Nir Peleg has extensive education and work experience in biology, genetics, conservation, and teaching. He holds a B.Sc. in Biology, M.Sc. degrees in Molecular Biology/Genetics and Conservation Biology, and Ph.D.s in conservation genetics and molecular microbiology/biotechnology. He has worked as a research assistant at several universities and taught biology at the high school and university levels. Peleg develops science curriculum and continues to lecture internationally on teaching sciences.

1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Name: Nir Peleg
Place & Date of Birth: ISRAEL; 05/12/1969.
Address: Ben-Gurion College, P.O.Box 194, Ramat Negev. 84990. Tel: 972-(0)525-230459.
E-mail: nirposham@gmail.com
Education:
1987-1990: B.Sc. in Biology at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
1992-1995: M.Sc. degree ( cum laude) at the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics
at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and at the Department of Algal Biotechnology
-The Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research in Sde-Boqer.
1996-1999:Ph.D. at the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology and the
Department of Cell Research and Immunology at the Tel-Aviv University.
(This Ph.D. was terminated prematurely for personal reasons, not concerned with scientific or
advisor-student, problems).
2000-2002: M.Sc. In Conservation Biology. M.Sc. Programme in Conservation Biology.
Percy FitzPatrick Institute University of Cape Town, SA.
2003-2009: PhD in conservation genetics at the institute for Evolution, Haifa University.
Work Experience
Academic research and teaching
1987-1990: A Research Assistant at the Department of Parasitology at the Hebrew University.
1995-1996: I) A Research Assistant at the Department of Algal Biotechnology at the Institute for
Desert Research in Sde-Boker.
II) A Research Assistant at the Ecology Unit at the Mitrani center for desert ecology in
Sde-Boqer (part of the Blaustein institute for desert research).
1998-1999: A Research Assistant at the Biomathematics laboratory (Department for cell research
and immunology) in Tel-Aviv University.
1999: A Research Assistant at the Parasitology department, Hadassah medical school, Ein Kerem,
Jerusalem.
1999-2000: Project-Biodiversity of phytoplankton in the Gulf of Aqaba at the marine laboratory (IUI),
Eilat.
University courses TA ships
1992-1995: Biochemistry (laboratory and lecturing), Ben-Gurion University.
1996-1997: Human Genetics (laboratory lecturing), Tel-Aviv University.
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2. 2000: Marine Microbiology (laboratory guidance), Inter University Institute (IUI), Eilat.
Educational
1996-current: A teacher at the teenager science unit in Tel-Aviv University. (Teaching general
biology, human genetics, microbiology and biotechnology).
1999: A teacher at the center for science and technological education for children, Eilat.
Teaching basic science concepts for 6-7 years old.
1999-2000: A teacher at the teenager science unit (noar socher mada), in Eilat College.
Teaching human genetics and conservation issues.
2001: A teacher at the Environmental High school, Sde-Boker, Israel.
2003-present: Curriculum and lesson plans developer in sciences for the gifted and regular
classrooms (classes 4 to 9).: the Society for excellence in education.1999-
presentCurriculum and lesson plans developer
2006- present: Teachers lecturer in sciences for teachers in Israel, Singapore and the USA.
Computer based skills
Office package, True Basic programming, programs for sequence analysis (primer premier, FASTA,
BLAST), PCR analysis, Restriction and gel bands analysis (1D image analysis).
Conservation biology related software packages: Meta population, PVA analysis, Vortex, Expert
systems
Languages
Hebrew: Mother tongue proficiency.
English: very good.
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