Prof. Varda Kagan Zur Curriculum Vitae
Personal Details
| Address (work) |
Life Sciences Department |
| Address (home) | 4 Vered St., Neve-Noy, Beer-Sheva Telephone: 972-8-6236781 |
| zur@bgu.ac.il |
Education
| 1967-70 |
B.Sc. Biology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. Graduated with distinction |
| 1971-72 | M.Sc. Physiology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Delek
Co. Award 1971.
Thesis: Studies on the compartmentation of the Calvin cycle and pentose shunt enzymes in the plant cell. Advisor: Prof. Herman Lips; Graduated with distinction |
| 1973 |
Three-month EMBO Fellowship for travel to Prof. D.A. Walker's laboratory at Sheffield University, England |
| 1974 |
Brandeis University Fellowship for a year's research with Prof. M. Gibbs |
| 1975-79 |
Ph.D. in plant physiology. Thesis: A study of problems concerning compartmentation of Calvin-cycle enzymes. Supervisor: Prof. S.H. Lips, Department of Biology, Ben-Gurion; Thesis approved Jan. 1980. |
| 1980-81 |
Postdoctoral research period: molecular genetics at the Molecular Biology Department, Edinburgh University with Prof. Donachie, W.D., working on genetics of E. coli cell cycle. Awarded British Council Scholarship. |
Employment History
| 2004-present |
Faculty member, Life Sciences Department, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva. |
| 1984-2004 |
Researcher - The Institute for Applied Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva. |
| 2004 | Associate Prof |
| 2002 | Research Grade A+ |
| 1995-1996 | Sabbatical year at the INRA de Nancy, France, with Dr. F. Martin |
| 1995 | Research Grade A |
| 1990-1991 |
Sabbatical year at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, with Prof. A.K. Handa |
| 1989 | Research Grade B |
| 1984 | Research Grade C |
| 1983 |
Lecturer at the Ben-Gurion University Medical School. Research: Bacteriophage Mu integration problems. |
| 1982 |
Postdoctoral position at the Ben-Gurion University, Department of Biology |
| 1980-81 | Post doctoral position at Edinburgh University, researching E. coli cell-cycle genes. |
| 1975-79 |
Teaching assistant, then instructor, teaching cell biology, biochemistry, plant physiology (Head Instructor, 1978), general genetics (Head Instructor 1979) |
Professional Activities
| 2001-2003 |
Head, Institute for Agriculture and Applied Biology |
| 2001- Present | Member, Committee for Marketing Oriented Research, Ministry of Agriculture |
| 1999-2000 | Periodical Acting Director of the Institute for Agriculture and Applied Biology |
| 2000 | Member of the organizing committee Faculty day, Health Sciences, BGU, in charge of poster session organization. |
| 1992-1995 | Liaison officer to MASHAV (Israeli Foreign Office), responsible for foreign trainees |
| 1992 | Member of the 'New Crops' grant proposals judgement committee, Agricultural Research Authority, Ministry of Agriculture |
Memberships in Scientific Associations
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Israel Botanical Society
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International Society of Plant Molecular Biology
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American Phytopathological Society
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Mycorrhizologists
