Professor
M.D., 1981, M.H.A. 2000
obstetrics, ivf, infertility, stem cells, decision support |
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- In vitro development of human and rodent testicular stem cells
- Male and female reproductive endocrinology and infertility
- Pro-inflammatory cytokine and male fertility
- In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and assisted reproductive techniques
- Computerized Decision support system in Medicine
Major expertise and techniques in the lab
- IVF –Andrology clinical and research labs:
- Human In Vitro Fertilization and assisted reproductive techniques
- Cryopreservation of testicular tissue, sperm cells, oocytes and embryo in different developmental stages
- Evaluation of spermatogenesis and semen samples evaluations
Publications and funding summary / representative publications and grants
- Differentiation of murine male germ cells to spermatozoa in a soft agar culture system. Abu Elhija M, Lunenfeld E, Schlatt S, Huleihel M. Asian J Androl. 2011 Nov 7. doi: 10.1038/aja.2011.112
- Distinct expression of interleukin-1?, interleukin-1?, and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist in testicular tissues and cells from human biopsies with normal and abnormal histology.
- Abu Elheija M, Dyomin V, Ganaiem M, Lunenfeld E, Vardy NS, Huleihel M.
- J Interferon Cytokine Res. 2011 Apr;31(4):401-8. Epub 2011 Jan 15.
- Morphological embryo assessment: reevaluation.
- Bar-Yoseph H, Levy A, Sonin Y, Alboteanu S, Levitas E, Lunenfeld E, Har-Vardi I.
- Fertil Steril. 2011 Apr;95(5):1624-8.e1-2.
- BeMORE: a novel method for detection of adverse fetal effects induced by drugs.
- Matok I, Levy A, Gorodischer R, Lunenfeld E, Limony Y, Koren G. Curr Drug Saf. 2011 Feb 1;6(1):40-2.
- PMID: 21235388 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
- Ability of expert physicians to structure clinical guidelines: reality versus perception.
- Shalom E, Shahar Y, Taieb-Maimon M, Martins SB, Vaszar LT, Goldstein MK, Gutnik L, Lunenfeld E. J Eval Clin Pract. 2009 Dec;15(6):1043-53.
- Funding: GIF, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Science
- Mahmoud Huleihel – male fertility and in vitro culture of testicular stem cells.
- Yuval Shahar - Computerized Decision support system in Medicine
- Iris Har Vardi – Human In vitro Fertilization, Cryopreservation of testicular tissue, sperm cells, oocytes and embryo in different developmental stages
- Amalya Levi and Gidon Koren – Adverse fetal effect induced by drugs
Suggested multi-disciplinary research project / research focus topics
- Male infertility
- Stem cell development
Looking for expertise / project
- Epigenetics and spermatogenesis. Genetics of abnormal spermatogenesis
- Establishment of spermatogenic cell lines.