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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

 

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Prof. Shimon Harrus

Special interest

Infectious diseases, vector-borne diseases, vector-pathogen-host interactions, zoonoses, rickettsial diseases, ehrlichiosis, bartonellosis.

Selected Recent Publications

Fleidervish I.A. , Libman L. , Katz E. , Gutnick M. J. (2008) Endogenous polyamines regulate cortical neuronal excitability by blocking voltage-gated Na channels. Procedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA (PNAS) 105: 18994-9

Astman N., Gutnick M. J., Fleidervish I.A. (2006) Persistent sodium current in Layer 5 neocortical neurons is primarily generated in the proximal axon. Journal of Neuroscience 26: 3465-73

Prof. Michael Gutnick

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

Prof. Yuval Gottlieb-Dror

Evolution and mechanism of Arthropods symbioses, Microbial ecology, Veterinary entomology, Vector borne diseases, Reproductive manipulators and sex determination mechanisms.

Selected Recent Publications

Energetics of MazG unfolding in correlation with its structural features, Drobnak I, Korencic A, Loris R, Marianovsky I, Glaser G, Jamnik A, Vesnaver G, Lah J. J Mol Biol. 2009 Sep 11;392(1):63-74.
Da Vinci-assisted abdominal cerclage., Barmat L, Glaser G, Davis G, Craparo F. Fertil Steril. 2007 Nov;88(5):1437.e1-3.
Programmed cell death in Escherichia coli: some antibiotics can trigger mazEF lethality. Sat B, Hazan R, Fisher T, Khaner H, Glaser G, Engelberg-Kulka H. EMBO Rep. 2002 Apr;3(4):355-60.

Membership in Scientific organizations

  1. Israel Society of Biochemistry
  2. Israel Society of Microbiology
  3. Israel Society of the Study of the liver
  4. Israel Medical Society
  5. American Soc. of Biochemistry
  6. American Soc. Microbiology

Professional Experience and Qualifications

M.D., Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School
Internship, Hadassah-Hebrew University Hospital, Jerusalem
Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School

Prof. Gad Glaser

Special interest

  • Study of chromosomal addiction module of E. coli, programmed cell death in E. coli.
  • Cloning of the promoter and terminator regions of the ribosomal gene
  • Control of prokaryotic ribosomal gene expression

Service

  • 1972 Lecturer in Biochemistry, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical
  • School, Jerusalem.
  • 1975-1977 Visiting Scientist at the National Institutes of Health, NICHD,

Selected Recent Publications

Segev, G. Palm, C., Leroy, B., Cowgill L.D., Westropp J.L. (2013) Evaluation of Neutrophil Gelatinase-associated Lipocalin as a Marker of Kidney Injury in Dogs. J Vet Intern Med. 27:1362-1367

Nivy, R., Avital, Y., Aroch, I., Segev, G. (2016)The Diagnostic Utility of Urinary Alkaline Phosphatase and γ-glutamyl Transpeptidase in Early Recognition of Acute Kidney Injury in Dogs. Vet J 220:43-47

Membership in Scientific organizations

- Israel Veterinary Medical Association.
- Member of the Editorial Board, Israel Journal of Veterinary Medicine.
- European Society of Veterinary Internal Medicine.
- European Society of Nephrology and Urology.
- American Society of Nephrology and Urology.

Professional Experience and Qualifications

Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ECVIM-CA)

International Renal Interest Society award winner (2009)

Board member, the International Renal Interest Society

Prof. Gilad Segev

DVM, Dip. ECVIM-CA

 

Special interest

  • Small animal internal medicine,
  • Nephrology, urology and hemodialysis

Selected Recent Publications

Bark H., Epstein A., Bar-Yishay E,. Putilov A., Godfrey S. Non-invasive forced expiratory flow-volume curves to measure lung function in cats. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2006 Mar 22A.
Epstein A., H. Bark,; E. Bar-Yishay, A. Putilov, S.Godfrey, Non-invasive measurement of total respiratory compliance and resistance in cats. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2006 Oct 21

Dr. Ana Epstein

Special Interests

Respiratory system and anesthesia, anesthetic accidents, pain

Teaching

Introduction to Anesthesia, Clinical Anesthesia

Research

PFT in anesthesia, Interleukins in equine colics, Dipyrone

Service

Head of Anesthesia Department

International Interests

Teaching Methods in Veterinary Anesthesia

Dr. Ehud (Udi) Elnekave

Special interest

Foodborne bacterial pathogens of livestock origin; Veterinary public health; Antimicrobial resistance; Epidemiology; Genetic analyses, Evolution

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