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     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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     3)      
    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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    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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