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I am posting this resume for a friend who doesn't read this conference.
He is a neurobiologist from Russia, temporarily working in Israel. He is
looking for a job in the US, starting in January or thereabouts.
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Dereh Yavne, 52/6,                                        972-8-342-232  (bus) 
Rehovot 76100 Israel                                      972-8-461-440  (res) 
net: bngorod@weizmann.weizmann.ac.il


                             Alexander Gorodinsky 


Qualifications:	Extensive experience and deep understanding of biochemistry
--------------- and immunochemistry of central nervous system. Skillful in
                modern laboratory techniques including all modifications of
                ligand binding, chromatographic and gel electrophoresis
                methods, ELISA, immunoblott analysis.  Expertize in molecular
                mechanisms of synaptic neurotransmission in normal and
                affected by CNS diseases human brain.  Wide background in
                computer-assisted processing of ligand binding and
                immunochemical experiments data.  Field of special interest
                and competence is biochemistry, physiology and evolution of
                chemoreceptors with major accomplishment in the area of CNS
                glutamate receptors structure and functions. 

Experience:
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1991-present	The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
                Visiting scientist, Neurobiological Department.

                Conduct experimental research of CNS  excitatory amino acid
                receptors including pharmacological characterization of NMDA,
                quisqualate and kainate receptors within the same synaptic
                membrane preparation. Perform microinjections of cDNA of
                chicken kainate receptor in frog oocytes and investigate its
                functional expression by means of biochemical
                electrophysiological technique. 

1985-1991       Institute of the Human Brain, Academy of Sciences of Russia, 
                St.Petersburg,  Russia.
                Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology.

1988 - 1991     Senior research associate.
1985 - 1988     Research associate.	
                
                Performed isolation, biochemical, pharmacological and
                immunochemical investigation of the human brain glutamate
                receptor properties and its involvement in CNS pathology. Used
                several model systems for study of possible pathways of
                excitatory amino acid receptors evolution. Investigated the
                possibilities of  immunodiagnostics of central nervous system
                diseases.  

                This research resulted in isolation of the purified
                glutamate-binding receptor protein, functionally associated
                with human brain glutamate receptors of quisqualate type,
                production of polyclonal antiserum and monoclonal antibodies
                against this protein and its immunochemical localization in
                normal and epileptic brain. The new method for epilepsy
                immunodiagnostics was designed (the patents of Russia and
                Germany are filed).    
	
                Supervised work of two M.D. and two Ph.D. students and
                consulted the clinical department of IHB.


1978 - 1980     Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry,
                Academy of Sciences of Russia,  St.Petersburg, Russia. 
                Research associate,  Laboratory of Sensory Receptorchemistry.

                Investigated the role of individual proteins in the pheromone
                reception in invertebrates.
	
                Performed the comparative analysis of protein composition of
                chemoreceptive organs in males and females of cockroaches and
                crayfishes. 
Education:
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1975            M.S. Biophysics, St.Petersburg Polytechnic Institute,
                St.Petersburg, Russia. 
1985            Ph.D. Biochemistry, Institute for Experimental Medicine,
                St.Petersburg, Russia. 

                Research on the glutamate receptors of rat CNS.
                Ph.D. thesis subject: "Functional regulation of the central
                nervous system glutamate receptors".

Fellowships:    1991 International Brain Research Organization (IBRO)
------------    fellowship. 

Patents:        Method for epilepsy immunodiagnostics (applications fot
--------        patents of Russia and Germany are filed).

                Method for glutamate-binding membrane protein isolation
                (patent of Russia is granted in 1985).

Publications:   20 publications, including papers in professional journals,
-------------   chapters in books and patents (list provided on request).
                Presented 17 papers at national and international conferences.

Memberships:  	Member of Russian Society for Physiology and Biochemistry.
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References: 	Will be provided on request.
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