Oren_Tirosh

Awards

1991:	The Hebrew University Rector Scholarship.
1992:	The Abraham Ziv award for excellent master degree research work.
1998:	The Hebrew University Alice Sussman fellowship.
1998:	The Oxygen Club of California. Young researchers award.
2000:

Approved Patents

Oren Tirosh, Jehoshoua Katzhendler, Yechezkel Barenholz and Ron Kohen.
Radiation-protective phospholipid and method.
US patent no' 5817856, 6/10/98.
Oren Tirosh, Chandan K. Sen, Sashwati Roy and Lester Packer.
Lipoic acid analogs.
U.S patent no' 6108570, 18/7/2000.
Ron Kohen, David Fanberstine and Oren Tirosh.
Device and method for quantitative determination of oxidants and/or
antioxidants in the skin.

List of Publications

Shilo S., Aharoni-Simon M., Tirosh O. (2005) Selenium attenuates expression of MnSOD and uncoupling protein 2 in j774.2 macrophages: molecular mechanism for its cell-death and anti-inflammatory activity, Antioxid. Redox. Signal., 7(1&2): 276-286. 5.48;12/92; 5

Curriculum Vitae

1987 - 1991:

B.Sc. in Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

1991 - 1992:

M.Sc. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

1992 - 1997:

Elucidation of cellular and molecular action of dietary antioxidants. Mitochondrial bioenergetics as a main organelle that regulates ROS (free radicals) production and role of antioxidants and oxidants in obesity and in liver diseases that involve ROS production.