Institution

Degree

Year(s)

Field

Stanford University Postdoctoral Fellow 9/1998–1/2004 Genetics
Stanford University Ph.D. 1/1999 Applied Physics
Tel Aviv University B.Sc. magna cum laude 10/1989 Physics




Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering,
and Fellow, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology,
University of Texas at Austin 		1/2004–
Studying genomic signal processing and systems biology.

Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Genetics, and 9/1998–1/2004
Principal Investigator, Department of Genetics,
Stanford University 		4/2000–1/2004
Built the first matrix computation models for genome-wide expression data and demonstrated their predictive power under the guidance of Profs. David Botstein and Patrick O. Brown.

Research Assistant, Department of Applied Physics,
Stanford University 		9/1991–8/1998
Established the quantum theoretical limits to the information that can be obtained in the measurement of a single physical system with Prof. Yamamoto.

Research Assistant, School of Physics and Astronomy,
Tel Aviv University 		9/1989–8/1991
Researched a time symmetric formalism of quantum theory with Prof. Aharonov.




Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering,
and Fellow, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology,
University of Texas at Austin 		1/2004–
  • Designed two courses in Genomic Signal Processing, one a computational laboratory course, that bridge the traditional academic disciplines of engineering and biology to stimulate the multidisciplinary thinking required for current research and development in computational biotechnology.
  • Instructed graduate and undergraduate students of diverse educational backgrounds in science and engineering.

Instructor, Shahar Institute, Israel 1989–1991
  • Participated in designing a course to prepare students for Israel's university entrance exam.
  • Authored course material, which was published in a book series based on the course.
  • Instructed, among others, special groups from the Israel Defense Force's Officers' Academy.

Teaching Assistant, Physics Laboratories,
Tel Aviv University 		1989–1991

Instructor, "Gabrieli" Primary School, Tel Aviv
 		1989
Designed and taught enrichment class in Electronics.

Coordinator of "Introduction to Sciences,"
The Open University, Israel
 		1989

Instructor, Institute for Teaching Science and Art to Gifted Youth, Tel Aviv
 		1987
Designed and taught courses in Scientific and Creative Thought under Dr. Landau.




8/2009–7/2014
6/2005
  • National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Individual Mentored Research Scientist Development Award in Genomic Research and Analysis
4/2000–3/2005
  • Sloan Foundation and Department of Energy (DOE) Postdoctoral Fellow in Computational Molecular Biology
9/1999–8/2003
  • American Physical Society (APS) Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Research in Atomic, Molecular, or Optical Physics (DAMOP) Award Finalist
1998




  • Invited Member, Program Committee, Research in Computational Molecular Biology (RECOMB) Regulatory Genomics and Systems Biology Meetings
12/2009
  • Invited Co-Chair, Session, "Signal Transduction and Transcriptional Networks," 2009 Annual Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Meeting
10/2009
  • Appointed Reviewer, Scientific Review Panel, "ARRA Challenge Grants in Biomedical Information Science and Technology," National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  6/2009
  • Invited Speaker, Workshop, "Future Directions in
    Tensor-Based Computation and Modeling," National Science Foundation (NSF)
  2/2009
  • Appointed Reviewer, Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel, "Technology Centers for Networks and Pathways," NIH
  2/2009
  7/2008
  2/2008
  • Invited Participant, Planning Meeting, "The Cancer Genome Atlas Data Portal," NIH
  1/2008
  • Appointed Member, Scientific Review Panel, NSF
12/2007
  • Appointed Member, Scientific Review Panel, "Biodata Management and Analysis: Bioengineering Sciences and Technologies," NIH
  1/2007
  • Invited Participant, Workshop, "Petascale Computing in the Biosciences," NSF
  8/2006
  7/2006
  • Editorial Board Member, "Biology Direct"
  3/2005–
  3/2005
  • Appointed Reviewer, Scientific Review Panel, "Biomedical Research Support," NIH
  7/2004
  3/2003
12/2001
  • Appointed Member, Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel, "Innovations in Biomedical Information Science and Technology," NIH
12/2001




  • National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) R01 HG004302 ARRA Administrative Supplement, "A Visual Correlation Tool for Large-Scale Molecular Biological Data," with C. R. Johnson (University of Utah)
10/2009–9/2011
8/2009–7/2014
8/2007–8/2012
  • Scripps Institute and National Health Institutes (NIH),
    "Interactive and Connective Software Environment for
    DNA Microarray Data Analysis and Visualization"
9/2005–8/2006
  • NHGRI K01 HG000038, "Mathematical Tools for Gene Expression Data Analysis"
4/2000–3/2005
  • Sloan Foundation and Department of Energy (DOE)
    DE-FG03-99ER62836, "Analytical and Computational Tools for Genome-Wide Expression Data Analysis"
9/1999–8/2003