MAJOR SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS ORGANISED (* = Head, Scientific Program Committee)
1999 9th World Congress on Pain of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) *
2004 World Institute of Pain (WIP) Congress, Barcelona *
2006 European Federation of IASP Chapters (EFIC) Congress, Istanbul*
2006 International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) Congress, Head, Symposium on Pain, Prague
2006 -2016 Director, European Pain School, University of Sienna
2007 International Forum on Pain Medicine, Montreal *

INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES (at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
1981- present Academic Board, Hebrew University Center for Research on Pain
1985-1999 Director, Electron Microscopy Unit, Institute of Life Sciences
1989-1993 Chairman, Dept. of Zoology, Institute of Life Sciences
1997-2001 Director, Hebrew University Center for Research on Pain
1997-2001, 2003-09 Chairman, Dept. of Cell and Animal Biology, Institute of Life Sciences
2004-2014 Director, Psychobiology teaching program
2004-2005, 2011-2012 Faculty of Medicine Committee on Promotions
2005-2009 Faculty representative to the Hebrew University Senate
2004-2007 Science advisor, Rothberg School for Overseas Students
2006-2009 Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
2006-2011 New faculty Screening Committee, Institute of Life Sciences
2005-2013 Organizational and Recruitment Committees, Faculty of Natural Science
2008-2014 Faculty of Science Curriculum Committee

COMMISSIONS OF TRUST
1985-93, 1995-8, 2002 Founding member, Executive Committee & Life Member, Israel Pain Assoc.
1987- 2003, 2009-11 IASP, Committees on Education, Taxonomy, Publications, Research
1987-1997 Advisor, US-Israel Binational Science Foundation
1999, 2003 Scientific Advisory Council for 5th and 6th IBRO International Congresses
1999-2004 Chair, Committee on Publications, European Federation of IASP Chapters (EFIC)
2000-2003 Neuroscience review panel, Israel Science Foundation/ Israel Academy of Sciences
2004-2008 Chair, Research Committee, European Federation of IASP Chapters (EFIC)
2004 Head, Scientific Program Committee, World Institute of Pain Congress, Barcelona
2006-16 Academic Board, European Pain School at Univ. Siena, educational project of IASP
2008-2011 Council member, European Federation of IASP Chapters (EFIC)
2010-present Member and reviewer, Faculty of 1000
2011-2014 Advisory Board, Pain Research Forum, Harvard Medical School

EDITORIAL BOARDS
Somatosensory and Motor Research, Editorial Board (1985-1995), J. Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology (1990-2015), Pain Medicine Journal Club Journal (1995-2000), J. Peripheral Nervous System, (1995-2006), European Journal of Pain (1996-09), The Pain Clinic (1998-2007), Current Review of Pain (1999-2000), Current Pain and Headache Reports (2000-2015), Journal of Neuropathic Pain & Symptom Palliation (2002-2016), Spine, Journal Advisory Panel (1997-present),

EDITORSHIPS
Pain, Associate Editor (1985-1994; 2000-2015), Section Editor for Neuroscience (2003-2008)
NeuroReport, Journal Section Editor (1990-1995 ),
Pain Reviews, Assistant Editor (2002-2004)
Encyclopedia of Pain (Springer Verlag), Section Editor on Neuropathic Pain (2002-2006, 2010-12)
Guest editor, Somatosensory Rehabilitation e-News vol. 4 (2007).
Pain Practice, Associate Editor – Translational Research & Basic Science Reviews (2000-present)

MEMBERSHIPS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
Society for Neuroscience (USA)
International Association for the Study of Pain
Israel Pain Association
Israel Society for Neuroscience
World Institute of Pain

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS
(all collaborations in the field of pain research except for * in the area of anesthesia and sleep)
Allan Basbaum, UCSF
Jeff Bove, BIDMC/Harvard University
William Calvin, University of Washington
Michael Costigan, MGH/Harvard University
Kaj Fried, Karolinska Institute
Wilfrid Janig, Kiel University
Jeff Kocsis, Yale University
Rohini Kuner, University of Heidelberg Martin Michaelis, Kiel Univ., Sanofi-Aventis
Jeff Mogil, McGill University
Peter Reeh, Erlangen University.
* Cliff Saper & Jun Lu, BIDMC/Harvard University
Stephen Waxman, Yale University
Z. Wiesenfeld-Hallin, Karolinska Institute
Clifford Woolf, Anesthesia, MGH/Harvard Univ.
Patrick Wall, University College London

PUBLIC AWARENESS AND DISSEMINATION
Co-framer, with David Niv, of the European Federation of Intl. Assoc. for the Study of Pain Chapters “Europe Against Pain (EAP)” initiative and European Week Against Pain. Public awareness campaign launched by the European Pain Federation (EFIC) at the European Parliament in Brussels. Google search of the EAP slogan “Pain is a disease in its own right” has had over 20,000,000 hits (8/2016).

LICENSES AND PATENTS (ISSUED AND PROVISIONAL)
Compounds useful for treating neurological disorders. 7/2003 with Meir Bialer, Boris Yagen, Ilan Winkler) US Provisional Patent.
The utilization of 2,2,3,3-tetramethylcyclopropane carboamide (TMCD) and valnoctamide (VCD) and their derivatives for the treatment of neuropathic pain. 7/2003 with Meir Bialer, Boris Yagen, Ilan Winkler) US Provisional Patent .
Method for treating joint pain. 9/2003 US Provisional patent # 60/453,545 Yissum ref. #2747-00.
Peripherally acting anticonvulsants, local anesthetics and antiarrhythmic drugs as analgesics. 7/2003 US Provisional patent #60/499,016 Yissum ref. #2747-00.
Proteases and pain. US Provisional patent # 60/753995, Filed Dec.23, 2005, Inventors: Clifford Woolf et al. MGH ref. # M0765.70086US00.
A new CNS drug for status epilepticus 2-propyl-2-secbutyl acetamide (PBD) 8/2009 with Meir Bialer, Boris Yagen, Dan Kaufmann 8/2007.
HUJI licensing agreement with Neocine Biosciences Inc. (Nasdaq: NBIX) redevelopment of Valnoctamide stereoisomers. With Meir Bialer, Boris Yagen.

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