Michael Gutnick
Normal and pathological physiology of the vertebrate central nervous system
Prof. Michael Gutnick
School Contact Information
Koret School of Veterinary Medicine,
The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agricultural, Food & Environment,
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Address: Herzl 229, P.O. Box 12,
Rehovot 76100, Israel
Phone: +972-(0)8-9489021/31;
Fax: +972-(0)8-9467940
E-Mail: vet.school@mail.huji.ac.il
Special Interests
Cellular Physiology of the Cerebral Cortex in Health and Disease, Pathophysiology of Epilepsy, Biophysical properties of ion channels in the central nervous system
Professional Experience and Qualifications
- DVM, 1967, University of California at Davis
- Ph.D. (Neuroscience), 1972, Stanford University
Teaching
Animal Physiology, Veterinary Physiology, Fundamentals of Neural Circuit Function
Research
sodium channels, neocortical neuron, excitability, synaptic integration, axon, basal dendrites, polyamines, Na imaging, epilepsy
Service
Reviewer for Journal of Neuroscience, Journal of Neurophysiology, Journal of Physiology, Cerebral Cortex etc., grant applications for BSF, ISF, GIF, National Institute for Psychobiology, Israel Ministry of Science.
Membership in Scientific Organizations
- Israel Society for Neuroscience
- American Society for Neuroscience
International Interests
Collaborations with Max-Planck-Institute for Dynamics and Self Organization, Goettingen, Germany; New York Medical College