Campus Address
920-N CSB
840 South Wood Street (MC 719)
Chicago, Illinois 60612
Campus Phone
(312) 996-8039
Clinical and Research Interests
Cardiovascular research, Endothelial function, Membrane biophysics, Ion channels, Lipid rafts, Membrane-cytoskeleton interactions
Professional Background
2007-present
Associate Professor of Bioengineering in Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago
2005-present
Associate Professor of Pharmacology in Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago
1999-2005
Research Assistant/Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, Institute for Medicine and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
Education and Training
1984 B.Sc. Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1986 M.Sc. Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1993 PhD Department of Neurobiology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Personal Interests and Accomplishments
1985: International Student Exchange Scholarship of German Academy of Science
1994: International Postdoctoral Fellowship, American Heart Association
2000: Co-chair of the platform session “Anion Channels”, Biophysical Society
2001-04: Scientist Development Award, American Heart Association, National Center
2002: Co-chair of the platform session “Protein-Lipid Interactions”, Biophysical Society; Judge at the First Annual Biomedical Postdoctoral Symposium, University of Pennsylvania
2003: Women’s International Science Collaboration (WISC) Award, National Science Foundation; Co-chair of the session “Cardiovascular System”, International IASTED Conference on Biomechanics, Rhodes, Greece; Co-chair of the session “Regulation of Cytoplasmic Chloride”, Society of General Physiology; Judge at the Annual Biomedical Postdoctoral Symposium, University of Pennsylvania
2004: Awardee’s Research Symposium of American Heart Association, New Orleans
2004-07: Member of International Planning Committee of IASTED Conference on Biomechanics
2006: Co-chair of the session “Inwardly-rectifying K channels”, Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society
2006: Invited Speaker at Ion Channel Meeting, Giens, France
2007: Invited Speaker at Cell Volume Control Meeting, Salzburg, Austria
2008: Invited Speaker at FASEB Symposium: “Role of Cholesterol in Cardiovascular and Renal Pathology”, Experimental Biology Meeting Translational Physiology Track, San Diego
2008-11: Member of the Education Committee, Biophysical Society
2009: Chair of the Symposium: “Cholesterol as a Regulator of Channel and Receptor Function”, Biophysical Society Meeting, Boston
Dr. Levitan holds membership in the following societies:
American Biophysical Society
American Society for General Physiology
American Healrth Association, Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
She is also a reviewer for various journals, holds a position on various grant review panels (most recently for the American Lung Association, Chicago Affiliate and the NIH Vascular Biology Study Section), and she has presented a number of platform presentations and seminars both in the United States as well as internationally.
Publications on MEDLINE LINK
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