Curriculum vitae
Education |
2013 Ph.D., Desert studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Thesis: The role of cutaneous water loss as a trigger for periodic arousal in hibernating bats.
2009 M.Sc., Desert Studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Thesis: A reassessment of the proximate factors that trigger hypothermia in Japanese quail, Coturnix japonica. Cum Laude. 2007 B.Sc., Life Sciences (Biology). The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. |
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2014-Present Research associate, laboratories of Dr. Horacio de la Iglesia and of Dr. Matthew Reynolds, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
2013-2014 The George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences postdoctoral fellow, laboratory of Dr. Noga Kronfeld-Schor, Tel-Aviv University, Israel. 2013 U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation travel grant for training in mass spectrometry, laboratory of Dr. Joseph B. Williams, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA. 2012 Biostatistician, Biovo Technologies. 2007-2009 Paran graduate fellow, laboratory of Dr. Berry Pinshow, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. 2007 Field assistant, project title: Elephant birth control vaccine, Makalali Game Reserve, South-Africa. |
Teaching experience |
2015 Guest lecturer, course title: Cellular Aspects of Physiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
2014 Lecturer, course title: Comparative Physiology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA 2009-2012 Teaching assistant, course title: Bio-Statistics: ANOVA and Experimental Design, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. 2010 Instructor, course title: The Biology of Desert Dwelling Bats, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel |
Fellowhsips and Grants |
2015-2017 WRF Innovation Postdoctoral Fellowship in Neuroengineering
2014-2016 The Israeli Council for Higher Education Postdoctoral Fellowship for Women 2014 Princeton University Postdoctoral research associate 2013-2014 The George S. Wise Postdoctoral scholarship 2013 Prof. Rahamimoff Travel Grants Program for Young Scientists 2009-2013 Negev Scholarship. Paran fellows, Excellence Scholarship |
Awards |
2014 Moser postdoctoral award for excellence
2013 Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Rector Excellence award 2011 Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Dean Excellence award 2009 Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Dean Excellence award |
Invited talks |
2014 Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology, The Biology of Desert Dwelling Bats, July 23rd in Midreshet Ben-Gurion, Israel.
2014 Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Integrated Behavioral Research group, Princeton University, May 9th in Princeton, NJ. 2013 Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Israel, November 13th in Tel-Aviv. 2013 The International Union of Physiological Sciences, July 26th in Birmingham, United Kingdom. 2013 Department of Biological Sciences, Wright-State University, USA, March 27th in Dayton, Ohio |
Oral presentations |
2015 Ben-Hamo M., Duge L., and H. O. de la Iglesia. Desynchronized suparachiasmatic nucleus and affective disorder pathogenesis. Presented at the Society for Neuroscience Conference, October 17, 2015 in Chicago, IL. Abstract 17.02.
2013 Ben-Hamo M., Burns D. J., Bauchinger U., Mukherjee, S., Embar K. and Pinshow B. Behavioral and Physiological Responses during Feather Replacement in House Sparrows. Presented at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Conference, January, 7, 2013 in San-Francisco, CA. Abstract 119.4. 2012 Ben-Hamo M., Burns D. J., Bauchinger U. and Pinshow B.. Observations of house sparrows huddling during a winter night. Presented at the International Hibernation Symposium, August, 13, 2012 in Semmering, Austria. 2010 Ben-Hamo M., Pinshow B., McWilliams S. R. and Bauchinger U. Fasting triggers hypothermia, and ambient temperature modulates its depth in Japanese quail Coturnix japonica. presented at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Conference, January, 4, 2010 in Seattle, WA. Integr. Comp. Biol. 50(suppl 1): Abstract 10.5. 2009 Ben-Hamo M., Bauchinger U. and Pinshow B. A reassessment of proximate factors that trigger hypothermia in Japanese quail. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Conference, January, 7, 2009 in Boston, MA. Integr. Comp. Biology. 50:E10. |
Poster presentations |
2016 Ben-Hamo, M., Lee J., Kim J. J., de la Iglesia H. O. A fear entrained oscillator in the mouse. Presented at the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms, May 22, 2016 in Palm Harbor, FL.
2016 Ben-Hamo, M., Larson T., Duge L. S., de la Iglesia H. O. and González, M. M.C. Circadian forced desynchrony leads to behavioral manifestations of drepression in rats. Presented at the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms, May 24, 2016 in Palm Harbor, FL. 2010 Mizrahy, O., Ben-Hamo, M., Bauchinger, U. and Pinshow, B. The effects of water availability on tissue rebuilding in migratory blackcaps during stopover. presented at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Conference, January, 4, 2010 in Seattle, WA. Abstract P1.22. 2010 Ben-Hamo, M., McCue, M. D., McWilliams, S.R. and Pinshow, B. Dietary fatty acid composition influences tissue lipid profiles and regulation of body temperature of Japanese quail. Abstract P3.139. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Conference, January, 6, 2011 in Salt-Lake City, UT. |