Title : D.Sc. in Medical sciences.
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B.Sc. in Biology (1985), the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
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1982-1985
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M.Sc. in Basic Medical Sciences (1988), Neurobiology, with
distinction, The Hebrew university, and Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem,
Israel. Thesis subject: Integration of sensory information in reconstructed,
type identified alpha-motoneurons (computer model), under the
supervision of Prof. Aharon Lev-Tov.
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1985-1986
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Research
assistant of prof. Aharon Lev-Tov, the head of Motor Control laboratory,
the department of Anatomy and cell Biology, Hadassah medical school, Jerusalem, Israel.
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1988-1990
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D.Sc. in Medical Sciences (1994), The Technion -Israel institute of technology, Haifa, Israel. The faculty of medicine, the
department of Biophysics and physiology. Thesis subject: Mechanism
by which cytotoxic T lymphocyte kill tumor target cells (EL4) -
electrophysiological findings Under the supervision of Prof. Ido
Perlman and Prof. Ofer Binah.
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1990-1994
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1988-
now working at The Open University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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1988-
now working at The Open University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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Teaching
coordinator of the courses:
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Nerve Cells - Introduction to Neurobiology
(since 1994)
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General Biology (since 2001)
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Symmetry in biology (since 2003)
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Biology of aging (since 2004)
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Ionic channels (since 2004)
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Participating
in the developing and rewriting of courses:
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Human Physiology (1994-1999)
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General Biology (1999-2001)
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Cell Biology: Structure and Function (2003-2004)
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Multimedia
products:
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Nerve Cells (Design, writing and production 1996-1997)
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The Biological Foundations of Behavior (Scientific consultant1997-1998)
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Synaptic quantal release (at work)
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Papers
and articles:
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1) Lev-Tov, A., Tal, M.,
Lavy, R., Diverse firing properties of single motor units in the inner and
outer portions of the guinea pig
anterior digastric muscle. Arch. Oral. Biol. 38(2):169-178,
1993
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2)
Lavy, R., Mika, Y.H., Rosen, D., Berke, G., Binah, O.: The
lytic reaction of in-vivo primed peritoneal exudate CTL: Induction of high-conductance
single channels in the target cell membrane. J. Immunol. 154: 5039-5048, 1995.
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Felzen, B., Lavy, R., Berke, G., Gardner, P., Binah, O.,: The
cytocidal interaction between cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) and Guinea pig ventricular myocytes:
pharmacological modulation by blocking K current in the CTL.
Circulation research, 78: 253-261, 1996.
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1)
Lavy, R. Hasson, U. Multimedia
Presentations in Neuroscience
teaching. ITHET-2000 papers book.
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2)
Sarah Weissenberg and Revital Lavy :Pressure-Volume Curve and
Compliance of a Balloon: a Simulation Advan. Physiol. Edu. 27:
244-245, 2003; 10.1152/advan.00021.2003
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Abstracts:
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1) Lavy, R., Lev-Tov,
A., A conductance to voltage relation in Ia synapses of type-identified
·-motoneurons, Soc. of Neurosci. Abs.12:386,1986.
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2)
Lev-Tov, A., Tal, M., Lavy, R., Single unit activity during rhythmical jaw movements, Soc.
of Neurosci. Abs. 14:1237, 1988.
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3)
Lev-Tov, A., Pinco, M., Lavy, R., Long term depression of excitatory synaptic transmission in the
neonatal rat spinal cord, Soc. of Neurotics. Abs. 16:1015, 1990.
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4)
Lavy, R., Berke, G., Rosen, D., Binah, O.,: Electrophysiological
studies of cytocidal mechanisms whereby cytolytic T lymphocytes (CTL)
destroy target cells. EMBO workshop on cell-mediated cytotoxicity,
abstract book, p.55, 1993.
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5)
Binah, O., Lavy R., Berke, G., : Induction of high-conductance
channels in the course of FAS-based perforin-independent lymphocytotoxicity.
9th International congress of immunology abstracts book, p. 452, 1995.
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Lavy, R., Wengier, N.,
Kimchi, B., Ben-Yaacov, R.: Multimedia presentation in teaching
Biology, AACE association for the advancement of computing in
education, Ed-Media conference, Session #320, 1997.
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6)
Lavy R.: Multimedia Presentations in neuroscience
Teaching, TELE, Technology
in Learning Environments, Euro-Med Conference in Israel, p. 36.
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CD- rom (educational software):
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Lavy R., Multimedia
presentation “nerve cells”. The Open University of Israel, 1997.
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