Division of Avian and Fish Diseases
Head, Prof. Y. Weisman
DEPARTMENT OF AVIAN DISEASES: Head, Dr. Y. Weisman
LABORATORY OF FISH DISEASES
DEPARTMENT OF AVIAN DISEASES
                              Head, Prof. Y. Weisman

 
Name
Title
Specialization
Areas  of  interest
Weisman, Y.
D.V.M., Ph.D.
Virology, microbiology
Enteric viruses of turkeys. 
Malabsorption syndrome of poultry
Infectious bronchitis 
Avian flavivirus
Davidson, Irit
Ph.D.
Virology, immunology,
molecular biology
Avian tumor viruses and differential diagnosis Immunochemistry of viral immunogenic proteins Mechanisms of oncogenicity Flaviruses of poultry
Molecular interactions between herpes and retroviruses 
Levisohn, Sharon 
Ph.D. 
Microbiology 
Rapid diagnostic methods for avian mycoplasmas Pathogenesis of mycoplasma infection 
Application of PCR for field diagnosis 
National reference laboratory for animal mycoplasmas 
Lublin, A.
D.V.M., Ph.D.
Physiology, endocrinology
Animal physiology and endocrinology
Statistical analyses of animal experimentation 
Machani, Sarah
D.V.M.
Bacteriology
Isolation and identification of bacteria, fungi and chlamydia 
Avian pathology
Malkinson, M. 
Ph.D., M.R.C.V.S.
Virology, immunology
Avian tumor viruses 
Diagnostic techniques for viral diseases 
Immunosuppressive mechanisms in pathogenesis 
Avian flaviviruses (West Nile, TMEV)
Shihmanter, E
Ph.D., M.Sc.
Virology, molecular biology
Antigenic and functional properties of avian paramyxoviruses and avian influenza 
Panshin, A.
M.D., Ph.D.
Virology
Immunology
Allergology 
Shkap, I. 
M.Sc.
Parasitology
Avian parasitology 
Meir, R. 
B.Sc. 
Serology, biotechnology
Diagnostic techniques for viral diseases, mainly ELISA & PCR
Greenberg, R.
M.Sc.
Serology 
Virology
HI serology. 
Isolation of viruses
Gerchman, E. 
D.V.M. 
Microbiology 
Diagnostic methods for avian mycoplasma
Borenshtain, Rinat
D.V.M.
Virology, molecular biology
Molecular interactions between herpes and retroviruses
Banet, C. D.V.M. Virology  Avian leukosis virus
West Nile flavivirus 
Rosenblut, E. D.V.M. Pathology, bacteriology, virology Isolation and characterization
 
LIST OF PROJECTS
Grant 
Title
Staff
 
 
Testing of anticoccidial drugs in poultry
Weisman, Y., Shkap, I. 
 
Testing of new drugs for poultry diseases
Weisman, Y., Mechani, S., Lublin, A.
 
Development of new diagnostic methods for detection of avian oncogenic viruses (Marek's disease, reticuloendotheliosis, lymphoid leukosis and LPD)
Davidson, I.
 
Antigenic and functional properties of hemagglutinin-neuroaminidase glycoprotein of avian paramyxoviruses
Lipkind, M., Shihmanter, E., Nyaga, P. N., Panshin, A.
 
Modern approaches for diagnostic and ecological studies on paramyxoviral infections in poultry
Lipkind, M., Weisman, Y., Shihmanter, E., Sayatov, M. (Alma-Ata. Kazakhstan)
 
Survey of Chlamydia psittaci prevalence in turkey flocks in Israel
Lublin, A., Mechani, S., Weisman, Y.
 
Molecular diagnosis of turkey meningoencephalitis virus
Davidson, I., Weisman, Y Malkinson, M.
Epidemiology of West Nile virus in Israel Weisman, Y., Malkinson, M., Banet, C.
 
Diagnosis of infectious bronchitis using RT-PCR
Malkinson, M., Meir, R., Weisman, Y.
 
Vertical transmission of Chlamydia psittaci in turkeys
Lublin, A., Weisman, Y., Mechani, S., Malkinson, M., Perl, S.
 
Reducing population size of pest pigeons by suppression of reproduction
Lublin, A., Zadikov, I.
 
Molecular pathogenesis of Mycoplasma bovis and M. agalactiae and its application in diagnosis and control
Yogev, D., Rosenbusch, R., Levisohn, S., Rapoport,E.
 
Avian mycoplasmosis biotechniques applied in Peru
Levisohn, S., Moccetti-Noé, N., Icochea, E., Ramirez, A., Lauerman, L.H.
 
Use of RAPD for molecular epidemiology of Mycoplasma gallisepticum and M. synoviae infection
Levisohn, S., Gershman, I., Weisman, Y.
 
Molecular interactions between herpes and retroviruses in dually infected chickens
Davidson, I., H-J Kung, Witter, R.L.
 
Development of novel vaccines to control infections with newly emerging highly pathogenic Marek's disease viruses
Davidson, I.
 
Epidemiology of avian leukosis virus - subtype y infection in broiler breeders and eradication from breeding stock
Malkinson, M., Davidson, I. 
Regional collaboration on neoplastic and immunosuppressive diseases of poultry in the Middle East Weisman, Y., Malkinson,M., Davidson, I., Meir, R., Banet, C. 
Identification of infectious bronchitis virus variant serotypes and subtypes by PCR for the rational selection of effective vaccines Weisman, Y., Meir, R. 
Targeted molecular typing of pathogenic avian mycoplasmas Levisohn, S.

 

        LABORATORY OF FISH DISEASES

 
Name
Title
Specialization
Areas  of  interest
 
Eldar, A. 
 
D.V.M., Ph.D.
 
Microbiology 
 
Diagnostic bacteriology
Molecular epidemiology
Host-pathogen interactions
Fish immunology

LIST OF PROJECTS
 
Grant 
Title
Staff
 
 
Streptococcus iniae infection in trout and tilapia: host-pathogen interactions, the immune response towards the pathogen and vaccine formulation
Eldar, A. 
 
Pathophysiology and prevention of Lactococcus garvieae and Streptococcus iniae infections in rainbow trout
Eldar, A. 
Improvement of Streptococcal vaccines for trout Eldar, A. 

 

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