BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Date of Birth: |
3.2.46 |
EDUCATION: |
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| BSc 1972 | Dept.of Zoology, University of Basel, Switzerland |
| PhD 1975 |
Dept.of Zoology and Dept. of Dermatology Medical School University of Basel. |
| Dissertation: | House dust mites in Switzerland, their medical importance and control. |
EXPERIENCE |
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| 1975 | Visiting Scientist, Dept. of Medical Entomology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem |
| 1975‑1980 | Research Biologist, Dept. of Dermatology, Medical School, University of Basel |
| 1978 | Visiting Scientist, Pest Control Dept., Agricultural College of Teheran University |
| 1980‑1983 | Research Biologist, Dept. of Parasitology, University of Zurich, Switzerland |
| 1983‑1985 |
Research Biologist, Dept. of Zoology, Hebrew Univ. Jerusalem |
| 1985‑present | Senior Research Associate, Dept. of Parasitology, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem |
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR ON THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS |
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| 1975‑1980 Grants: |
Swiss National Science Foundation House dust mites in Switzerland. Distribution and taxonomy House dust mite culture and control Allergenic properties of house dust mites Antigen localization in house dust mite body House dust mite allergy diagnosed by modified basophile degranulation test Bee and wasp sting allergies diagnosed by modified basophile degranulation test Allergic reaction of horses to storage mites |
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| 1980‑1983 Grants: |
Hoffmann‑La Roche Foundation Pathogenesis and therapy of Rosacea and Perioral Dermatitis incited by Demodex folliculorum Infestation of goats in Switzerland by Demodex Experimental infestation of cattle with ectoparasites and the effects on the quality of leather Monoclonal antibodies against house dust mites Facialis paresis after tick bite |
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| 1983‑present Grants: |
WHO‑Europe NIH‑CDR NIH‑NIAID Ministry of Health Ministry of Absorption Ministry of Environment Pharmaceutical Industries. Aggregation behavior of the human body louse (Pediculus humanus) Engorgement response of human body lice to blood fractions and their components Epidemiology of head lice infestations in Israel Induction of resistance to lice by immunization Clinical aspects of head lice infestation New insecticides and repellents against human lice Anti-hemostatic activity of louse salivary glands Resistance of head lice to insecticides Use of lice for forensic entomology Ecological aspects of the maintenance of Rickettsial agents in ticks, fleas and rodents in Southern Israel House dust mites and vernal keratoconjunctivitis Epidemiology of house dust mites and mite antigens in Israel Maggot debridement therapy-Antibacterial substances excreted by maggots Mites and ticks as vectors of West Nile Fever Immune responses in human demodicosis |
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TEACHING |
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| 1980-1983 | Lecturer in the course "Veterinary parasitology" for veterinary students in University of Zurich, Switzerland. | |
| 1980‑1983 | Lecturer in the course "Medical parasitology" for medical students in University of Zurich, Switzerland. | |
| 1985‑1996 | Lecturer in the course "Immunopathology of parasites" for MSc and PhD students in the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. | |
| 1988‑1996 | Lecturer in the course "Parasitology" for BSc students in Bar‑Ilan University, Tel‑Aviv. | |
| 1985‑present | Lecturer in the BSc or MSc course "Medical entomology" for biology students in Hebrew University, Jerusalem. | |
| 1988‑present | Lecturer in the course "Parasitology" for the Hadassah Community College of Technology in Jerusalem. | |
| 1995-present | Lecturer in the course "Seminars in molecular microbiology" for biology students in Hebrew University, Jerusalem. | |
| 1997-present | Lecturer in the course "Seminars for students in medicine", Institute of Microbiology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem. | |
| 1997-present |
Lecturer in the course "Pest control" for pest control managers in the National Training Center, Tel-Hashomer, Ministry of Health. |
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| 1997-present | Lecturer in the course "Over the counter pharmaceutical remedies" in the School of Pharmacy. | |
TUTORING |
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Tutoring of one PhD, two MSc (Public Health) and four post‑doctoral students of biology as well as 17 biology students for their seminar work in the courses "Medical entomology" and "Seminars in molecular microbiology" and 17 pupils for their maturity work. |
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OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES |
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| I. | Over 80 presentations to the national and international congresses | |
| II. | Over 450 lectures in medicine, biology and veterinary science | |
| III. |
Author of the book "Dermatological Entomology. The medical importance of insects and mites in Central Europe" (in German) together with T. Rufli. Perimed, Erlangen, 1982. |
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Coauthor of the book "Allergy and asthma" (in German) together with Dvorak, J., U. Venetz & M. Waelti. Birkhaeuser, Basel,1988 |
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Described three new mite species |
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| VI. |
Special studies: 1965‑1972. Tropical medicine and parasitology (Tropical Institute Basel) 1979 Allergy and clinical immunology (University Hospital Zurich) 1981‑1982. Teaching methods for lecturers (University of Zurich) 1993 Biology of diseases vectors (Colorado State University) 1994 Advanced methods in medical and veterinary vector control (Imperial College and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine) |
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| VII. | Diagnostic experience: Extensive hands‑on diagnostic experience with arthropods of medical, veterinary and economic importance | |
| VIII. | Consultant for the Ministry of Health in Israel as well as for hospital clinics on subjects related to head lice, scabies and house dust mites |
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| IX. |
Commercial experience. Contracts with major national and international companies to test compounds against house dust mites, storage mites and human lice |
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MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: |
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Entomological Society of America Entomological Society of Israel Israel Society for Parasitology Israel Society for Protozoology Israel Society for Skin Research Swiss Parasitological Society International Society on Biotherapy |
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AWARDS |
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The Wilhelm‑Lutz Award (1983) by the Swiss Society of Dermatology and Venereology |
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APPOINTMENTS |
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| 1990‑1994 | Secretary of the Israel Society for Parasitology | |
| 1994-1995 | Secretary of the Israel Society for Protozoology | |
| 2000-today | Secretary of the Israel Society for Parasitology, Protozoology and Tropical Diseases | |
| 1992-present | Member of the National Committee on Allergy and Clinical Immunology, section: Indoor allergies | |
| 1994-present | Representative of the Israel Society for Protozoology in the Federation of the Israeli Societies of Experimental Biology | |
| 1997-today | Member of the committee on head lice and scabies of the Ministry of Health in Israel | |
| 1996-1999 | Member of the executive board of the International Society of Biotherapy | |
| June 1999-present | President of the International Society of Biotherapy | |
| 1998 | Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Third International Conference on Biotherapy in Jerusalem | |
| 2000 | Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Fifth International Conference on Biotherapy in Wurzburg, Germany | |
| 2006 | Executive member of the Organizing Committee of the Fifth International Conference on Phthiraptera in Buenos Aires, Argentine and chair of the Scientific Program Committee. |
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| 2002 | Corresponding member of the Swiss Society of Dermatology and Venereology | |
LANGUAGES: English, German, French, Hebrew,
Greek and Turkish
REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS (LAST EIGHT YEARS) OF MORE THAN 140 PUBLISHED OR IN PRESS
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., K. Frish, B.
Sarov, E. Manor, E. Gross, Z. Gat and R. Galun. 1993. Ecological studies on the
brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus in Southern Israel and its relationship to
spotted fever group rickettsiae. J. Med.Entomol. 30:114‑121.
Weiss, M., I. Glazer, K.Y.
Mumcuoglu, Y. Elking & R. Galun. 1993. Infectivity of steinermatid and
heterorhabditid nematodes for the human body louse Pediculus
humanus humanus
(Anoplura: Pediculidae). Fundam. appl. Nematol. 16: 489-493.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., Y. Abed, B.
Armenios, S. Shaheen, J. Jacobs, S. Bar‑Sela & E. Richter. 1994.
Asthma in children of refugee camps in Gaza and its relationship with house
dust mites. Ann. Allergy 72:163‑166.
Kivity, S., A. Solomon, R.
Soferman, Y. Schwarz, K.Y. Mumcuoglu & M. Topilsky. 1993. Mite asthma in
childhood: A study of the relationship between exposure to house dust
mites and disease activity. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 91:844‑849.
Ben‑Yakir, D., K.Y.
Mumcuoglu, O. Manor, J. Ochanda & R. Galun. 1994. Immunization of
rabbits with a midgut extract of the human body louse (Pediculus humanus
humanus); the
effect of induced resistance on the louse population. Med. Vet.
Entomol. 8:114‑118.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., J. Hemingway,
J. Miller, I. Ioffe-Uspensky, S. Klaus, F. Ben-Ishai & R. Galun. 1995.
Permethrin resistance in the head louse Pediculus capitis from Israel. Med. Vet. Entomol.
9:427-432.
Ochanda, J.O., K.Y. Mumcuoglu,
D. Ben-Yakir, J.K. Okuru, V.O. Oduol & R. Galun. 1996. Characterization of
body louse midgut proteins recognized by resistant hosts. Med. Vet. Entomol.
10:35-38.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., D. Ben-Yakir,
S. Gunzberg, J.O. Ochanda & R. Galun. 1996. Immunogenic proteins in the
body and faecal material of the human body louse, Pediculus humanus humanus, and their homology to antigens
of other lice species. Vet. Med. Entomol. 10:105-107.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., E. Rahamim, D.
Ben-Yakir, J.O. Ochanda & R. Galun. 1995. Localization of immunogenic
antigens on the midgut of the human body louse Pediculus humanus humanus (Anoplura: Pediculidae). J.
Med. Entomol. 33:74-77.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y. 1996. Control of
head louse (Anoplura: Pediculidae) infestations: Past and present. Amer.
Entomol. 42: 175-178
Guberman, D., K.Y. Mumcuoglu, A.
Keysari, I. Ioffe-Uspensky, J. Miller & R. Galun. 1996. Prevalence of
spotted fever group rickettsiae in ticks from Southern Israel. J. Med. Entomol.
33:979-982.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., R. Galun, Y.
Kaminchik, A. Panet & A. Levanon. 1996. Anti-hemostatic activity in
salivary glands of the human body louse, Pediculus humanus humanus (Anoplura: Pediculidae). J.
Insect Physiol. 42: 1083-1087.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., M. Lipo, I.
Ioffe-Uspensky, J. Miller & R. Galun. 1997. Maggot therapy for the
treatment of gangrene and osteomyelitis (in Hebrew). Harefuah 132:323-325.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y. 1996. Control of
head louse (Anoplura: Pediculidae) infestations: Past and present. Amer.
Entomol. 42:175-178.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., D. Ben-Yakir,
J.O. Ochanda, J. Miller & R. Galun. 1997. Immunization of rabbits with
faecal extract Pediculus humanus, the human louse: effects on louse development and
reproduction. . Med. Vet. Entomol. 11: 315-318.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., M. Lipo, I.
Ioffe-Uspensky, J. Miller, I. Turkeltaub & R. Galun. 1997. Maggot therapy
for the treatment of gangrene and osteomyelitis. Harefuah 132: 323-325.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., D. Ben-Yakir,
J.O. Ochanda, J. Miller & R. Galun. 1997. Immunization of rabbits with
faecal extract of Pediculus humanus, the human body louse: effects on louse
development and reproduction. Med. Vet. Entomol. 11: 315-318.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., A.
Ingber, L. Gilead, J. Stessman, R. Friedman, H. Schulman, H. Bichucher, I.
Ioffe-Uspensky, J. Miller, R. Galun & I. Raz. 1998. Maggot therapy for the treatment
of diabetic foot ulcers. Diabetes Care, 21:2030-2031.
Hemingway, J., J. Miller &
K.Y. Mumcuoglu. 1999. Pyrethroid resistance mechanisms in the head louse Pediculus
capitis from
Israel: implications for control. Med. Vet. Entomol. 13: 89-96.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y. 1999. Prevention
and treatment of head lice in children. Pediatr. Drugs 1:211-218.
Mumcuoglu,
K.Y., A. Ingber, L. Gilead, J. Stessman, R. Friedmann, H. Schulman, H.
Bichucher, I. Ioffe-Uspensky, J. Miller, R. Galun & I. Raz. 1999. Maggot
therapy for the treatment of intractable wounds. Intnl. J. Dermatol. 8:
623-627.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., Z. Gat, T. Horowitz, J. Miller, R.
Bar-Tana, A. Ben-Zvi & Y. Naparstek. 1999. Abundance of house dust mites in
relation to climate in contrasting agricultural settlements in Israel. Med.
Vet. Entomol. 13: 252-258.
Ochanda,
J.O., E.A.C. Oduor, R. Galun, M.O. Imbuta & K.Y. Mumcuoglu. 2000. Partial purification
of the aminopeptidase from the midgut of the human body louse, Pediculus
humanus humanus Physiol. Entomol. 25:
242-246.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., J.
Miller, M. Mumcuoglu, M. Friger & M. Tarshis. 2001. Destruction of bacteria
in the digestive tract of the maggot of Lucilia sericata (Diptera:
Calliphoridae). J. Med. Entomol. 38: 161-166.
Schwartz, E., E.
Witztum & K.Y. Mumcuoglu. 2001. Travel as trigger for shared delusional
parasitosis. J. Travel Med. 8: 26-28.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., M.
Friger, I. Ioffe-Uspensky, F. Ben-Ishai & J. Miller. 2001. Louse comb
versus direct visual examination for the diagnosis of head louse infestations.
Pediatr. Dermatol. 18: 9-12.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., I.
Ioffe-Uspensky, S. Alkrinawi, B. Sarov, E. Manor & R. Galun. 2001.
Prevalence of vectors of the spotted fever group rickettsiae and murine typhus
in a Bedouin town in Israel. J. Med. Entomol. 38: 458-461.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y. 2001.
Clinical applications for maggots in wound care. Am. J. Clin. Dermatol. 2:
219-227.
Sherman, R. A., J. M-T
Sherman, L. Gilead, M. Lipo & K.Y. Mumcuoglu. 2001. Maggot debridement
therapy in outpatients. Arch. Phys. Med. Rehabil. 82: 1226-1229.
Mumcuoglu, K.Y., A.
Keysary & L. Gilead. 2001. Mediterranean spotted fever in Israel: a tick
borne disease. Isr. Med. Ass. J. 4: 44-49.
Leo, N.P., N.J.H
Campbell, X. Yang, K.Y. Mumcuoglu & S.C. Barker. 2002. Evidence from mitochondrial
DNA that the head lice and the body lice of humans (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae)
are conspecific. J. Med. Entomol. 39: 662-666.
Akilov, O.E. & K.Y.
Mumcuoglu. 2003. Association between human demodicosis and HLA class I. Clin.
Exp. Dermatol. 28: 70-73.