Appointments at the Hebrew University

1/4/1997:  Lecturer/Researcher C

1/4/1999:  Senior Lecturer

6/2003: Associate Professor

Service in other Academic and Research Institutions

1999, 2001, 2003: Teaching (3 hours) in the post-graduation courses on Neurology in  Tel Aviv University

2004 – 2007:  Teaching courses at the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki and the General Hospital in Athens

2001 – 2007:  Teaching courses at the ESNI (European School of Neurology-Immunology) and the ENS, EFNI and ECTRIMS

2004 - today - Senior Fellowship and consultant in B' Neurological department, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotelian University, Thessaloniki, and General Hospital "Genimatas" Athens, Greece

Other Activities

Prizes:

8/1990:  The "Lilian Nidermann-Shapira" prize for cerebro-vascular diseases (for the work on thalamic CVAs).

3/1992:  The "Keren Hayesod for Israel" prize for the experimental work on EAE.

11/1994:  The Young Investigator prize in the "European Committee for treatment and research in multiple sclerosis" congress (ECTRIMS).

Professional activities

1995-today: Head of the EAE Laboratory in the department of Neurology, Hadassah, Jerusalem.

1998-today: Head of the multi-disciplinary Multiple Sclerosis Clinic and Center  in Jerusalem (Hadassah).

2006-today  Head of the multi-disciplinary Multiple Sclerosis Center in Jerusalem (Hadassah).

1998-today:  Member of the European "Steering Committee" for Bone Marrow Transplantation in multiple sclerosis.

1999-today:  Board member of the European Council and Committee for  Treatment and Research In Multiple Sclerosis

1999-today: Member of the Executiveexecutive board and the scientific committee of the European School of  Neuroimmunology (ESNI)

2000-today: Member of the Executive board of Israel Society of Neuroimmunology

2000-today:  Ad hoc reviewer in several international journals (have reviewed more than 60 papers) including Journal of Neurological Sciences, Multiple sclerosis, Neurology, Annals of Neurology, Journal of Neurology, European journal of Neurology,Journal of Neuroimmunology

1/2001-today: Member of the Advisory MS Board for TEVA-CORAL

4/2002:  Organized the second annual meeting of the Israel Society of    

 Neuroimmunology

2003:  Member of the International Advisory MS Board

2003:  Member of the MS International and Asian Forum (supported by Schering Co)

2004:  Member of the Executive Committee Scientific Committee of the INTERNATIONAL MS FORUM (8 members)

2004:  Member of the Management Committee and SECRETARY GENERAL of the Mediterranean Neurological Society

2004:

Member of the Scientific Committee and International Advisory Board of  MS SYMPOSIA International Forum

1/2006:  Member of the European Charcot Foundation Steering Committee for stem cell transplantation in MS (12 members)

2006-today:  Member of the Executive Board of  the European Council and Committee for  Treatment and Research In Multiple Sclerosis (5 members)

5/2007:  Member of the Editorial Board of the journal: “Multiple Sclerosis”

10/2007:  Member of the Medical Advisory Board of MEDInsight Research Institute

2000 – 2007:  Preparation  of teaching material for MDs and Neurologists, in more than 10 teaching courses in International congresses, and slide kit: "Neuroprotection in MS" distributed internationally

2006-today:  Member of the Excellency centers committee in Hadassah and Deputy Head of the committee for Autoimmunity

Participation in clinical trials

1993-1995:  Principal Investigator of the Linomide-double blind clinical trial multiple sclerosis.

1995-1997:  

 Investigator of the Rebif multi-center clinical trial in Multiple sclerosis

1998:  Principal Investigator in the AVONEX multi-national clinical trial in progressive Multiple Sclerosis.

1999:  Principal Investigator in the oral COPAXONE multi-national clinical trial in relapsing multiple sclerosis

2001:  Principal Investigator in the ANTEGREN multi-national clinical trial in relapsing multiple sclerosis

2001:  Principal Investigator in the BETAFERON multi-national clinical trial in early monosymptomatic multiple sclerosis

2003:  Principal Investigator in the BEST (Schering) clinical trial in  relapsing multiple sclerosis

2003:  Principal investigator in the BEYOND international study

2004:  Principal Investigator in the Copaxone combination

2004:  Chief Scientific Officer and Principal Investigator in the "HIPPOCRATES" multi-center study

2004:  Chief Scientific Officer and Principal Investigator in the "Copaxone antibodies" multi-center study

2005:  Principal Investigator in the Laquinimod international trial in MS

2005:  Principal Investigator in the BENEFIT international trial in MS

2007:  Principal Investigator in the TYSABRI international trial in MS

2007:  Principal Investigator in the REFLEX inernational trial in MS

2007:  Principal Investigator and chief scientist in the AVONEX-REGULATORY CELLS trial in MS

2007:  Principal Investigator in the Mesenchymal stem cells trial in MS and ALS

2007:  Principal Investigator  and coordinator of all Israeli sites on the International Laquinimod Phase III trial and responsible for the immunological studies

Research Grants

1994-1995:  The Chief Scientist of Ministry of Health grant for the research in the development of experimental treatments for multiple sclerosis. (50,000 NIS) [# 12, 13]

1998:  The Harry Stern Center for research in Alzheimer's disease, grant.

 ($ 100,000/3)

2002:  The National Institute of  Neuropsychobiology Grant ($ 100,000/4)   [#31,34,37,39]a

1995-today:  Various Grands from TEVA company, PHARMACIA, BIOGEN and SCHERING for research of immunomodulating treatments in MS. (summing to $ 500,000 ) [# 29, 28, 26, 24, 22, 19,18, 17, 16, 11, 8, 3, 4]

2007:  Grant from Teva Pharmaceuticals for serving as one of the main immunological laboratories for the two phase III international Laquinimod studies ($ 180,000x2= $ 360,000)