Eli Heifetz - CV
18/02/2016
ELIYAHU M. HEIFETZ
MBA, Ph.D.
Contact information
Work:
The Jerusalem College of Technology, 21 Havaad Haleumi, P.O.B 16031, Jerusalem
91160, Israel.
Department of Molecular Biology, Ariel University Center of Samaria, Ariel 44837,
Israel.
Israel Maritime College, Michmoret 40297, Israel.
Home:
37b Nahal Dolev St.
Ramat Beit Shemesh 99630, Israel
Tel: 972-2-9995003 cell: 972-50-9733262
E-mail: eliyahu100@gmail.com
Date and place of birth
11.02.68, Jerusalem, Israel
Citizenship
Israel, USA
Education
Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
Ph.D., Quantitative Genetics and Genomics: 2004
Dissertation: “Fine Mapping of QTL, Methods and Results”
Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
MBA degree: 2003
Major: Finance
Minor: Information systems.
Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
M.Sc., Molecular Genetics: 1998
Thesis title: “Biometrical and genomic characterization of the Jerusalem
‘chromosome design’ resource population”
Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
B.Sc.: 1993
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Major: Biology.
Graduated Cum Laude
Additional Education
Beit Morasha, Jerusalem, Israel
Jewish Philosophy 1994
Professional Training
May 2004
QTL Mapping in Complex Pedigrees, Ames, Iowa, USA.
May 2004
Estimation of Variance Components in Animal Breeding, Ames, Iowa.
Aug 2002
Basic Tools for Statistical Analysis of Longitudinal Data via Mixed
Linear Models, Montpellier, France.
Dec 2001
Fine Mapping in Farm Animals, Lillhammer, Norway.
Aug 2000
QTL Markers and Mapping, CGIL summer course, Guelph, Canada.
Aug 1997
Detection of QTL and Marker Assisted Selection, Jerusalem, Israel.
Employment
The Jerusalem College of Technology, Jerusalem, Israel.
August 2008 - current
Full time lecturer
Israel Maritime College (Ruppin), Michmoret, Israel
March 2007 – current
Outside lecturer
Ariel University Center of Samaria, Ariel, Israel.
November 2005 – current.
Outside lecturer
Hy-Line International (a leading layer breeding company), Des Moines, Iowa, USA.
Contract for August – November 2005.
Independent scientific consultant, analysis of experimental data and recommendations
for further research and implementation.
Iowa State University – Department of Animal Science, Ames, Iowa, USA.
2004 -2005
BARD Postdoctoral Fellow, Research project: “Fine Mapping Genes for Resistance to
Marek’s Disease” in conjunction with Hy-Line International.
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Shaarei Zedek Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel,
1998 - 2003
Lab Technician in the blood bank, hematology, biochemistry and microbiology
laboratories.
Awards/Honors
Post doctoral fellowship, US-Israel Bi-national Agricultural Research and
Development Fund (BARD), 2003.
Scientific conference travel grant, Hebrew University, 2002
Scholarships, Bar-Ilan University, 1992-1993
Publications
Refereed articles
Heifetz E.M., Fulton J., O’solivan O., Arthur J.A., Cheng H., Wang J., Soller M. and
Dekkers J.C.M. 2009. Mapping QTL affecting resistance to Marek's disease in an
F6 advanced intercross population of commercial layer chickens. BMC
Genomics, 10:20.
Heifetz E.M., Fulton J., O’solivan O., Dekkers J.C.M., Wang J. and Soller M. 2007.
Mapping QTL affecting susceptibility to Marek's disease virus in a backcross
population of layer chickens. Genetics, 177: 2417-2431.
Heifetz E.M. Fulton J.E., O’sullivan N., Zhao H., Dekkers J.C.M. and Soller M. 2005.
Extent and Consistency Across Generations of Linkage Disequilibrium in
Commercial Layer Chicken Breeding Populations. Genetics, 171: 1173-1181.
Khatib H., Heifetz E.M. and Dekkers J.C.M. 2005. Association of the Protease Inhibitor
Gene with Production Traits in Holstein Dairy Cattle. Journal of Dairy Science,
88: 1208-1213.
Heifetz E.M. 2004. Fine Mapping of QTL, Methods and Results. Ph.D. Thesis submitted
to the senate of the Hebrew University, Jerusalem Israel.
Heifetz E.M. 1998. Biometrical and genomic characterization of the Jerusalem
“chromosome design” resource population. Ms.C. Thesis submitted to the senate
of the Hebrew University, Jerusalem Israel.
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In preparation
Heifetz E.M. and Soller M. 2008. Targeted recombinant progeny: A design for ultra-high
resolution QTL and candidate gene mapping using a saturated marker map. In
preparation.
Presentation at conferences
Heifetz E. M., Fulton J. E., O’Sullivan N., Soller M., and Dekkers J. C. M., 2005.
Interval mapping of QTL for Marek’s disease resistance with selective DNA
pooling in crosses of commercial layer chicken lines. 2005 ASAS ADSA
Midwest Meeting, Des Moines, IA, USA.
Heifetz E. M., Dekkers J. C. M., Fulton J. E., O’Sullivan N. and Cheng H. 2005.
Candidate genes for resistance to Marek’s disease in chickens. poster presented at
the Genetics of Animal Health symposium, Ames, IA
Heifetz E.M., Fulton J.E., O’Sullivan N., Cheng H., Soller M. and Dekkers J.C.M. 2005.
Fine Mapping of Genes Responsible for Marek’s Disease Resistance. MPRP
Research Summit, Poster board session.
Heifetz E. M., Fulton J. E., O’Sullivan N., Zhao H., Dekkers J. C. M., and Soller M.,
2005. Marker to marker linkage disequilibrium in commercial chicken breeding
populations. 2005 ASAS ADSA Midwest Meeting, Des Moines, IA, USA.
Heifetz E.M., Khatib H., Nave A., Heller D., Eitan Y., Dekkers J.C.M. and Soller M.
2004. The Jerusalem Resource Population: A multi-generation quasi-Full-sib
Intercross Population for High Power and High Resolution QTL Mapping in
Poultry; Initial QTL mapping results. ASAS Midwest Meeting, Des Moines, IA,
USA. J. Anim. Sci. 82 13_Suppl.
Heifetz E.M., Fernando R. and Soller M. 2002. Targeted Recombinant Progeny: A
Design For Ultra High- Resolution Mapping of QTL Using A Saturated Marker
Map. Proceedings of the 7th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock
Production. Montpellier. E. Comm. No. 21-25.
Heifetz E.M., Khatib H., Heller D., Eitan Y. and Soller M. 2002. The Jerusalem
Resource Population: A multi-generation quasi-Full-sib Intercross Population for
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High Power and High Resolution QTL Mapping in Poultry. Biometrical
characteristics. Proceedings of the 28th Conference of the International Society on
Animal Genetics ISAG, E0020. http://www.isag.org.uk/conference2000.htm
Seminar presentations
Animal Welfare in Jewish tradition. April 2005. Dep. of Animal Science, Iowa State
University, Ames, IA, USA.
Linkage disequilibrium in commercial chicken breeding lines. September 2004. The
Center for Integrated Animal Genomics, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA.
Fine mapping of QTL in livestock using Linkage disequilibrium. November 2004. Dep.
of Pharmacology, Drake University, Des Moines, IA, USA.
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