EDUCATION
BSc 1972 Dept. of Zoology, University of Basel, Switzerland
PhD 1975 Dept. of Zoology and Dept. of Dermatology, Medical School, University of Basel, Switzerland
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
1975 Visiting Scientist. Dept. of Medical Entomology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
1975-1980 Research Biologist. Dept. of Dermatology, Medical School, University of Basel
1978 Visiting Scientist. Pest Control Dept., Agricultural College of Teheran University
1980-1983 Research Biologist. Dept. of Parasitology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
1983-1985 Research Biologist. Dept. of Zoology, Hebrew Univ. Jerusalem
1985-present Research Fellow. Dept. of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem
2004-present Adjunct Professor of Parasitology at the Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey
2006-present Associated Professor of Parasitology, Turkey
2023-present Visiting Professor of Parasitology, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Ankara, Turkey
TEACHING
1985-present Lecturer in the BSc or MSc course "Medical Entomology" for biology students in Hebrew University, Jerusalem
1995-present Lecturer in the course “Seminars in Molecular Microbiology” for biology students in Hebrew University, Jerusalem
1997-present Lecturer in the course “Seminars for Students in Medicine”, Institute of Microbiology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
1997-present Lecturer in the course “Pharmacotherapy” in the School of Pharmacy, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
2006-2017 Senior lecturer for the course “Medical Parasitology” for the Hadassah Community College of Technology in Jerusalem
2006-present Lecturer for the courses “Veterinary Entomology” in the Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, Hebrew University, Rehovot
2011-present Lecturer in the course “Natural Substances in Pharmacy and Medicine“ (Prof. Arik Dahan) in the School of Pharmacy, Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva
2013-present Lecturer for the course “Practical Exercises in Veterinary Entomology” in the Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, Hebrew University, Rehovot
2023-present Lecture for the course “Medical Entomology” in the TOBB University of Economic and Technology Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Ankara, Turkey
SPECIAL STUDIES
1965-1972 Tropical medicine and parasitology (Tropical Institute Basel)
1979 Allergy and clinical immunology (University Hospital Zurich)
1981-1982 Teaching methods for lecturers (University of Zurich)
1993 Biology of diseases vectors (Colorado State University)
1994 Advanced methods in medical and veterinary vector control (Imperial College and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)
MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Entomological Society of America
Entomological Society of Israel
Israel Society for Parasitology, Protozoology and Tropical Diseases
Swiss Society for Dermatology and Venereology
International Society on Biotherapy
International Society of Phthiraptera
Society of Vector Ecology
AWARDS
The Wilhelm-Lutz Award (1983) by the Swiss Society of Dermatology and Venereology
Corresponding member of the Swiss Society of Dermatology and Venereology (2002)
Outstanding Teachers Award for the years 2003/2004 from the School of Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
The William S. Baer Award for outstanding service in the advancement of biotherapy (2010), conferred by the BioTherapeutics, Education & Research (BTER) Foundation
Honorary Member of the Entomological Society of Israel (2012)
Outstanding Teachers Award for the years 2012, 2013 (twice), 2015 (twice) and 2018 from the Faculty of Agriculture, Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem
Honorary Member of the World Hirudotherapy Organization (2019)
Recognition for Contribution to Traditional and Complementary Medicine: Hirudotherapy Society of Kazakhstan (2019)
The Fokas Fokas Award from the Hellenic Armed Forces / Association of Reserve Officers of New Athens for introducing Maggot Debridement Therapy to Greece (2022)
APPOINTMENTS
Secretary of the Israel Society for Parasitology (1990-1994)
Secretary of the Israel Society for Protozoology (1994-1995)
Secretary of the Israel Society for Parasitology, Protozoology and Tropical Diseases (2000-2008)
Executive Member of the Israel Society for Parasitology, Protozoology and Tropical Diseases (2008-present)
Member of the National Committee on Allergy and Clinical Immunology, section: Indoor allergies (1992-present)
Representative of the Israel Society for Parasitology, Protozoology and Tropical Diseases in the Federation of the Israeli Societies of Experimental Biology (1994-present)
Member of the committee on head lice and scabies of the Ministry of Health in Israel (1997-present)
Member of the executive board of the International Society of Biotherapy (1996-1998)
President of the International Society of Biotherapy (1998-2010)
Chair of the Organizing Committee of the Third International Conference on Biotherapy (1998) in Jerusalem, Fifth International Conference on Biotherapy (2000) in Wurzburg, Germany, and Sixth International Conference on Biotherapy (2002) in Sivas, Turkey; Member of the International Organizing Committee of the Seventh International Conference on Biotherapy (2007) in Seoul, Korea and of the Eighth International Conference on Biotherapy (2010), Los Angeles, USA.
Executive member of the Organizing Committee of the Fifth International Conference on Phthiraptera (2006) in Buenos Aires, Argentine and chair of the Scientific Program Committee.
Chair of the International Organizing Committee of the Fourth International Conference on Phthiraptera, Urgup, Cappadocia, Turkey (2010)
President of the International Society of Phthirapterists (2010-2014)
Past-president of the International Society of Phthirapterists (2014-present)
Member of the International Organizing Committee of the 10th. European Multicolloquium of Parasitology, Paris, France (2008)
Medical Advisory Consultant of the Rosacea Research & Development Institute (2008)
Associated Curator to the National Natural History Collections (Ixodoidea/Ticks)
President of the International Society of Biotherapy (2015-present)
Member of the Governing Board of the Entomological Society of Israel (2017-2023)
Member of the Parasitology Study Group, the Turkish Society of Microbiology (2022)
EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES
Academic Editor of the PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2006)
Member of the Editorial Panel of the International Journal of Pest Management (2006)
Member of the Consultation Board of the American-Eurasian Journal of Scientific Research (2006)
Member of the Consultation Board of the Turkish Journal of Hygiene and Experimental Biology (2006)
Member of the International Advisory Board of the Turkish Journal of Parasitology (2006)
Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology (2008)
Member of the Editorial Board of the journal ISRN Veterinary Science (2010)
Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Tropical Parasitology (2012)
Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal Tropical Diseases (2012)
Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal Tropical Diseases and Public Health (2013)
Editor on International Affairs of the Cumhuriyet Medical Journal (2014)
Member of the Editorial Board of the Middle Black Sea Journal of Health Science (2016)
Member of the Editorial Board of the Israel Journal of Entomology (2017-2023)
Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Pathogens (2022)
LANGUAGES
English, German, French, Hebrew, Greek and Turkish
