RESEARCH
1.
Exercise and microbiota contribute to endocrine control of muscle and fat mass after bariatric surgery.
2.
Role of muscle damage as a regulator of muscle mass gain/loss in elderly adults.
3.
Role of dietary protein intake distribution on muscle protein synthesis, strength and body composition.
4.
Metabolic adaptation following moderate intensity exercise training.
5.
Differences in rate of recovery between young and middle-aged men.
Curriculum Vitae
Personal details
Work Address:
School of Public Health, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel, 69978.
Phone:
+972 506828501
Work phone:
+972 36405717
E-Mail:
DOB:
June 27, 1979
marital status:
Married, 3 children
Languages:
Hebrew, English
Academic rank:
Senior lecturer in tenure track
Military Service:
Three years (1997-2000) as a combat soldier in a special unit of the paratrooper brigade including ~20 days of annual army reserve duty till 2016.
Education
2005-2007:
B.ed in Kibuzim college of Education Technology and Art
2008-2011:
MPH in Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Israel, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences. Advisor: Professor Iris Shai. Thesis: "Effect of moderate alcohol intake on dynamic of blood pressure among patients with type 2 diabetes" (RCT)
2012-2016:
Ph.D. in Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Israel, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences. Advisor: Professor Iris Shai. Thesis: The effect of 18 months of different diets, combined with exercise training, on abdominal fat tissue deposition and resting metabolic rate: Randomized controlled human intervention trial; the CENTRAL trial
Future Studies
2016- today:
Post-doctoral student in University of Central Florida, Sport and Exercise
Science, College of Education and Human Performance. FL, USA. Advisor: Professor Jay R Hoffman.
Teaching
2009-2016
Teacher assistance in the Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of health science, Ben-Gurion University
1. Epidemiology 1- Undergraduate students
2. Epidemiology 2- graduate students (MPH) and PhD students
3. Epidemiology 3- graduate students (MPH) and PhD students
4. Biostatistics 1- Undergraduate students and MD students
2014-2016
Lecturer in the Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of health science, Ben-Gurion University
1. Epidemiology 1- Undergraduate students
2. Biostatistics 1- Undergraduate students
3. SPSS (statistical software)- MD students
2017-2018
Lecturer in the Department of Sport and Exercise Science, College of Education and Human Performance, University of Central Florida
1. Physical activity & preventive- Undergraduate students
2. Current issues & trends sport exercise- Undergraduate students
Active Participation In Scientific Meetings
2009 | Israel
Subject
Effect of moderate alcohol consumption on blood pressure.
Role
Invited speaker; The forty Congress of Nutrition
2010 | Israel
Subject
Effect of changes in the intake of specific food groups on weight loss; a two year dietary intervention trial
Role
Invited speaker; Congress of Preventive Nutrition
2012 | Israel
Subject
Waist circumference, abdominal fat depots, and early morning ambulatory blood pressure in type 2 diabetes
Role
Invited speaker; Congress of Preventive Nutrition
2010 | Stockholm Sweden
Subject
Effect of changes in the intake of specific food groups on weight loss; a two year dietary intervention trial
Role
Poster; The 46 European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)
2011 | Atlanta, GA, USA
Subject
Changes in weight of food groups and successful weight loss during 2 year dietary of intervention
Role
Poster; American Heart Association (AHA)
2012 | Israel
Subject
Patients with abdominal obesity have an earlier morning blood pressure surge in type 2 diabetes
Role
Poster; The 17th conference of prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis
2010 | Israel
Subject
Dietary Composition and Body Fat Tissue Composition
Role
Invited speaker; First Wingate Congress of Exercise and Sport Sciences
2012 | Lyon, France
Subject
Patients with abdominal obesity have an earlier morning blood pressure surge in type 2 diabetes
Role
Poster; The 19th European congress of obesity
2013 | Leipzig, Germany
Subject
Effect of moderate alcohol intake on 24-h blood pressure dynamics among patients with Type 2 diabetes
Role
Poster; The 35th conference of the European society for clinical nutrition and metabolism
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
2008-2012
European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)
2014-today
European College of Sport Science (ECSS)
2017-today
American College of Sport Medicine (ACSM)
2018-today
Israel Society of Sports Medicine
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
2008-2012
European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)
2014-today
European College of Sport Science (ECSS)
2017-today
American College of Sport Medicine (ACSM)
2018-today
Israel Society of Sports Medicine