Education
2004: pecialist in Clinical Microbiology
1995: Course in Molecular Biology, Life Sciences Institute, Hebrew University
1993: License to practice medicine in Israel
1991–1992: Hadassah Hospital, University Institute for Continuing Education Course for Immigrant Physicians
1989–1990: Internship, Tembov Regional Hospital, Russia
1981–1987: M.D. Degree. Saratov Medical School, Saratov, Russia
Experience
2004–2007: Specialist Physician, Clinical Microbiology Unit, Dept. of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center,
1999–2004: Specialization in Clinical Microbiology, Dept. of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center
1994–1998: Unit for the Development of Molecular Biology Methods and Genetic Engineering, Hadassah-University Hospital, Mount Scopus
1993–1994: Dept. of Molecular Biology, Hebrew University Medical School, Ein Kerem (with Prof. Haim Cedar)
1990–1991: Physician and genetic counselor, Tembov Regional Children's Hospital, Russia
1984–1985: Research project in biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, Saratov Medical School, Russia
Teaching
2002–2006: Medical Microbiology course for 3rd year Medical Students (Course no. 75308): Active participation in the organization and execution of the laboratory segment, including instructing groups of students; workshop presentation.
2003–2006: Infectious Diseases elective course for 6th year Medical Students (Course no. 96849): this course takes place during 2 weeks of each month during the academic year. Teaches laboratory aspects of Clinical Microbiology
Languages
Russian, Hebrew, English
List of Publications
1. Brandies m, Frank D, Kesher I, Mendelsohn M, Nemes A, Siegfried Z, Temper V, Razin A, Cedar H. Sp1 elements direct demethylation of CpG island sequences. Nature 1994; 371: 435-438.
2. Blumenfeld A, Axelrod FB, Temper V, Maayan C. Mapping of the gene for familial dysautonomia to chromosome 9q31-33 and development of genetic test for the diseases. Harefuah 1995; 128: 97-100, in Hebrew.
3. Blumenfeld A, Slaugenhaupt SA, Temper V, Mishori E, Liebert CB, Lucenter DE, Monahan M, Breakefield XO, Maayan C, Ben – Neriah Z, Sagi M, Zlotogora J, Gusella JF. Carrier diagnosis of familial dysautonomia using linkage disequilibrium abalysis. Am. J. Hum. Genet. Supplement 1996; 59: A165.
4. Blumenfeld A, Lsaugenhaupt SA, Temper V, Maayan C, Axelrod FB, Gusella JF. Molecular diagnosis of Familial Dysautonomia. Pediatrics in the community – 2000+, Jerusalem, Israel, 115 (1997).
5. Dresner-Pollak R, Idelson M, Bejarano I, Pollak A, Doron D, Temper V, Blumenfeld A, Prevalence of the C677T mutation in the 5,10-Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene in various Israeli ethnic populations and in patients with vascular dementia. American Association of Neurology (AAN) (1998).
6. Blumenfeld A, Staugenhaupt SA, Liebert CB, Temper V, Maayan C, Gill S, Lucenter DE, Idelson M, MacCormack K, Monahan M, Mull J, Leyne M, Mendillo M, Schiripo T, Mishori E, Breakefield XO, Axwlrod FB, Gusella JF. Percise genetic mapping and haplotype analysis of the familial dysautonomia gene on chromosome 9q31. Am. J. Hum. Genet 1999; 64: 1110-1118.
7. Strahilevitz J., Engelstein D., Adler A., Temper V., Moses A.E., Robicsek A. Changes in qnr prevalence and fluoroquinolone resistance in clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobacter spp.; 1990-2005. Submitted to: Antimicrob. Agent chemother.
8. Adler A., Temper V., Block CS., Abramson N., Moses AE. Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus. Emerg. Infect. Dis 2006 Nov; 12 (11): 1789-90.
Abstracts
1. Strahilevitz J., Kotzer H., Smollan G., Temper V., Keller N., Block C. Serogroup A Neisseria Meningitidis with reduced susceptibility to fluoroquinolones.
2. Block C., Huberman R., Temper V., Mumcuoglu KY., Galun R. Making Leeches Safe: Elimination of Aeromonas spp. From the Medicinal Leech, Hirudo medicinalis. (K-1195)