Name Assaf Buch Degree PhD CV Sackler Faculty of Medicine/ Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center/ Endocrinology Department Hebrew University, Rehovot, Israel 2006-2009 Degree or Professional License BSc Date Awarded 2009 Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel 2009-2012 Subject Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Title of Master's Thesis The role of resistance training in Non-Alcoholic Fatty liver Disease Supervised by: Prof Oren Shibolet (MD), Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Liver Unit, Gastroenterology Department Dr Shira Zelber (Phd), Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Liver Unit, Gastroenterology Department Date Awarded 08.08.2013 Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel 2014-present Subject Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Degree or Professional License PhD Date Awarded TBA Title of Doctoral Dissertation The association between obesity, anthropometric/ metabolic characteristics and the frailty syndrome in community dwelling older adults and evaluating frailty prevention by new modalities of resistance training Supervised by: Prof. Stern N (MD) – main supervisor, The Sackler Faculty of Medicine Tel-Aviv University; Institute of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Hypertension, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center Prof. Keinan Boker L (MD, PhD), School of Public Health, Haifa University, Haifa, Israel Prof. Eli Carmeli (PhD), School of Public Health, Haifa University, Haifa, Israel Prof. Berner Y (MD), The Sackler Faculty of Medicine Tel-Aviv University; Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel Name Assaf Buch Degree PhD CV updated 23.05.2021 Date Awarded 06.2020 B. FURTHER STUDIES 2004 Physical Fitness Instructor. The Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel. 2012 Entrepreneurship Course. The College of Management, Ramat Gan, Israel. 2019 Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Course. C. ACADEMIC & PROFESSIOMAL ACTIVITIES & ACHIEVEMENTS C1.ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE 2010-2012 Dietitian and Lecturer. BeWell – Startup of Health Promotion in Business Environment. 2010-2014 Lecturer. Siim Campus for Physical Trainers, Tel Aviv, Israel. 2012 Teacher Assistant. The School of Public Health, Health Promotion. Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. 2012 Study Proposal Writing –Demonstrating with My Master Proposal. MPH Program – Research Methods Course (Dr. Shira Zelber Sagi – Provider). Haifa University, Haifa, Israel. 2012-2015 Lecturer. Reidman International College for Complementary and Integrative Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel. 2012-present Visiting Lecturer. Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel. 2013-present Teaching Fellow. Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. 2015-2016 Paired Visiting Lecture with Tzori Brickner on Initiative Actions in Nutrition and on the Beginner Nutritionist. Undergraduate Program in Nutrition – Introduction to the Dietitian Profession (Dr. Gila Rozen – provider). Academic and Technology College of Tel-Hai, Israel. 2016-2019 Teaching Fellow. Peres Academic Center, Rehovot, Israel. Name Assaf Buch Degree PhD CV updated 23.05.2021 2019 A Workshop for Sarcopenia and Functional Assessment for the Nutrition Department. Tel Aviv Souraky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel. 2019-present Lecturer, Ashkelon College, Ashkelon, Israel. 2020 Reviewer of Research Grant Proposal for Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. C2. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE. 2003-2008 Counselor and Head of Health and Fitness Program. Camp Ramah Darom, Clayton, Georgia, USA. 2005-2010 Physical Fitness Instructor. Great Shape Health Clubs. 2009-2013 Head of Students' Organization for Nutrition Internship Change Initiative. 2014-2016 Research Assistant. The Liver Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel. 2010-2012 Dietitian and Lecturer. BeWell – Startup of Health Promotion in Business Environment. 2012 Professional Advisory. Coupon Phone – Food Cards Services for Employees. 2012-2014 Dietitian. Department of Sports Medicine, Meir Hospital, Kfar Saba, Israel. 2013-2015 Medical Representative. Abbot Pharmaceuticals, Israel. 2014-2016 Professional Advisory and Part of Initiative Team. Unilever. 2014-present PhD Student. Endocrinology Department, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel. 2015 Dietitian. Bariatric Surgery Unit, Assuta Medical Center. 2016 Advising Dietitian. Feldman Israeli Ice Cream Manufacture (Felco Ltd). 2017-present Advising Dietitian. Munbatim – Vegan, Organic, Gluten Free Food Company. 2019-present Researcher. Institute of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Hypertension, Tel Aviv Sourasky Name Assaf Buch Degree PhD CV updated 23.05.2021 C3. ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS* Date Country Subject Role (Speaker,Member of Steering Committee,Active Participation etc.) 2012 Spain European Association for the Study of the Liver Poster Presentation 2012 Israel Sackler Faculty of Medicine Annual Conference Poster Presentation 2012 Israel The Israeli Dietitians Association – ATID Professional Conference Poster Presentation 2013 Israel The Israeli Dietitians Association – ATID Professional Conference Chairperson and Organizer / Entrepreneurship of Young Dietitians 2014 Israel The Israeli Dietitians Association – ATID Professional Conference Lecture on the Development of Health App 2016 Israel The 2016 International Wingate Congress of Exercise and Sport Sciences Invited Speaker 2016 Israel "50 Shades of Obesity" of the Israeli Society of Speaker Name Assaf Buch Degree PhD CV updated 23.05.2021 Research and Treatment of Obesity 2016 Israel The Israeli Diabetes, Hypertension, Obesity and Stroke Conference Speaker 2016 Israel The Israeli Dietitians Association – ATID Speaker 2016 Israel Multidisciplinary Perspective on Physical Activity in the Elderly. Haifa University Invited Speaker 2017 Israel Nutrition Israel 2017 Invited Speaker 2017 Israel Israel Endocrine Society Meeting Poster Presentation 2017 Israel Faculty of Medicine Annual Conference Poster Presentation 2017 Spain International Conference on Sarcopenia and Frailty Research (ICSF 2017) Poster Presentations 2017 Israel Exercise is Medicine. Tel Aviv University Invited Speaker 2017 Israel Maccabi HMO – Givataim. Workshop for Nutritionists, Physical Therapists Invited Speaker Name Assaf Buch Degree PhD CV updated 23.05.2021 and Physicians on Sarcopenia 2017 Italy 10th International Conference on Cachexia, Sarcopenia & Muscle Wasting Poster Presentations 2018 Israel The Israeli Diabetes, Hypertension, Obesity and Stroke Conference Invited Speaker 2018 Israel The Israeli Dietitians Association – ATID Professional Conference Invited Speaker and Session Chair 2018 Israel The First International Diabesity and Metabolic Surgery Summit (IDMSS) Invited Speaker 2019 Israel The National Diabetes Congress Invited Speaker 2019 Israel Sarcopenia Conference Speaker 2020 Israel Adit Seminar on Metabolic Aspects of the Elderly Organizer and Speaker 2020 Israel The Israeli Diabetes, Hypertension, Obesity & Stroke Conference Invited Speaker Name Assaf Buch Degree PhD CV updated 23.05.2021 2021 Online Live Medical Expo for Endocrinology in the Community Invited Speaker C4. MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES* Years (period) Name of Organization 2009-present The Israeli Nutrition Association 2017-2018 Society on Sarcopenia, Cachexia and Wasting Disorders 2018-2019 European Calcified Tissue Society F. GRANTS Years Investigator (Principal/,other) Granted by Institute/Company Total Amount 2017 PhD Student Strauss 50,000 NIS 2019 Consultant Israel Innovation Authority 500,000 NIS G. AWARDS 2006 3 Year Scholarship (Total 30,000 NIS) for Undergraduate Degree. Mifal Hapayis, Israel's State Lottery. 2011 Dean's List, Master Degree Studies in Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine – 2,500 NIS. Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. 2012 One of 10 Best Posters in Research Fair + Candidate for Top 3. Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. Name Assaf Buch Degree PhD CV updated 23.05.2021 2013 MSc with Honors. Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. 2015-2016 Best Teacher Award. Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. 2018-2019 Excellence in Teaching Award. Robert H Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Hebrew University, Rehovot, Israel. 2019 The Herczeg Institute on Aging Award, Best Research in the Field of Aging – Personal Scholarship – 2,000 NIS. Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. Name Assaf Buch Degree PhD CV updated 23.05.2021 SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS A. BOOKS AND MONOGRAPHS B. TEXTBOOKS (not for MDs)