The Division for Development and Public Relations     RAM M. REIFEN,  Karl Bach Professor of Agricultural Biochemistry  Status : ACTIVE Birth place : REHOVOT Office Phone: 08-948-9020 Fax: 08-936-3208 E-Mail: reifen@agri.huji.ac.il U.R.L: http://departments.agri.huji.ac.il/nutrition/RamReifen.html   Department Faculty   SCHOOL OF NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES ROBERT H.SMITH FACULTY OF AGRI Dept. Description BIOCHEMISTRY, FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION ROBERT H.SMITH FACULTY OF AGRI Dept. Description   Academic Degree   Institution Year M.D. HEBREW UNIV. 1982 M.Sc.(Nutr HEBREW UNIV. 1993   Academic Position   Year ASSOC. PROFESSOR 2005 SENIOR LECTURER 1999 LECTURER 1994   Administrative Position   From To Director, School of Nutritional Sciences 2004 2005   Research Interests The metabolism, physiology and mechanism of action of vitamin A iron and PUFA in association with inflammation of the GI tract and growth in stunted children: in vitro, animal and human studies. Infant and maternal nutrition. Intra-uteruine growth retardation. Enhancement of nutritional quality in legumes (chickpea).   Research Projects Detection of functional and genetic changes resulting from vitamin A Chickpeas: developing tools for breeding and increased production of Effect of nutritional supplementation on growth potential in children   Selected Publications Publication Title   Year Towards enhancing lutein concentration in chickpea, cultivar and 2010 Dietary intake in pilots of the Israeli Air Force. 2008 Update on alpha-linolenic acid. 2008 Mucosal function in rat jejunum and ileum is altered by 2006 ROS-Production-Mediated Activation of AP-1 but not NF B inhibits 2006 Vitamin A deficiency enhances docosahexaenoic and osbond acids 2006 Longitudinal monitoring of bone accretion measured by 2005 Quantitative trait loci governing carotenoid concentration and 2005 Effect of nutrition on growth in short stature before and during 2005 Longitudinal monitoring of bone measured by quantitative 2005 Vitamin A deficiency reduces liver and colon docosahexaenoic 2004 Identification and characterization of linear B-cell epitopes of 2004 Vitamin A deficiency aggravates rotavirus infection in CD-1 mice 2004 Dietary iron affects inflammatory status in a rat model of 2004 Vitamin A and iron supplementation is as efficient as hormonal 2004 Vitamin A exerts its activity at the transcriptional level in 2004 5-ASA and lycopene decrease the oxidative stress and 2004 Beta-carotene bioavailability from differently processed carrot 2003 Ethiopian-born and native Israeli school children have different 2003 Plasma and buccal mucosal cell response to short-term 2003 Adult height and weight of breast fed Israeli infants. 2003 Oral cancer cells differ from normal oral epithelial cells in 2003 The significance of routine duodenal biopsies in pediatric 2003 Small for gestational age: Towards 2004 (Invited review). 2003 The pattern of sesame sensitivity among infants and children. 2003 Lycopene inhibits proliferation and enhances gap-junction 2002 Repeated allergen challenge in rats increases vitamin A 2002 Use of energy-dense formula for treating infants with 2002 Vitamin A deficiency exacerbates inflammation in a rat model of 2002 Vitamin A as an anti-inflammatory agent (Review). 2002 Lycopene supplementation attenuates the inflammatory status of 2001 Phytoestrogens: The pediatric perspective (Review). 2001 Interrelationship between insulin, leptin and growth hormone in 2001 Vitamin A during pregnancy (Review). 2001 Linseed oil suppresses the anti-beta-2-glycoprotein-I in 2000 Vitamin A deficiency interferes with proliferation and 2000 Iron supplementation may aggravate inflammatory status of 2000 Retinyl palmitate supplementation by inhalation of an aerosol 1999 Urinary free cortisol (UFC) values in newborns under stress. 1999 Biochemical but not clinical vitamin A deficiency results from 1999 Effect of parenteral nutrition on oral intake. 1999 WHO consensus statement on the role of nutrition in colorectal 1999 Vitamin A deficiency induces morphometric changes and decreased 1998 Excessive dietary protein and suboptimal caloric intake have a 1998 Impaired responses to sweet taste in vitamin A-deficient rats. 1998 Intestinal and hepatic cell kinetics and mucous changes in 1998 Effect of vitamin A on small intestinal brush border enzymes in 1998 A novel, vitamin A-fortified, edible hydrocolloid sponge for 1998 Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids decrease anti-dsDNA and 1998 Outcome of hepatobiliary scanning in neonatal hepatitis 1997 Role of apoptosis, proliferating cell nuclear antigen and p53 1997 Nutrition and autoimmunity. 1997 Effect of low- and high-fat, peptide-based diets on body 1996 Incidence of gastroesophaegeal reflux with whey and casein-based 1996 Calcium and colon cancer (Review). 1996 Tufting enteropathy: A newly-recognized disease entity 1994 Intestinal lympangiectasia secondary to neuroblastoma. 1994 Helicobacter pyrlori infection in children: Is there 1994 Micronutrients. 1993 Gastrointestinal manifestations of gastrocystoplasy in children. 1992   © All rights reserved to The Hebrew University of Jerusalem