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Prof. Arieh  Zaritsky: Curriculum Vitae 

 

1. PERSONAL DETAILS

Name:

Arieh Zaritsky

Date of Birth:

June 6, 1942 Israel

Family:

Married to Hilla (Porat), 3 children: Assaf-Moshe (1976), No'a  (1977),  Ya'el-Naomi (1985)
Grandchildren: Gil'ad-Bezal'el (2004), Uri (2006); Ariel and Tamar (2007)

 

3. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Visiting Research Scientist/Professor

  • University Institute of Microbiology, Copenhagen, Denmark (post-doctoral training), 1972

  • Guest Scientist, Danish Government, 1978

  • Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA, 1980/1981

  • Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, 1981/1982

  • Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA, 1982

  • Biological Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, USA, 1991/1992

  • Molecular Cytology, The University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1978 and 1992

  • Senior Guest Scientist, Dutch Government, 1992

  • UNESCO MIRCEN Biotechnology Programme, Hubei Agricultural University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China, 1996

Patents and Business

  • No.120,441 vvc (Israel), 1997, pending

  • US Patent No. PCT/IL98/00117 approved (December, 2002)

  • Co-Initiator of a StartUp Enterprise: "Bio San Ltd.", with patented Transgenic Cyanobacteria to Combat Mosquito-borne Diseases

Plenary Lectures

1975

 The Bristol Rencontre (SRC, UK) on Bacterial Physiology

1984

 The 2nd Maimonides Conference on Cancer Research, Ein-Geddi, Israel

1987

 Informal Consultation (World Health Organization), Geneva, Switzerland

1988

 Coordination Workshop on Bacterial Control of Agricultural Pests and Vectors of Human Diseases, Ein-Geddi, Israel

1989

 The 1st Israeli-Soviet Seminar on Biomolecular Structure, The Weizmann Institute, Israel

1991

 Annual Meeting, Israeli Society of Microbiology

1992

 Annual Meeting, Florida Mosquito Control Assoc., Cocoa Beach, FL, USA

1994

 High-level meeting on Combating Malaria, UNESCO, Paris, France

1996

 Informal Consultation (World Health Organization) in Cordoba, Spain, on Genetic Manipulations, with Larvicidal Bacteria for Disease Control Vector

1997

 Symposium "Ecology of Bacillus in vector control and its interactions with the environment", 2nd International Congress of Vector Ecology, Orlando, FL, USA

2000

 Annual Meeting of the Israel Society for Microbiology, Israel

2001

 Annual Meeting of the Society or Invertebrate Pathology, The Netherlands

2001

 Third Fujihara International Seminar on “The Bacterial Cell Cycle”, Japan

Teaching Professor

  • Academic Section of Judea and Samaria College in Ariel, 1995

Session Chairman

  • EMBO Workshops on the Bacterial Cell Cycle, in The Netherlands (1980), Israel (1984), Spain (1987), France (1990), Sweden (1994), Germany (1997) and The Netherlands, (1999).

  • Euroasian Symp. Curr. Trends Biotechnology (Turkey, 1995).

  • Annual Meeting of the Israel Society for Microbiology, Israel, 2000.

  • Two sessions at the Annual Meeting of the Society or Invertebrate Pathology, The Netherlands, 2001.

  • Two sessions at the 3d Fujihara International Seminar on “The Bacterial Cell Cycle”, Japan, 2001.

Academic Administration

1986-1989

 Graduate Committee Chairman (elected), Department of Biology

1989-1991

 Chairman (elected), Department of Biology (later named Life Sciences)

1993/1994

 Deputy-Dean (nominated), for Physical Development of Faculty

1995

 Member (appointed), Academic Council of The College of Judea and Samaria, Ariel

1999

 Steering Committee, The Regional College of Judea in Kiryat Arba

2001

 Chairman of the Steering Committee (appointed), The Judea Regional Research and Development Center, Carmel

Organizing Committees

1980, 1984, 2004

 EMBO Workshops on the Bacterial Cell Cycle, in The Netherlands and Israel

1993

 ISM Mini-Workshop (Bacterial Developmental Physiology), Israel

1995

 ISM Micro-Workshop (Bacterial Physiology and Molecular Biology), Israel

1996

 The 2nd Ein Geddi Conference on Bacterial Control of Agricultural Insect Pests and Vectors of Human Diseases, Israel

1998

 8th International Symposium on the Genetics of Industrial Microorganisms, Jerusalem

2001

 Member, Program (organizing) committee Annual International Meeting of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology Israel

Other Professional Activities

  • Refereeing papers for 12 international periodicals

  • Refereeing grant applications for 14 (national and international) organizations

  • Refereeing Ph.D. Theses for 4 Israeli Universities

  • Member in 10 professional/Scientific associations

  • Member, the International Committee of Systematic Bacteriology (IUMS),Subcom.-Bacillus, 1991-1994

  • Member, the Israeli Society for Microbiology Secreteriat, 1991-3

  • Advisor, WHO, Biocontrol Agents of Disease Vectors, 1987

  • Expert (Molecular Genetics), The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), 1991 - present

  • Advisor, UNESCO, Combating Malaria, 1994

  • Member, Projects Committee, Academic College of Judea and Samaria, Ariel, 1995 - present

  • Member of the judicial committee in the 5th Biology Olympics, organized by the Ministery of Education at Bar-Ilan University

Awards and Prizes

  • Wellcome Visiting Professor in the Microbiological Sciences, ASM and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, to lecture in Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, USA, 1994

  • "Genius BioTechnology" prize for top business plans competition, 2000

Awardee of Research Fellowships

1969

 European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Long-Term Fellowship (England)

1970

 Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Fellowship (England)

1972

 EMBO Long-Term Fellowship (Denmark)

1977

 EMBO Short-Term Fellowship, to study bacterial morphogenesis (The Netherlands)

1992

 NUFFIC Fellowship (The Netherlands)

1996

UNESCO MIRCEN Biotechnology Programme (People's Republic of China)

Awardee of Research Grants

From: The Israel Academy, National Council for R & D (Israel), US-AID, WHO, IAEA, UNESCO, USA-Israel BSF, Royal Society (UK), Israeli Ministries of Sciences, of Absorption, and of the Environment, Bat-Sheva Foundation, Histadrut, BGU Res. Fund, the Wolfson Foundation, Moriyah Fund, Harry Stern and Helen Tzoref Appl. Res. Program.

Research Students (26), Scientists (13) and Guests (12):
19 M.Sc. Students and Trainees, 7 Ph.D. Students, 5 Post-Doctoral Fellows, 8 Supervised Scientists, 12 Visiting Scientists

Refereed articles in the following periodicals:

J. Bacteriol.

12

1973, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999

J. Theor. Biol.

9

1975, 1977, 1978, 1980 (2), 1999, 2002, 2003 (2)

J. invertebr. Pathol.

7

1988, 1990, 1991, 1992 (2), 1994 (2)

Appl. environ. Microbiol. 

7

1990, 1996, 1997 (2), 1998, 1999, 2002

Microbiology 

5

1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003

Curr. Microbiol.

5

2001 (3), 2002 (2)

FEMS Microbiol. Lett.

4

1977, 1983, 2003 (2)

Molec. gen. Genet.

3

1974, 1981, 1992

Biophys. J.

3

1981, 1985, 1990

Nature (Lond.)

2

1970, 1978

J. molec. Biol.

2

1971 (2)

Speculat. Sci. Technol.

2

1983, 1988

J. Amer. Mosq. Control Assoc.

2

1986, 1996

Res. Microbiol.

2

1987, 1990

Isr. J. Entomol.

2

1990, 1998

Insect Sci. Applic.

2

1993,1994

Molec. Microbiol.

2

1995, 1999

Biochimie

2

1999, 2001

Environ. Microbiol.

2

2001, 2003

Cancer Res.

1

1970

FEBS Letts.

1

1979

J. membr. Biol.

1

1981

Proc. natl. Acad. Sci. USA

1

1982

Comm. molec. Cell Biophys.

1

1982

Acta Microbiol. Polon.

1

1986

Nucl. Acids Res.

1

1988

Bull. Soc. Vector Ecol.

1

1989

Comput. Applic. Biosc.

1

1991

Biores. Technol.

1

1991

BioSystems

1

1992

Plasmid

1

1999

J. appl. Phycol.

1

2000

Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol.

1

2001

J. appl. Entomol.

1

2003

Last Updated: 20/12/2005