June, 2012
CURRICULUM VITAE
Yael Ungar PhD
210 Atzmon, Misgav, Israel.
050-4041336
uyael@braude.ac.il
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2012-present Lab manager, Prof.Ephraim Katzir Department of Biotechnology
Engineering, ORT Braude College, Karmiel, Israel.
Managing laboratories for biotechnology students, involved in department research
activities, in charge of commercial biotechnology projects, in charge of acquisitions
and department facilities.
2010-2012
Lab manager in Prof. Eyal Shimoni’s laboratory, Department of Biotechnology and
Food Engineering, Technion, Haifa, Israel.
Managing research projects including EU projects and with the Israeli
industry. In charge of collaboration between the Technion team and European
partners and representing the Technion in EU meetings. Involved in writing
grants, scientific papers and progress reports. In charge of group research
activities, PhD and MS research projects and supervision of undergraduate
students.
2005-2010 Researcher and project manager in Prof. Eyal Shimoni’s laboratory (Post doctoral
fellow).
2001-2005
PhD (D.Sc) studies and instructor, Department of Biotechnology and Food
Engineering, Technion, Haifa, Israel.
1996-1999 M.Sc studies and instructor, Department of Biochemistry, Food Science and
Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences
of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.
TEACHING EXPIRIENCE:
2001-2005 Food chemistry a laboratory course for undergraduate, Department of
Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion, Haifa, Israel.
2001-2005 Analytical chemistry a laboratory course for undergraduate Department of
Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion, Haifa, Israel.
1996-1999 General chemistry for undergraduates, Department of Biochemistry, Food
Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environmental
Quality Sciences of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.
EDUCATION:
1. 2001-2005 D.Sc. in the Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion,
Haifa, Israel. Title: Degradation and modification of soy-isoflavones and the effects
on their bioavailability and bioactivity. Supervisor: Prof. Eyal Shimoni.
2. 1996-1999 M.Sc. Agrcum laude in the Department of Biochemistry, Food Science
and Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences of
the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel. Title: Physical properties of dry
hydrocolloid cellular matrices embedded beads. Department of Biochemistry, Food
Science and Nutrition. Supervisor: Prof. Amos Nussinovitch.
3. 1992-1995 B.A in the Faculty of Chemistry, Technion, Haifa, Israel.
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:
Food engineering and biochemistry, including:
 Chromatography detection and characterization methods : HPLC, HPLC/MS, GC,
GC/MS
 Micro and Nano-encapsulation Technologies: Freeze-freeze system, Fluidized bed
system, starch encapsulation technologies
 In vivo experiments in animals
 Animal tissue culture techniques
 Food mechanical characterizations techniques
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS:
I have been involved and managed various projects. Many of these projects were funded by
the industry and thereforepartially described due to confidentiality.
Among these projects are:
Active multilayer packaging based on optimized PLA formulation for minimally
processed vegetables and fruits: developing a new degradable packaging for fresh cut
vegetables which contains antimicrobial microcapsules. In charge of the micro-encapsulation
development and the analytical team. (Part of a FP7- EU project)
A system for oral delivery of Insulin: developing insulin capsules using the freeze- freeze
drying method, and testing their absorption in the lower duodenum in large
animals.(including pre-clinical trials in large animals).
Encapsulation of volatile coffee aroma ingredients(funded by the industry)
Development of a new gum base formula (funded by the industry).
QTL detection for mastitis resistance and milk nutritional aspects in dairy cattle
populations in Israel and Italy: fatty acid determinations in milk by GC (managing the
analytical team). (Funded by cattle breeders associations)
Degradation and modification of soy-isoflavones(in models and products): degradation
kinetics, isolation and characterizing products of the degradation reactions, evaluation of
thermal treatments effects on the biological bioactivities, antioxidants and anticancer
properties of the isoflavones using in vitro and in vivo (cell culture) methods.
Encapsulation of biologically active chemicals for oral delivery(several
projects):Microcapsules for the protection and controlled release of robotic bacteria, and
bioactive molecules, i.e. fatty acids (CLA, Butyric Acid), and Allicin.
Identification of LC-PUFA in human breast milk beyond one year of breast feeding:
fatty acid (DHA and EPA) in human milk determined by GC. A project done in collaboration
with Tel–Aviv Sourasky Medical Center.
LANGUEGES:
Hebrew and English in mother tongue level.
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:
1. Hagar Ades, Ellina Kesselman, Yael Ungar, and Eyal Shimoni. Complexation with
starch for encapsulation and controlled release of menthone and menthol. Food
Science and Technology - LWT. (accepted) 2011.
1. Ronit Lubetzky, Galit Zeidenberg-Israeli, Francis B. Mimouni, Shaul Dollberg, Eyal
Shimoni, Yael Ungar, Dror Mandel. Human milk fatty acids profile changes during
prolonged lactation: a cross sectional study. IMAJ, (accepted) 2011.
2. Roy Ramon, Nor Salzmann, Yael Ungar, Ehud Zip and Eyal Shimoni, Per-oral
testing of a novel timed release formulation for a burst type oral delivery of insulin,
2009 (to be published).
3. Recital Cohen, Ivgenia Orlova, Marina Kovalevsky, Yael Ungar and Eyal Shimoni,
Structural and functional properties of amylase complexes with genistein, J. Agric.
Food Chem. 56 (11), 4212-4218, 2008.
4. Alina Marchevski, Asher Shazaman, Yael Ungar and Eyal Shimoni. Reducing the
formation of glucose degradation products in peritoneal dialysis solutions by ultrahigh temperature ohmic heating. Molec Nutr Food Res. 51 (4): 473-478, 2007.
5. Shimoni, E., Lesmes, U. and Ungar, Y., Non-covalent nanocomplexes of bioactive
agents with starch for oral delivery. U.S. Provisional Patent Application TECH/004,
2006.
6. Y. Ungar and E. Shimoni. Phytoestrogens and the prevention of cancer, in:
Functional foods, ageing and degenerative disease, C. Remacle and B. Reusens eds.,
Woodhead Publ. Ltd, Cambridge, UK. Pp.645-668, 2004.
7. Yael Ungar, Oluwatooyin F. Osundahunsi, and Eyal Shimoni. Thermal stability of
genistein and daidzein and its effect on their antioxidant activity. J. Agric. Food
Chem. 51 (8): 2232-2236, 2003.
8. B. Eisen, Y. Ungar, and E. Shimoni. Stability of isoflavones in soy milk stored at
elevated and ambient temperatures. J. Agric. Food Chem. 51(8): 2212-2215, 2003.
PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES:
1. The QuaLAT Project: Mapping QTL for SCC and Milk Fatty Acid Content in the Italian
Brown Population and in the Israel Holstein Friesian. F. Schiavini 1, A.B. Samoré1, A. Rossoni2,
Y. Ungar3, Y. Kashi3, E. Shimoni3, R. Tal4, E. Lipkin4, M. Soller4, Abraham Korol5, Zeev
Frenkel5 and A. Bagnato1 1Dipartimento di ScienzeTecnologieVeterinarie per la Sicurezza
Alimentare, UniversitàdegliStudi di Milano, AssociazioneNazionaleAllevatoriRazzaBruna,
Faculty of Biotechnology & Food Engineering, The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology,
Haifa, Israel, Department of Genetics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel. Plant and Animal
Genome XVII Conference, January 10-14, 2009, San Diego, CA, USA.
2.
R. Cohen, Y. Orlova, M. Kovalev, Y. Ungar, U. Lesmes and E. Shimoni. Encapsulation
genistein in amylose complexes .XVIth International Workshop on Bioencapsulation, Dublin,
Ireland, September, 2008.
3.
Y. Ungar and E. Shimoni. Microcalorimetric stability testing of soy-isoflavones. New
Functional Ingredients and Foods conference, Copenhagen, Denemark, April 2003.
4.
B. Eisen, Y. Ungar, E. Shimoni. Genistin stability in soy milk. New Functional
Ingredients and Foods conference, Copenhagen, Denemark, April 2003.
5.
Y. Ungar and E. Shimoni. Thermal stability of genistein and daidzein and its effect on
their antioxidant activity. Annual Meeting of the Israeli Society of Oxygen and Free Radicals,
Naharia, Israel, December 2002.
6.
Y. Ungar and A. Nussinovitch. Composite cellular carriers. BioencapsulationVII, Easton,
MD, USA, November 1998.
7.
Y. Ungar, G. Regev, A. Nussinovitch. Dry cellular macrocapsules, BioencapsulationVII,
Easton, MD, USA, November 1998.