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Name: Dr. Shira Zelber-Sagi Date: December 2014

CURRICULUM VITAE

1. Personal Details

Name: Shira Zelber-Sagi

Date of Birth: March 9, 1974

Country of Birth: Israel

Identity Card Number: 02728738-2

Marital Status: Married and mother to Tom and Idan

Permanent Home Address: 5 Mosinson St. Tel Aviv 62965, Israel

Home Telephone Number: Tel: 972-3-5446086

Office Telephone Number: Tel: 972-3-5446086

Electronic Address: zelbersagi@bezeqint.net

Fax Number: Tel: 972-3-5446086

2. Higher Education

A. Under graduate and Graduate Studies

Date of Degree Degree Name of Institution and Department Period of Study

September 1998 B.Sc Nutrition Sciences in the Agriculture Faculty,

Hebrew University

1995- 1998

August 2007 Ph.D

Direct

course

Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine,

Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv

University

2001- 2007

B. Post-Doctoral Studies

Year of Completion Name of Institution, Department and Host Period of Study

2008 Tel-Aviv Sourasky

Medical Center, Department of Gastroenterology

and Hepatology.

Prof. Ran Oren

2008

2009 Pierre and Marie Curie University, Paris, France.

Prof. Vlad Ratziu

2009

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3. Academic Ranks and Tenure in Institutes of Higher Education

Rank/Position Name of Institution and Department Dates

Lecturer School of Public Health, Faculty of Social Welfare and

Health Sciences, University of Haifa

2009-2013

Senior Lecturer School of Public Health, Faculty of Social Welfare and

Health Sciences, University of Haifa

2013-present

Note: * represent activities since last appointment.

4. Offices in University Academic Administration

* 2011-

present

Responsible for research committee at the School of Public Health,

Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa.

2013-

present

Head of nutrition and behavior stream (starting on March 2013) at

the School of Public Health, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health

Sciences, University of Haifa.

2013-

present

A member at the department of Nutrition, Law and Ethics, Center

for Health, Law and Ethics, University of Haifa.

* 2013-

present

Responsible for the PhD forum at the School of Public Health,

Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa.

* 2014-

present

A member at the PhD committee of the school of public health

Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa.

5. Scholarly Positions and Activities outside the University

a. Professional Experience

1999- present Dietitian and Researcher. Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical

Center

1999- 2009 Dietitian and Group manager. Clalit Healthcare Services.

1999-2001 Manager of the nutrition field in "Mishan" Givataim

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geriatric institute.

2006-2007 Manager of internet nutrition forum for Clalit Health

Services.

2009-2010 Researcher responsible for the construction of a long

term health promotion program for low socioeconomic

population. The Samuel Neaman Institute, the Technion.

2012- present A member of the editorial board of "Liver International".

2012- present A member at the National Committee for Nutrition,

Gastroenterology and Liver Disease, the Ministry of

Health.

2012-2013 A member at the Israel Science Foundation (ISF) Public

health committee.

2013-present A member of the editorial board of "World journal of

Gastroenterology".

*2014 A member at the scientific team writing position

statement with guidelines on nutrition for cardiovascular

disease prevention on behalf of the Israel heart society.

*2014 Guest Editor of a special topic "Non-Alcoholic

Steatohepatitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical

Management", BioMed Research International.

b. Membership in Professional Associations

2000- present The Israeli Nutrition Association – ATID.

2002- present The Israeli Association for the Study of the Liver.

2010- present The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL).

2012- present The American Association for the Study of the Liver (AASLD).

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6. Participation in Scholarly Conferences

a. Active Participation- Abroad

Role Subject of Lecture/ Discussion /Comments /poster

Place of Conference

Name of Conference

Date No.

Poster The prevalence of primary nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in the Israeli population and the association with biochemical and anthropometric measures.

Lisbon European Association for the Study of the Liver

09/04 1.

Oral presentation

A double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial of Orlistat for the treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Boston American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases

10/04 2.

Poster Does weight loss improve liver histopathology in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease?

Paris European Association for the Study of the Liver

04/05 3.

Poster 1) Increased prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with acute myocardial infarction independent of BMI.

San Francisco

American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases

11/05 4.

Poster 2) Is nonalcoholic fatty liver disease an independent predictor of the metabolic syndrome?

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Poster 3) Hyperinsulinemia is a predictor of elevated serum ALT levels even after adjustment to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and liver histology.

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Poster Serum ALT is not a reliable screening tool for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in the general population.

Vienna European Association for the Study of the Liver

04/06 7.

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Role Subject of Lecture/ Discussion /Comments /poster

Place of Conference

Name of Conference

Date No.

Poster Long term nutritional intake and the risk for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; A population based study.

Barcelona European Association for the Study of the Liver

04/07 8.

Poster Role of physical activity in non- alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): A population based study.

Boston American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases

11/07 9.

Poster A comparison between the hepatorenal ultrasound index and steatotest for the non- invasive quantification of liver steatosis.

Milan European Association for the Study of the Liver

04/08 10.

Poster Can serum leptin and adiponectin predict liver injury in patients with NAFLD? A study in the general population.

Copenhagen European Association for the Study of the Liver

04/09 11.

Poster Discordance between three successive Fibroscan measurements mirrors the variability of liver fibrosis.

Copenhagen European Association for the Study of the Liver

04/09 12.

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Role Subject of Lecture/ Discussion /Comments /poster

Place of Conference

Name of Conference

Date No.

Keynote speaker and a speaker in a panel discussion

Effect of diet, exercise and anti- obesity drugs on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Bologna European Association for the Study of the Liver

09/09 13.

Poster 1) A comparison of fatty liver index with three non- invasive methods for the detection and quantification of liver steatosis: regular ultrasound, hepatorenal ultrasound index and steatotest.

Vienna European Association for the Study of the Liver

04/10 14.

Poster 2) The hepatorenal ultrasound index is correlated with obesity, ALT, insulin and adipocytokines.

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Invited speaker

Case study: lifestyle modification in a patient with fatty liver.

Torino European Association for the Study of the Liver Clinical School of Hepatology

05/10 16.

Poster 1) Comparison of FibroTest to other calculated scores for liver fibrosis as a screening for advanced NAFLD in the general population.

Nice European Association for the Study of the Liver

01/11 17.

Poster 2) Is there an association between coffee consumption and NAFLD or presumed NASH and fibrosis in a general adult population?

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Poster Incidence and regression rates of NAFLD in seven years follow up of a cohort from the general population.

Berlin European Association for the Study of the Liver

04/11 19.

Keynote speaker

Metabolic and clinical aspects of fructose, soft drinks, and obesity-related disorders.

Athens, Georgia

University of Georgia global health symposium

09/11 20.

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Role Subject of Lecture/ Discussion /Comments /poster

Place of Conference

Name of Conference

Date No.