Dr. Vadim Fraifeld
Born: 1951, Ukraine
Academic Qualifications:
    M.D. 1974, Lvov Medical Institute, Lvov, Ukraine
    Ph.D. 1989, Institute of Gerontology, Kiev, Ukraine
Academic Positions:
The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics - Research Grade A
Research Interests:
Biology of aging and longevity; thermoregulation
Research Projects:
Genomic and proteomic analyses of exeptional longevity.

Analysis of protein profile in aging muscle using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry: Implications in sarcopenia.

Mechanisms of anti-tumor activity of polyphenolic compounds.

Alternative pathways of arachidonate metabolism, fever, and aging.
Publications:
  • Sagi, O., Wolfson, M., Seidman, R., Utko, N., Muradian, K., & Fraifeld, V. . p66ShcA and aging: modulation by longevity-promoting agent aurintricarboxylic acid. Mech Ageing Dev 126: 249-254 (2005)
  • Tchaikovskaya, T., Fraifeld, V., Urphanishvili, T., Andorfer, J.H., Davies, P. & Listowsky, I. . Glutathione S-transferase hGSTM3 and ageing-associated neurodegeneration: relationship to Alzheimer`s disease. Mech Ageing Dev 126: 309-315 (2005)
  • Fraifeld, V. & Kozak, W.. Non-prostaglandin eicosanoids in fever and anapyrexia Front Biosci 9: 3339-3355 (2004)
  • Muradian, K., Utko, N., Mozzhukhina, T., Litoshenko, A., Pishel, I., Bezrukov, V. & Fraifeld, V.. Pair-wise linear and 3D nonlinear relationships between the liver antioxidant enzyme activities and the rate of body oxygen consumption in mice. Free Radic Biol Med 33: 1736-1739 (2002)
  • Fraifeld, V., Seidman, R., Sagi, O., Muradian, K. & Wolfson, M.. Aurintricarboxylic acid decreases the proliferative potential of SKOV3 and MCF7 human carcinoma cells. Anticancer Res. 21: 1975-1978 (2001)
Keywords:Aging, Longevity, Life-span extension, Genomics, Proteomics, Thermoregulation, Polyphenols..
Phones:
  1. Phone: 972-8-6477292
  2. Fax: 972-8-6477626
Email:vadim.fraifeld@gmail.com
fraifeld@bgu.ac.il