Prof. Benjamin Reubinoff

Director of the Obstetrics and Gynecology department

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:

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. Member of oversight committee for Ph.D. students
  2. Examination and review of Ph.D. theses of students

 

 

FUNCTIONS/TASKS AT OTHER ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS:

 

  1. Member of oversight committee for a Ph.D. student at The Technion, Haifa
  2. 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:

 

  1. Membership in editorial boards of academic journals:
  • Molecular Therapy
  • Stem Cells
  • Stem Cell Research
  • Cellular Reprogramming

 

  1. 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)

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