Prof. Ram Reifen
Emeritus
Karl Bach Chair in Agricultural Biochemistry
Pediatric and maternal nutrition, allergy and inflammatory disease.
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Head of Institute: Prof. Ido Braslavsky
Administrative manager: Rakefet Kalev
Office Address:
Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition,
Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment,
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
Herzl 229, Rehovot 7610001, ISRAEL
Tel: +972 - (0)8-9489385
Fax: +972 - (0)8-9363208
Email Address: rakefetk@savion.huji.ac.il
Lab members
| Zipi Berkovich BSc, Biotech berkovich.zipi@gmail.com |
Current Group
| Name | Degree | Project title |
|---|---|---|
| Shimrit Bar-el | PhD | Identification of the epitope responsible for allergy in legumes |
| Oxana Katz | PhD | Anemia of inflammation in IBD and Celiac Disease |
| Maya Moshe | PhD | Gluten manipulation and gut immunology |
| Tali Shaulov | MSc | Omega three retinoids and tachyarrhythmia |
| Cheli Gonen | MSc | Mitochondirial involvement in IBD |
| Tali Tokeras | MSc | Vitamin A in utero and CLP |
| Anat Elkayam | amirim | In vitro model of inflammation |
Past Group
| Name | Degree | Project title | Article # |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talia Nur | Post doc. | Vitamin A as a regulator of gene -expression in the colon | 51,57,59,70 |
| Annette brand | Post doc. | PUFA and iron interaction | 91 |
| Nina Bauer | Post doc | Heat Shock Proteins as sensitive indicators to PUFA in inflammation | 91 |
| Gidi Zaiger | PhD | Characterization of gene expression following vitamin A deficiency in the small intestine | 37,38,47,56,59,70,72 |
| DeQuan Zhoe | PhD | The effect of vitamin A deficiency on fatty acid profile | 72,79 |
| Tali Sinai | PhD | The effect of combined treatment of vitamin A and androgenic hormones on growth in growth-retarded children | 67,74,77 |
| Einat Romach | PhD | The effect of combined treatment of vitamin A and androgenic hormones on growth in growth-retarded children Mucosal changes in IBD models in reaction to change of flora by nutritional modification at different disease states | 80,84,85,88 |
| Kot Bol Nyuar | PhD | membrane lipids and metabolism of lipids in inflammation of the gut | |
| Liat Koperstein | DVM | Intestinal and hepatic kinetics and mucinic changes in vitamin A deficiency | 33 |
| Stanislaw Ahronov | MD | The Effect of retinoids and antioxidants on the course of colitis in a rat animal model | |
| Amdrea Nissenkorn | MD | The interaction of iron and anti-oxidants: possible effect on the inflammatory process in colitis | 68 |
| Lior Haftel | MD | The bioavailability of carotenoids | 60,64 |
| Amit Mor | MD | Rota virus infection in vitamin A deficiency mice | 69 |
| Ronit Lubezki | MD | The Mozart effect in premature infants | 87 |
| Roni Shapira | MSc |
Heat Shock Proteins and membrane lipids in GI inflammation |
|
| Lovemore Nhkata | MSc | Follow up formulae for preschoolers based on chickpea protein | |
| Orit Diamant | MSc | taste and smell alterations in IUGR | |
| Michal Aharoni | MSc | Potential preventive effect of high dose nutrients supplementation in a rat model of inflammation – search for mechanism of action | 78 |
| Eran Lvi | MSc | Mitochondrial changes in colitis induced by retinoids | 82 |
| Sharon Minai | MSc | Bioavailibity of folate from foods | 78 |
| Ram Uritski | MSc | Interaction of retinoids and iron –vitamin A anemia. | 59,71 |
| Adi Regev | MSc | mechanism of action of chickpea saponins to reduce cholesterol levels | |
| Sawsan Farhud | MSc. | Nutritional deficiencies in children with developmental delay | |
| Adi Wald | MSc. | The effect of combined low sodium, high potassium high calcium diet on blood pressure in patients with mild hypertension | |
| Galia Manor | MSc. | Vitamin A as a nutritional marker | 60 |
| Sally Levy | MSc. | Nutritional rehabilitation retinoids and growth hormone therapy in children with chronic renal failure | 32 |
| Orly Livni | MSc. | of apoptosis proliferative cell nuclear antigen and p53 protein in the tumor-preventive effect of the high-mushroom-diet on chemically-induced colon cancer in rats | 58,63,66 |
| Orly Agami | MSc. | Vitamin A deficiency and taste alteration | 31 |
| Nuha Yunis | MSc. | Calcium metabolism and vitamin A | |
| Kelvey Richards | MSc. | The effect of Perrila leaf extract on the level of tumor necrosis factor alpha in colitis induced rat models | |
| Zvi Flesh | MSc. | Vitamin A function in the development of the sensory system | |
| Talia Zuk | MSc. | Quality nutrients in the chickpea – nutritional and genetic aspects | 48 |
| Liz Rubin | MSc. | How to eliminate iron deficiency anemia among population at risk | |
| Maya Shaham | MSc. | Interaction of retinoids and vitamin D – in vitro studies | |
| Inbar Wittenberg | MSc. | Fat mass and leptin levels in growth hormone treated children | 50 |
| Riki Ben Dov | MSc. | Local treatment of colitis with retinoic acid in a rat model | |
| Yaffa Shiff | MSc. | Effect of PUFA on birth outcome in a rat model of IUGR | |
| Hila Sebag | MSc. | NFkB reporter cell as a model for inflammation | |
| Yahav Bleicher, | MSc. | Enrichment of sage seeds with PUFA | |
| Eli Zinal | MSc. | chickpea a novel source of non dairy milk | |
| Adi Ghebert | MSc. | acids and retinoids effect on cell membranes | |
| Hadas Regev | MSc. | Nutritional intervention programmes in the Ethiopian community in Rehovot | 95 |
| Michal Alumut | MSc. | new method for monitoring weight change in children using intima thickness measurements | |
| Anna Teverovsky | MSc. | ALA in IBD |