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1990 B.Sc. (Summa Cum Laude) – Food Engineering and Biotechnology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
1995 M.S. – Food Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
2002 Ph.D. – Food Engineering and Biotechnology, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
- Physical chemistry of biomacromolecules in food, biotechnology and biomedicine
- Water-structure/lyotropic/Hofmeister effects of low molecular weight solutes, like salts and sugars, and its impact on macromolecules, particularly proteins.
- Controlling formation and growth of hydrophobic nanocrystals using proteins
- Physical chemistry, structure and interactions of milk proteins
- Nanotechnology: Nature-inspired nano-delivery systems for nutraceuticals and drugs based mainly on proteins and polysaccharides.
- Encapsulation of nutraceuticals for the enrichment of staple food & beverages, particularly clear drinks.
- Multifunctional (e.g. Quadrugnostic) targeted anti-cancer drug delivery systems for oral or intravenous (IV) chemotherapy.
| 1998-2002 | Adjunct Teacher, Dept. of Food Engineering and
Biotechnology, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel |
| 2002-2004 | Post-Doctoral Research Associate, with Prof. Douglas G.
Dalgleish, Dept. of Food Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
| 2004-2007 | Lecturer, at the Dept. of Biotechnology and Food
Engineering, The Technion, Israel institute of Technology. |
| 2007-2012 | Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor), at the Dept. of Biotechnology and
Food Engineering, The Technion, Israel institute of Technology. |
| 2012-2020 | Associate Professor at the Dept. of Biotechnology and
Food Engineering, The Technion, Israel institute of Technology. |
| 2020- | Full Professor at the Dept. of Biotechnology and
Food Engineering, The Technion, Israel institute of Technology. |
| 1990-1991 | Quality Control Manager, Strauss Dairies Ltd. |
| 1991-1992 | Quarg Dept. Technologist, and Manager of Quarg Production Dept., Strauss Dairies Ltd. |
| 1995-1998 | Strauss Dairies Ltd. Cheese Product Development Manager. |
| 1988-1990 | President’s list of honors for scholastic achievements |
| 1990 | Certificate of Excellence in Academic Studies granted by
the Education and Culture Committee of Israel’s Parliament, the Knesset |
| 1999, 2000 | Teaching Excellence Awards for teaching assistants. |
| 2001 | Special Excellence Grant from the Miriam & Aaron
Gutwirth Memorial foundation. |
| 2001 | Excellence Award in Memory of Prof. Arieh Litan. |
| 2001 | Certificate of Excellence in Academic Studies granted by
the Education and Culture Committee of the Knesset. |
| 2001 | Summer scholarship for excellent students from the
Technion Graduate School |
| 2002 | Special Excellence Grant from the Miriam & Aaron
Gutwirth Memorial foundation. |
| 2003 | Elected as a Professional Member of the Institute of Food Technologists,
The Society for Food Science and Technology. |
| 2005 | The Leah and Donald Lewis Academic Lectureship. |
| 2006 | The Leah and Donald Lewis Academic Lectureship. |
| 2009 | The Alexander Goldberg Research Prize |
| 2013 | Certified Food Scientist (CFS) among the inaugural class of recipients. |
| 2018 | Teaching Excellence Certificate of recognition (Thermodynamics in Biotechnology & Food Engineering) |