Curriculum Vitae

Guy Shakhar Guy Shakhar, Ph.D.

Department of Immunology    Weizmann Institute of Science
Wolfson Bldg., Room 228    Rehovot 76100, Israel
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Education
2002 - 2006 Postdoctoral training in Immunobiology at the Skirball institute, NYU School of Medicine
Subject: Imaging primary immunological interactions between T cells and Dendritic cells in vivo
Mentor: Prof. Michael L. Dustin
1997 - 2003 Ph.D. in biopsychology in the Tel Aviv University, Israel
Dissertation: Neuroendocrine modulation of NK cell activity in a rat model of metastasis: implications for oncological surgery
Supervisor: Prof. Shamgar Ben-Eliyahu
1994 - 1997 M.A in biopsychology, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Thesis: The influence of catecholamines and sex hormones on NK Activity and Resistance to metastasis
Supervisor: Prof. Shamgar Ben-Eliyahu
1991 - 1994 Interdisciplinary Program for Outstanding Students (B.A. equivalent) Tel Aviv University, Israel

Employment History
2006 - Senior Researcher, Immunology Dept., Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
2002 - 2006 Post doctoral researcher, Skirball Institute, New York University, New York, NY
1998 - 2001 Lecturer, College of Management, Tel Aviv, Israel (Biological Basis of Behavior)
1994 - 2002 Research and teaching assistant, Tel Aviv University, Israel
1987 - 1991 Army Service, Israel

Awards
2002 The Rothschild Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
1999 Rector's Full Research Fellowship, Tel Aviv University
1998 The Joshua Ashkenazi Scholarship, Tel Aviv University
1997 M.A. summa cum laude, Tel Aviv University
1991 Full Scholarship, Interdisciplinary program for outstanding students, Tel Aviv University

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