| Curriculum vitae: | Avi Golan-Goldhirsch, PhD
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Albert Katz Department of Dryland Biotechnologies
Assoc. Professor
Campus Sede Boqer
84990 Midreshet Ben-Gurion
Israel
972-8-8596753
972-8-6596742
avigolan@bgu.ac.il
Date and place of birth: December 4, 1948, Germany
EDUCATION
B.Sc. 1969-1973: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, Faculty of Agriculture
Teaching Diploma 1971-1973: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, Faculty of Agriculture
M.Sc. 1973-1975: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. Agricultural Biochemistry.
Ph.D. 1976-1979: The University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Department of Food Science.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2005-Current Sabbatical, visiting professor at GSF-National Research Center for Environment and Health, Institute of Soil Ecology, Neuherberg, Germany and Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Technical University of Munich.
2000-Current Associate Professor, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, BIDR, Sede Boqer Campus, Israel.
1989-1999 Visiting scientist, on sabbatical leave at the USDA Beltsville, Maryland, USA
1991-2000 Senior Lecturer, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, BIDR, Sede Boqer Campus, Israel.
1984-1991 Lecturer, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, The Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research (BIDR), Sede Boqer Campus, Israel.
1981-1984 Post-Doctorate Research Biochemist, Food Science and Technology, University of California, Davis, California, U.S.A.
1979-1981 Post-Doctorate Research Associate, Agronomy and Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.A.
SELECTED RECENT PAPERS
Khadka, D.K., Nejidat, A., Tal, M. and Golan-Goldhirsh, A. 2002. DNA markers for sex: Molecular evidence for gender dimorphism in dioecious Mercurialis annua L. Molecular Breeding 9, 251-257.
Shrestha, M.K., Stock, W.D., Ward, D. and Golan-Goldhirsh, A. 2003. Water status of isolated Negev desert populations of Acacia raddiana with different mortality levels. Plant Ecol. 168, 297-307.
Barazani, O., Dudai, N. and Golan-Goldhirsh, A. 2003. Comparison of Mediterranean Pistacia lentiscus genotypes by random amplified polymorphic DNA, chemical and morphological analyses. J. Chem. Ecol. 29, 1939-1952.
Barazani, O., Sathiyamoorthy, P., Manandhar, U., Vulkan, R. and Golan-Goldhirsh, A. 2004. Heavy metal accumulation by Nicotiana glauca Graham in a solid waste disposal site. Chemosphere, 54, 867-872.
Golan-Goldhirsh, A., Barazani, O., Wang, Z.S., Khadka, D.K., Saunders, J.A., Kostiukovsky V. and Rowland, L.J. 2004. Genetic relationships among Mediterranean Pistacia species evaluated by RAPD and AFLP markers. Plant Syst. Evol. 246, 9-18 (issue cover page).
Golan-Goldhirsh, A., Barazani, O., Nepovim A., Soudek, P., Smrcek, S., Dufkova, L., Krenkova, S., Yrjala, K., Schröder, P. and Vanek, T. 2004. Plant response to heavy metals and organic pollutants in cell culture and at whole plant level. J. Soil Sed. 4, 133-140.
Barazani, O., Dudai, N., Khakda, U.R. and Golan-Goldhirsh, A. 2004. Cadmium accumulation in Allium schoenoprasum L. grown in an aqueous medium. Chemosphere 57, 1213-1218.
Khadka, D.K., Nejidat, A., Tal, M. and Golan-Goldhirsh, A. 2005. Molecular characterization of gender-linked DNA marker and a related gene in Mercurialis annua L. Planta. 222, 1063-1070. |
