Bassel Makhouly

EDUCATION

College / University

University of Göttingen
University of Osnabrück

Highest Degree

Diploma in Biology

Major Subjects

Molecular Genetics (major), Immunology, Organic Chemistry, Microbiology

Country

Israel

Projects / Research

Diploma thesis: Expression and Regulation of Estradiol-Receptors Type a and b in Endocrine Organs of the Rat; examination of regulation of the expression of both ER subtypes in hypothalamic areas relevant for the feedback action of estrogen on hormone secretion; to address this issue: development of an animal model and the RT-Triplex-PCR method for ERa, ERß and L7. With this work I was able to show an autoregulation of ERa and ERb expression by E2, depending on the nucleus investigated, as an agonist or antagonist

Scholarships / Awards

2000 – 2001:	Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
2015 – 2016:	Undergraduate Research Grant / Research Scholarship, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
2015:	Scholarship for Abroad Studies, Saint Michel Education Foundation
2011 – 16:	Scholarship for Outstanding Success, Turkish Educational Foundation

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

Ph.D. project at the University of Göttingen, Dept of Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology (Prof. Dr. W. Wuttke, Prof. Dr. H. Jarry). Focus on neuroendocrinology, particularly on the process of aging of the reproductive functions in the central nervous system of the female rat. Methods: in situ hybridization, immunocytochemistry, quantitative RT-PCR. Participation in an additional project: cloning and localizing the gene IL-1 beta from the marmoset monkey (Callithrix jacchus).