Dr. Idit Barkana, D.M.D., Ph.D.

1990-1993: The Hebrew University, Hadassah Faculty of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel

Major: Oral Microbiology. Dissertation: “Advanced periodontal disease, clinical and microbiologic research”. Supervised by Professor Lior Shapira, Professor Joseph Goultchin, Professor Itzhak Gedalia and Professor Michael N Sela.  Degree: Master of Science (M.Sc.)  (publication number 1 is originating from the thesis, as listed below in the publications list ).

1996-2000: Oral Biology Department, Goldshlager School of Dentistry and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv,  Israel

Dissertation: “Isolation and characterization of cementoblastic lineage from the human periodontal ligament in culture”. Supervised by Professor Sandu Pitaru and Professor Naftali Savion. Completion of Ph.D. thesis: 2001. Degree: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) (publications 2-5 are originating from the thesis, as listed below in the publications list ).

2000-2003: Residency in Orthodontics, Orthodontic Department, Goldshlager School of Dentistry, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv,  Israel.  Degree: Specialist in Orthodontics

Service in other Academic and Research Institution

Lectures for Students, Goldshlager School of Dentistry, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

1997- 2003: Oral biology (Coordinator with Prof. S. Pitaru), 3rd year.

1999-2004: Oral Biology seminars, 4th and 5th year.

1998-present: Oral Biology, Residents in Orthodontics

Membership in Professional Organizations and Awards

1987-1990: Dean’s List and scholarship.

1990: Suma cum Laude graduation of B.Med.Sc. degree.

6.3.1991: Dr. Albert Shimon prize for Suma cum Laude B.Med.Sc. graduation.

1993: Suma cum Laude graduation of D.M.D. and MS.c. degrees.

1.1993: Wolf fund fellowship for Ms.c. degree

23.3.1994: Dr. Izhak Kunitz prize for Suma cum Laude D.M.D. graduation

12.1997: Hatton award, for excellence in Ph.D., Association for Dental Research-Israeli Division.

7.1998: The Foulks foundation Award for outstanding achievement in Ph.D

.

11.2.1999: Winner, best lecture, 11^th International Workshop on Calcified Tissues, Eilat, Israel.

20.2.2004: Bernard Levin Foundation prize for excellence in Orthodontics.

Professional Membership

§         Israeli Orthodontic Society

Research Grants

2003: Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Lefcot-Mavaline Fund # 960680. Title: The effect of mechanical force on the expression of human stress genes in cultured periodontal fibroblasts from permanent teeth

Total: $2000

Publications

Doctorate (Ph.D.):  Dept. of Oral Biology, Goldshlager School of Dentistry, Tel Aviv University: Thesis  on "Isolation and characterization of cementoblastic lineage from the human periodontal ligament in culture". Mentors: Prof. S. Pitaru, Prof. N. Savion. Date of degree:  2001.

Reviewed articles

1. Shapira L, Friedman I, Goultchin J, Sela MN, Gedalia I (1994) Subgingival irrigation with amine-fluoride and stannous-fluoride gel in treated periodontal pockets.  Am. J. Dent; 7(5): 235-238.

2. Barkana I, Savion N, Narayanan AS, Pitaru S (1998) Cementum attachment protein manifestation is restricted to the mineralized tissue forming cells of the periodontium.  Eur. J. Oral Sciences; 106: 357-364.

3. Barkana I, Narayanan AS, Grosskop A, Savion N, Pitaru S (2000) Cementum attachment protein enriches putative cementoblastic populations on root surfaces in vitro.  J Dent Res; 79(7): 1482-1488.

4. Palmon A, Roos H, Reichenberg E, Grosskop A, Barkana I, Pitaru S, Redlich M (2000) Basic fibroblast growth factor suppresses tropoelastin gene expression in cultured human periodontal fibroblasts. J Periodont Res; 35: 1-6.

5. Arzate H, Jimenez LF, Alvarez Perez MA, Landa A, Bar Kana I, Pitaru S (2002) Immunolocalization of human cementoblastoma-conditioned medium derived protein. J Dent Res 81 (8): 541-546.

6. Pitaru S, Pritzki A, Bar Kana , I, Grosskopf A, Savion N, Narayanan AS (2002) Bone morphogenetic protein 2 induces the expression of cementum attachment protein in human periodontal ligament clones. Connect Tissue Res 43(2-3): 257-264.

7. Redlich M, Roos H, Reichenberg E, Zaks B, Grosskop A, Barkana I, Pitaru S, Palmon A (2004) The effect of centrifugal force on mRNA levels of collagenase, collagen type I, tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases and beta actin in cultured human periodontal ligament fibroblasts. J Periodontal Res 39(1): 27-32.

8. Barkana I, Alexopoulu E, Ziv S, Jacob-Hirsch J, Amariglio N, Pitaru S, Vardimon A and Nemcovsky CE (2007). Gene profile in periodontal ligament cells and clones with enamel matrix protein derivative. J Clin Perio  34(7):599-609. 

9. Reznikov N, Har-Zion G, Barkana I, Abed Y, Redlich M (2010) .Measurement of friction forces between stainless steel wires and "reduced-friction" self-ligating brackets. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2010 Sep;138(3):330-8.

Presentations in Scientific Meetings and Abstracts

1.      Friedman I, Shapira L, Goultchin J, Sela MN, Gedalia I. 1993. Subgingival     irrigation with amine-fluoride and stannous-fluoride gel for treating adult periodontitis. Annual meeting of the International Association of Dental Research, Chicago, USA .Poster preesentation.

2.      Barkana I, Narayanan AS, Savion N, Pitaru S. 1998. Cementum attachment protein identifies putative cementoblastic population in the adult human periodontium. Annual meeting of the International Association of Dental Research, Nice, France. J Dent Res 77: ABS.# 2379. Hatton poster presentation.

3.      Barkana I, Narayanan AS, Savion N, Pitaru S. 1998. Cementum attachment protein enriches putative cementoblastic population on root surfaces in vitro. 7^th International Symposium on Dentofacial Development and Function, Jerusalem, Israel. Oral Presentation.

4.      Barkana I, Narayanan AS, Savion N, Pitaru S. 1999. Cementum attachment protein enriches the cementoblastic population on root surfaces in vitro. Annual meeting of the International Association of Dental Research, Vancouver, Canada. J Dent Res 78: ABS.# 857.Oral Presentation.

5.      Barkana I, Narayanan AS, Savion N, Pitaru S. 1999. A novel cementum attachment protein selects mineralized tissue forming cells from heterogenous cell populations. 11^th International Workshop on Calcified Tissues, Eilat, Israel, ABS.#147. Oral Presentation.

6.      Barkana I, Narayanan AS, Grosskop A, Savion N, Pitaru S. 2000.  Cementum attachment protein enriches putative cementoblastic populations on root surfaces in vitro. XVIIth Meeting of the European Connective Tissues Societies. Patras, Greece, ABS.#H5. Oral Presentation.