Curriculum vitae
Name:
Lilah Glazer
Date of Birth:
17.9.79
Place of Birth:
Israel
Address (at work):
Department of Life Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the
Negev, P.O.B. 653. Beer-Sheva, Israel 84105
Telephone No. (at work):
972-8-6472668
Address (at home):
Harimon 3, Rehovot
Telephone No. (mobile):
972-54-9981245
Education
2008-present
Ph.D. in Life Science.
Department of Life Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the
Negev.
Advisor: Prof. Amir Sagi
Subject: Gastrolith matrix formation in the red claw crayfish
Cherax quadricarinatus- elucidation of protein contents and
functions.
2007-2008
M.Sc. in Life Sciences.
Department of Life Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the
Negev.
Average M.Sc. grade: 95, with distinction.
2003-2007
B.Sc. in Life Sciences.
Department of Life Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the
Negev.
Average B.Sc. grade: 88, with distinction.
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Teaching experience
Teaching assistant at the Department of Life Sciences, Ben Gurion University:
2010-present
2008-present
2007-present
2007-2008
Laboratory in physiology of reproduction for 3rd year biology B.Sc.
3rd year B.Sc. research project – personal instruction
Biochemistry B for 2nd year biology B.Sc.
Vertebrate zoology for 1st year biology B.Sc.
Instructor at The Open University of Israel:
2011-present
The cell: structure and function, advanced course for B.Sc.
Qualifications
 Molecular biology and genetic engineering: DNA and RNA purification, PCR, RTPCR, DNA cloning, DNA transformation to bacteria, dsRNA preparation, real-time PCR,
northern blot.
 Histology and immunology: Tissue fixation, parafin embedding and cutting,
Hematoxylin and Eosin staining, in situ hybridization (RNA probes), cell and tissue
immunostaining techniques, including immuno-fluorescence staining and immuno-gold
staining for EM.
 Proteomics and biochemistry: Protein expression in bacteria, column separation, gel
electrophoresis, western blot, peptide mass spectrometry.
 In-vivo: Crustacean aquaculture experimentation, dsRNA silencing by injections.
 Very good computer skills: Comprehensive knowledge of all office programs and
bioinformatic software tools (protein 3D modelling, nucleotide and amino acid sequence
analysis, MSA).
 General: Sex differentiation, molt and growth in decapod crustaceans, SEM operation
and sample preparation.
Awards

Second prize of oral award in the 9th International Marine Biotechnology Conference,
Qingdao, China, Oct 8-12, 2010.

Deans Excelence Prise for graduate studies. Faculty of Natural Sciences, Ben-Gurion
University of the Negev, 2009.

The Crustacean Society best student oral presentation competition award, held during
the annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Boston,
Massachusetts, USA, January 3-7, 2009.
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Publications
Glazer L., Weil S., Tom M., Roth Z., Khalaila I., Mittelman B. and Sagi A. Hemocyanin with
phenoloxidase activity in the gastrolith matrix of the crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus. In
prep.
Pamuru, R. R., Rosen, O., Manor, R., Chung, J. S., Zmora, N., Glazer, L., Aflalo, D. E., Weil,
S., Tamone, L. S. and Sagi, A. (2012). Stimulation of molt by RNA interference of the
molt-inhibiting hormone in the crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol.
178(2):227-236.
Glazer L., Sagi A. 2012. On the involvement of proteins in the assembly of crayfish gastroliths
extracellular matrix. Inv. Reprod. Dev. 56(1):57-65.
Akiva-Tal A., Kababya S., Balazs Y.S., Glazer L., Berman A., Sagi A., and Schmidt A. 2011.
Bioavailable calcium stabilization: the in situ molecular NMR picture of biomineralized
amorphous CaCO3. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA (PNAS). 108(36):14763-14768.
Glazer L., Shechter, A., Tom, M., Yudkovski, Y., Aflalo, A.D., Pamuru, R.R., Khalaila, I.,
Bentov, S., Berman, A., and Sagi, A. 2010. A protein involved in the assembly of an
extracellular calcium storage matrix. J. Biol. Chem. 285(17): 12831-12839.
Bentov, S., Weil1, S., Glazer, L., Sagi, A and Berman, A. 2010. Stabilization of amorphous
calcium carbonate by phosphate rich organic matrix and by single phosphoamino acids. J.
Struct. Biol. 171(2):207-15.
Yudkovski, Y., Glazer, L.*, Shechter, A., Reinhardt, R., Chalifa-Caspi, V., Sagi, A., Tom, M.
2010. Multi-transcript expression patterns in the gastrolith disk and the hypodermis of the
crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus at premolt. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. Part D Genomics
and Proteomics. 5:171-177. *Equal contribution.
Pamuru RR, Manor R, Chung JS, Zmora N, Glazer L, Aflalo ED, Weil S, Rosen O and Sagi A.
Stimulation of molt by RNA interference of the molt inhibiting hormone in the crayfish
Cherax quadricarinatus. In prep.
Ventura T., Manor R., Aflalo E.D., Weil S., Raviv S., Glazer L., Sagi A. 2009. Temporal
silencing of an androgenic-gland-specific insulin-like gene affecting phenotypic gender
differences and spermatogenesis. Endocrinology. 150(3): 1278-1286.
Shechter A., Glazer, L., Cheled, S., Mor, E., Weil, S., Berman A., Bentov, S., Aflalo, E.D.,
Khalaila, I., and Sagi A. 2008. A gastrolith protein serving a dual role in the formation of
extracellular matrix containing an amorphous mineral. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA (PNAS).
105(20):7129-7134.
Manor, R., Weil, S., Oren, S., Glazer, L., Aflalo, E.D., Ventura, T., Chalifa-Caspi, V., Lapidot,
M., and Sagi A. 2007. Insulin and gender: an insulin-like gene expressed exclusively in the
androgenic gland of the male crayfish. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 150(2):326-336.
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Abstract of Presentations in Scientific Meeting
Glazer L, Weil S, Mittelman B, Roth Z, Khalaila I, Tom M and Sagi A. 2012. Novel moltrelated hemocyanin family proteins from extracellular matrix of crayfish gastroliths.
Crustacean Society Summer Meeting and 10th Colloquium Crustacea Decapoda
Mediterranea, Athens, Greece.
Tynyakov Samra, J., Ben-Tov, S., Glazer, L., Weil, S., Berman, A. and Sagi, A. 2012. Proteins
of the mandible molar tooth in the red claw crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus. Crustacean
Society Summer Meeting and 10th Colloquium Crustacea Decapoda Mediterranea, Athens,
Greece.
Glazer L, Weil S, Mittelman B, Roth Z, Khalaila I, Tom M and Sagi A. 2012. Novel moltrelated hemocyanin family proteins from extracellular matrix of crustacean gastroliths. The
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Charelston, South Carolina, U.S.A.
Glazer L, Berman A and Sagi A. 2010. Molt-related calcium deposition in crustaceans –
relevant proteins. 9th International Marine Biotechnology Conference, Qingdao, China.
Glazer L, Gafni O, Weil S, Berman A and Sagi A. 2010. Chitin associated extra-cellular
proteins in the gastrolith of molting crayfish. International Society of Invertebrate
Reproduction and Development, Prague, Czech republic.
Gafni O, Glazer L, Weil S, Berman A and Sagi A. 2010. Proteins of the bioavailable
temporary calcium storage organ in the crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus. The 11th Dan
Popper Symposium, Eilat, Israel.
Akiva A, Glazer L, Berman A, Sagi A, Kababya S, and Schmidt A. 2010. Understanding
nanostructure stabilization of ACC: A solid state NMR study of intact gastroliths from the
blue lobster. The Israel Chemical Society, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Glazer L., Shechter A., Bentov S., Weil S., Sagi A., Berman A. 2009. Novel molt-related
proteins with possible roles in crayfish calcium storage deposits. The Israel Chemical
Society, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Glazer L., Shechter A., Berman A., Weil S., Aflalo E.D., Yudkovski Y., Tom M., Sagi A.
2009. A novel molt-related protein with a possible role in the formation of crayfish calcium
storage deposits. The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Boston,
Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Glazer L., Shechter A., Bentov S., Berman A., Weil S., Pamuru R.R., Yudkovski Y., Tom M.,
Sagi A., 2008. The gastrolith formation - a quest for molt related genes, their encoded
proteins and their functionalities. 9 Colloquium Crustacea Decapoda Mediterranea, Torino,
Italy.
Shechter A., Mor E., Raviv S., Glazer L., Ramachandra Reddy P., and Sagi, A., 2007.
Silencing of an ecdysone-responsive gene during crayfish molt cycle. 11th International
Congress on Invertebrate Reproduction and Development, Panama City, Panama.
Manor R., Weil S., Oren S., Glazer L., Aflalo E.D., Ventura T., Chalifa-Caspi V., Lapidot M.
and Sagi A. 2007. Identification and characterization of an insulin-like gene expressed
exclusively in the androgenic gland of the male crayfish. 8th International Marine
Biotechnology Conference (IMBC), Eilat, Israel
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