Degrees:

1980 - Ph.D. Physiology, Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University

1974 - M.Sc. Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University

1971 - B.Sc. Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University

Teaching Responsibilities:

71803 - Reproductive Biology

71833 - Bioclimatology

71812 - Dairy Cattle Management

71926 - Environmental Physiology 

Research Interests:

My research centers on reproduction in the dairy cow. I focus on the two major stresses affecting reproduction and fertitliy of cows - environmental heat stress and pathogenic stress.

Professor (Emeritus), Nutrition

Degrees:

• Ph. D. Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University, Nutrition 1963
• M. Sc. Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University, 1958

Reasearch Interests:

1. Evaluation of feed evaluation for ruminants
2. Ruminant nutrition and feeding
3. Recycling animal excretion as ruminants feed
4. Fish nutrition

Selected publications

1. ROBINZON, B. and M. CUTOLO (1999) Viewpoint: Should dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) replacement therapy be provided with glucocorticoids? Rheumatology, 38: 488-495. Review
2. ROBINZON, B., K.K. MICHAEL, S.L. RIPP, S.J. WINTERS and R.A. PROUGH (2003) Glucocorticoids inhibit interconversion of 7-hydroxy- and 7-oxo- metabolites of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA): A role for 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases? Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 412: 251-258.

Degrees:

• Ph.D. Animal Sciences, (CNS regulation of fattiness), Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1977.
• M. Sc. Agr. Animal Sciences (Regulation of food intake), Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1972.
• B. Sc. Agr. Animal Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1970.

Teaching Responsibilities:

71810 Introduction to Endocrinology.
71809 Labs in Endocrinology.
71146 Regulation of Food Intake and Metabolism.
71170 Selected Topic in Endocrinology.

Reasearch Interests:

1. The role of 11bHSDs in the metabolism of glucocorticoids and 7-oxi-DHEA derived hormones and the interactions between these two groups of steroids.
2. The roles of DHEA.
3. The involvement of the adrenal gland and its hormones in the response to stress.
4. The neuroendocrine regulation of fattiness.

Professor (Emeritus), Poultry Immunology and Pathology

Incumbent of Ryback-Pearson Chair in Veterinary Medicine

Degrees:

• D.V.M. State University of Utrecht. The Netherlands, 1963
• Ph.D The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1971

Reasearch Interests:

1. The immune response to infectious bursal disease virus. 
2. The immune response to avian influenza virus and to the vaccine.
3. Pathogenesis of Escherichia coli in poultry.

IN MEMORY OF

Prof. Amiel Berman