Inbar Friedrich Ben-Nun, Ph.D.
Institution or Location
The Hebrew University of
Jerusalem, Israel
The Hebrew University of
Jerusalem, Israel
The Hebrew University of
Jerusalem, Israel
The Hebrew University of
Jerusalem, Israel
Degree
Year(s)
Field of Study
B.A.
1994-1996
Biology
Teaching Diploma
1996-1997
Biology
MS.c.
1997-1999
Molecular and
Structural Biology
Ph.D.
1999-2004
Cancer Research
Positions and Employment
Nov. 2007 – present Research associate. The Scripps Research Institute. La Jolla, CA.
Jan. 2005 - Nov. 2007 Post doctoral fellow. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Teaching positions:
Sep. 2009-Aug2010: Mentoring an undergraduate student, CIRM Bridges to Stem Cell
program
Sep. 2008:
NIH Human Embryonic Stem Cell Comprehensive Training Course.
The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA.
Oct. 1997-Sep. 2004: Teaching Assistant at the Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew
University of Jerusalem, Israel
.
Honors
1995
Dean's List.
1996
Honors Scholarship, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
2001
ASM (American Society for Microbiology) Travel Grant.
2001-2004
Hebrew University Rector's Fellowship for outstanding students.
2002
Golda Meir Doctoral Fellowship, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
2002
Noah Lichtenstein Prize. The Department of Biological Chemistry, The
Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
2002
Onyx Poster Prize, the 11th conference of the ISCGT (International
society for cancer gene therapy).
2003
Travel Grant, The Authority for Research Students, The Hebrew
University of Jerusalem.
2005-2006
The Lady Davis postdoctoral fellowship, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
2008-2009:
CIRM (California Institute for Regenerative Medicine) Trainee Grant.
2009:
Post doctoral fellowship, Millipore. Unrestricted
2010:
Post doctoral fellowship, The O’Keeffe Foundation
Peer reviewing:
2009:
Served as a reviewer for Stem Cell and Development journal
1. SELECTED PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS (IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER)
Note: The researcher name is Inbar Friedrich Ben-Nun, nee Inbar Friedrich.
ƒ Shir, A., Friedrich, I., and Levitzki, A. Tumor specific activation of PKR as a non-toxic
modality of cancer treatment. Seminars in Cancer Biology, 13: 309-314, 2003.
ƒ Friedrich, I., Shir, A., and Levitzki, A. RNA molecules as anti-cancer agents. Seminars
in Cancer Biology. 14: 223-230, 2004.
ƒ Friedrich, I., Ben-Bassat, H., and Levitzki, A. Activation of dsRNA dependent protein
kinase PKR in Karpas299 does not lead to cell death. Cancer Biology and Therapy, 4:
e10-e15, 2005.
ƒ Friedrich, I., Eizenbach, M., Sajman, J., Ben-Bassat, H., and Levitzki, A. A cellular
screening assay to test the ability of PKR to induce cell death in mammalian cells.
Molecular Therapy, 12:969-975, 2005.
ƒ Friedrich Ben-Nun, I., and Benvenisty, N. Human embryonic stem cells as a cellular
model for human disorders. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 252:154-159, 2006.