Hagai Agmon-Snir - C.V.

CURRENT POSITION:

1995-

Postdoctoral position at the Mathematical Research Branch, NIDDK, NIH. Supervisor: Dr. J. Rinzel. Main research interest - modeling coincidence detection at the sound localization pathways of mammals and birds.

EDUCATION:

1984-1986

B.Sc., The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Biology and Computer Sciences. Final grade: 91, Cum Laude.

1989-1994

Ph.D., The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Neurobiology Dept. Title of Ph.D. thesis: A novel approach to the analysis of dendritic transients. Supervisor: Dr. I. Segev. The thesis has been approved and the Ph.D. degree was awarded on November 30, 1994, with the special grade Summa cum Laude.

COURSES:

1990

Methods in Computational Neuroscience, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woodshole, MA, USA.

ACADEMIC TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Instructor in academic courses in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem:

1991-1994

Methods in theoretical biology.

1992-1994

General physiology laboratory.

MEMBERSHIPS:

• The Society for Neuroscience

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

1. Papers

Agmon-Snir, H. and Segev, I. (1993) Signal delay and input synchronization in passive dendritic structures. J. Neurophysiology, 70 (5): 2066 - 2085.

Zador, A. M., Agmon-Snir, H. and Segev, I. (1995) The morphoelectrotonic transform: a graphical approach to dendritic function. J. Neuroscience, 15 (3): 1669-1682.

Agmon-Snir, H. (1995) A novel theoretical approach to the analysis of dendritic transients. Biophys. J. 69 (5): 1633-56.

2. Abstracts

Segev, I. and Agmon-Snir, H. (1992) Signal delay in passive dendritic trees. Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 18, 1344.

Agmon-Snir, H. and Segev, I. (1992) Dendritic delay - theory and functional implications. In: The 1st Israel Society of Neuroscience meeting, Eilat, Israel.

Agmon-Snir, H. and Segev, I. (1993) A novel approach to the analysis of dendritic transients. In: The 2nd Israel Society of Neuroscience meeting, Eilat, Israel.

Agmon-Snir, H. and Segev, I. (1994) Synapses on dendrites: the gain and the loss. Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 20, 891.

Agmon-Snir, H. and Segev, I. (1994) The concept of decision points as a tool in analyzing dendritic computation. In: The 3rd Israel Society of Neuroscience meeting, Eilat, Israel.

Agmon-Snir, H., Carr C. E. and Rinzel J. (1996) A simple biophysical model for analyzing phase-locking and coincidence detection in auditory cells. Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 22, 402.

3. Books

Agmon-Snir, H. and Segev, I. (1993) Signal delay in passive dendritic trees. In: Computation and Neural Systems, edited by F.H. Eeckman and J.M. Bower, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston/Dordrecht/London. pp. 73-77.

Agmon-Snir, H. and Segev, I. (1996) The concept of decision points as a tool in analyzing dendritic computation. In: Computational Neuroscience - Trends in Research 1995, edited by. J. M. Bower, Academic Press, New York, NY. pp. 41-46.

HONORS AND AWARDS:

• Hebrew University - Science Faculty Dean's award - 1984, 1985, 1986.

• Katzir Foundation award for summer courses - 1990.

• Everyman's University Dean's award - 1984.

• Fulbright Award - 1994.

• Fogarty Award as a Visiting Fellow in the NIH Visiting Program - 1995.

• International Human Frontier Science Program Long Term Fellowship - 1995

• Katzir award for a distinguished Ph.D. thesis - 1995

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