.
- 2010-2011 – Member of Committees for evaluation of specific academic promotions.
- 2012-To date – Member of the Committee for academic appointments and promotions of the Faculty of Medicine.
- Member of oversight committee for Ph.D. students
- Examination and review of Ph.D. theses of students
FUNCTIONS/TASKS AT OTHER ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS:
- Member of oversight committee for a Ph.D. student at The Technion, Haifa
- Examination and review of the Ph.D. theses of students at Monash University, Australia, Bar –Ilan University, Tel Aviv University.
ROLES IN SOCIETIES / FORUMS:
- 2003-To date – International Stem Cell Initiative (ISCI)- member ; as of 2012 – member of Steering Committee
- 2006-2010 – Israel Stem Cell Society – Founder, steering committee member
- 2006-2010 – Israel Stem Cell Society – head of scientific committee
- 2005 – Israeli Ministry Of Health Stem Cell Forum – Consultant to the forum
- 2007 – European human embryonic stem cell registry- Israel Representative
- 2009 – European Society of Human Reproduction And Embriology (ESHRE) Stem Cell Special Interest Group – Member
MEMBERSHIP IN EDITORIAL BOARDS AND ACTIVITY AS REVIEWER:
- Membership in editorial boards of academic journals:
- Molecular Therapy
- Stem Cells
- Stem Cell Research
- Cellular Reprogramming
- Ad Hoc reviewer of scientific peer-reviewed journals:
- Nature Biotechnology
- Cell Stem Cell
- Nature Methods
- PNAS
- Stem Cells
- Journal of Neuroscience
- Nature Protocols
- Human Reproduction
- PLoS One
- Stem Cell Research
AWARDS AND PRIZES:
- 1985 – Korenfeld Scholarship Prize towards Master’s thesis research. Awarded by The Hebrew University in Jerusalem
- 1990 – Dr A. Heler Faculty Prize for Special Distinction of M.Sc. Thesis in Neurobiology. Awarded by The Hebrew University in Jerusalem
- 1994 -Dr M. Stich . Faculty Prize for Special Distinction in Clinical Work. Awarded by The Faculty of Medicine, The HebrewUniversity, Jerusalem
- 1995 – Award for Most Outstanding Work in Fertility Research, Awarded by the Israel Fertility Society.
- 1996 – Included in the Rector’s List of Outstanding Teachers. Awarded by The Hebrew University in Jerusalem
- 1997 – Elected as teacher with special distinction, Awarded by The Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem
- 1998 – Sir J. McNeil Scholarship Prize towards PhD thesis research. Awarded by Monash University, Australia
- 2000 – The ALPHA award for research work on human embryonic stem cells. Awarded by the International Forum for Scientists in Reproductive Medicine.
- 2000 – Middle level investigators award for excellence in research. Awarded by HWZOA (Hadassah Women Zionist Organization of America).
- 2004 – The ESHRE 2004 “Established Scientist Award” for the study: “Human embryonic stem cell-derived neural progenitors correct behavioral deficits in Parkinsonian rats”. Awarded by the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embriology
- 2004 – Elected for excellence in teaching in the faculty of medicine for the year 2003 – 2004.
- 2005 – distinctive scientist prize in the field of medicine. Awarded by the fund in memory of Samuel and Paula Elkales by the Keren Kayemet Le’yisrael.
Awards to supervised students
- 2006 – The AYALA Prize for the best basic science research work. Awarded to Dr. Yoel Shufaro by the Israel Fertility Association (IFA)
- 2008 – Best poster award. 2nd International Stem Cell Meeting, May 27-29, 2008, Tel Aviv, Israel. Awarded to Dr. Yoel Shufaro by the Israel Stem Cell Society
- 2009 – Best poster award at the ISGCT meeting. May 4, 2009. Beer-Sheba, Israel. Awarded to Dr. M. Idelson
- 2009 – The AYALA Prize for the best basic science research work. Awarded to Dr. Yoel Shufaro by the Israel Fertility Association (IFA)
- 2010 – Cigler award for distinctive scientific work in medicine. Awarded to Dr. N. Yachimovich-Cohen By the Faculty of Medicine, The Technion, Haifa.
- 2010 – Scholarship from Rask Foundation for excellence in PhD studies. Awarded to Malkiel Cohen by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
COMMERCIAL INITIATIVES AND ACTIVITIES:
- 2000-2004 – Co-Founder scientist of Embryonic Stem Cell International Ltd., a biotechnology company for the development of human embryonic stem cell technologies.
- 2006-To date – Founder scientist and Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) of Cell Cure Neurosciences Ltd., a biotechnology company focused on the development of human embryonic stem cells for transplantation therapies in retinal and neural degenerative diseases
- 2009-To date – Consultant and member of the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) of Kadimastem Ltd., a biotechnology company focused on the industrial development and commercialization of human embryonic stem cell (hESC)-based products.
MEMBERSHIPS IN SOCIETIES:
- Israel Medical Association for Obstetrician and Gynecology.
- Israel Fertility Society.
- European Society for Human Reproduction and Embriology (ESHRE)
- International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR)
- Israeli Stem Cell Society (ISCS)