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with Mr. Zip, Geneva, Switzerland, 2012 |
Dr. Esther van Praag Rabbit
health scientist Switzerland |
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EDUCATION |
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2012 |
Full revision of
MediRabbit.com, update of content, addition of illustrations, etc.
Redaction of a new book “How to recognize that my rabbit is sick
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2011 |
Publication of
“Transport, Restraint
and Manipulation of Rabbits” in French and
in English.
Course to veterinarians
on "Skin Diseases in Rabbits". |
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2010 |
Publication of
“Skin Diseases of
Rabbits”.
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2006-2010 |
Redaction and page layout of a
veterinary level book on specific rabbit diseases, including graphic
illustration of the different diseases.
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2003-... |
Owner and manager of www.MediRabbit.com, a website dedicated to
the latest knowledge in rabbit medicine, preparation of slide presentations
for veterinary professionals, collaborations for translations in various
countries. |
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2000-...
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Self-study of veterinary medicine, focused on rabbit
medicine. |
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2002-2003
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Head of the Biochemistry department, medical
start-up, Zurich, Switzerland. |
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2000-2002 |
Post-doc - University Hospital of Zurich, Institute of
Pathology, Dept. of Child Pathology, Zurich, Switzerland. |
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1997-1999
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Post-doc - University of
Zurich, Institute for Plant Biology, Dept. of Microbiology, Zurich,
Switzerland. |
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1992-1996
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Doctorate
- "with honors" -
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agricultural, Food and
Environmental Quality Sciences, Rehovot, Israel. “Fructose-2,6-Bisphosphate:
Its Role in the Regulation of Carbohydrate Metabolism in Citrus Fruits”. |
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1991 |
Master in biology - RijksUniversity
of Leiden, Faculty of Sciences, the Netherlands. “Etude Des
Inhibiteurs de la Phosphofructokinase Pyrophosphate
Dépendente et Dosage du Fructose2,6
bisphosphate chez les Végétaux Supérieurs.” and “Development of a Specific Enzymatic Assay
for Lipase that can be used for the Study of Lipid Bodies from Barley.” |
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1984
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International Baccalaureate (IB) at the International
School, Geneva, Switzerland. |
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RESEARCH GRANTS |
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1997-1999
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COST - 818: Hydrogenases and their biotechnological
applications. subject: Hydrogen as electron donor
of microorganism with alternative electron acceptors |
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2000-2002 |
FNSR - Fonds
National Suisse de Recherche subject: Pre-eclampsia
– Search for the bullet |
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VARIOUS
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2011 |
Seminar to veterinarians about "Skin Diseases in Rabbits",
Neuchâtel, Switzerland. |
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2010-... |
Presentations on various rabbit health topics in private meetings of
rabbit owners. |
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1997-1999 |
Dept of Microbiology, University of Zurich: teaching
assistant - practical courses. |
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1992-1996 |
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty
of Agriculture, teaching assistant in: · Biochemistry of the plant's secondary metabolism;
· Physiology and
pathology of fruit conservation; · Botanics
of garden plants;
· Garden architecture. |
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1991-1992 |
Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry,
University of Geneva, research and teaching assistant. |
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PUBLICATIONS IN REFEREED JOURNALS
From the M.S. research: Effect of chloride ions on the kinetic parameters of the potato tuber
and mung-bean pyrophosphate-dependent
phosphofructokinase Degli Agosti R, Van Praag
E, Greppin H. Biochem Int. 1992 Mar;26(4):707-13. Response of the carbohydrate
metabolism and fructose-2,6-bisphosphate to
environmental changes. Effect of different light treatments.
Van Praag E, Monod E, Greppin H, Degli Agosti R.
Botanica Helvetica 1997, 106:103-112. Response of fructose-2,6-bisphosphate to environmental
changes. Effect of low temperature in winter and summer wheat. Van
Praag E, Degli Agosti R.
Archives des Sciences 1997, 50:207-215. From the Ph.D. research: Control of PPi and ATP-phosphofructokinase in sucrose metabolism in
mature grapefruit. Van Praag E, Zehavi U, Goren R. Abstracts of Papers of the American
Chemical Society (1995) vol. 210: 7-carb (1) Use of 3-D computer modelling and kinetic
studies to analyze grapefruit pyrophosphate-dependent phosphofructokinase. Van Praag E. Int J Biol Macromol. 1997 Dec;21(4):307-17. Fru 2,6-P2 and citrate:
intracellular distribution in citrus tissues and effect on grapefruit leaf
PFP. Van Praag E,
Gonzalez P, Brune A, Goren R, Zehavi
U, Echeverria E. Biochem Mol Biol Int. 1998
Jan;44(1):117-25. Kinetic properties of cytosolic fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase
from grapefruit. Effect of citrate. Van Praag E. Biochem
Mol Biol Int. 1997 Oct;43(3):625-31. Kinetic properties of ATP-dependent phosphofructokinase from
grapefruit juice sacs: effect of TCA cycle intermediates. Van Praag E, Zehavi U,
Goren R. Biochem Mol Biol Int. 1999
May;47(5):749-56. Effect of buffer solutions on activation of Shamouti
orange pyrophosphate-dependent phosphofructokinase by fructose 2,6-bisphosphate. Van Praag E, Tzur A,
Zehavi U, Goren R. IUBMB Life. 2000 Feb;49(2):149-52. From the Post-Doc 1 research: Rhythmic activity of uptake hydrogenase in
the prokaryote Rhodospirillum rubrum. Van Praag E, Degli Agosti
R, Bachofen R. J Biol
Rhythms. 2000 Jun;15(3):218-24. Uptake hydrogenase activity during selenite
reduction in Rhodospirillum rubrum. Van
Praag E, Degli Agosti R, Bachofen R. Archives des Sciences. 2002 Nov, 55:69-80. From the Post-Doc 2 research: Feto-maternal interface of human placenta
inhibits angiogenesis in the chick chorioallantoic
membrane (CAM) assay. Stallmach T, Duc C, van
Praag E, Mumenthaler C, Ott C, Kolb SA, Hebisch G, Steiner R. Angiogenesis.
2001;4(1):79-84. Chapter in a book and books:
Esther van Praag, Walter Krebs, Bernadette
Nepple and Reinhard Bachofen. Electron production by hydrogenase for bio-remediation of Se-oxoanions. in: Hydrogenase as a Fuel
- COST 818 (eds. R. Cammack, M. Frey, R. Robson)
1998, Taylor and Francis, 2001, p 195-6.
Esther van Praag, Amir Maurer and Tal
Saarony. Skin Diseases of
Rabbits. Geneva, CH: MediRabbit.com; 2010.
Paperback, 408 pages.
ISBN: 978-0-557-53307-7
ISBN: 9781470995553
Also in French
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