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Dr. Yonit Szwec-Levin
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E-mail: [email protected]
EDUCATION
2007
D.M.D Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston
2005 - 2007 Faculty track DMD at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston
1999
Israeli board certified in Endodontics
1995 - 1998 Endodontic residency at the Hebrew University, Hadassah, School of
Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
1991
D.M.D Hebrew University, Hadassah, School of Dental Medicine,
Jerusalem, Israel
1985–1991 Hebrew University, Hadassah, School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem,
Israel
CLINICAL PRACTICE
2011-
Dental Clinics , Israel. Practice limited to Endodontics
2007 – 2011
Private practice in Massachusets. Practice limited to Endodontics
2001 – 2003
Tufts Dental Clinc, Lowell, MA
1995 – 2000
Dental Clinics , Israel. Practice limited to Endodontics
1991 – 1995
General Dentistry
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2003 – 2011 Assistant Professor, Department of Endodontics, Tufts University School
of Dental Medicine, Boston.
2002
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Endodontics, Tufts University
School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Mass.
2001
Instructor, Department of Endodontics, Tufts University School of Dental
Medicine, Boston, Mass.
Abstracts presented in conferences:
1. Alt-Holland, A., Szwec-Levin, Y., DesRochers, T.M., Shamis, Y. Green, D., and
Garlick J.A.: Abrogation of E-cadherin and loss of cell-cell adhesion directs the
transition to individual carcinoma cell invasion through activation of FAK and Src
kinases. 4th IABMR Annual Symposium, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, December,
2007.
(Achieved 2nd place in the IABMR Award Competition - In Recognition of Excellent
Scientific Study Presentation)
2. Jordan, S., Alt-Holland, A., Sowalsky, A., Szwec-Levin, Y., Feig, L., and Garlick, J.A.
A role for RalB in E-cadherin-deficient cells during squamous cell carcinoma
progression. Bates-Andrew Research Day, Tufts School of Dental Medicine, March,
2008.
(Achieved 2nd place Award for Predoctoral Table Clinic)
3. Jordan, S., Alt-Holland, A., Sowalsky, A., Szwec-Levin, Y., Feig, L., and Garlick, J.A.
Loss of RalB in adhesion-deficient tumor cells promotes hyperproliferation. IADR, The
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Canada, July, 2008
(Selected for Oral Presentation)
4. Alt-Holland, A., Szwec-Levin, Y., Sowalsky, A., Feig, L. and Garlick, J.A. Reverting
the aggressive behavior of squamous cell carcinoma: Silencing of FAK and Src kinases
normalize human, 3D bioengineered tissues comprised of E-Cadherin-deficient tumor
cells. 5th IABMR Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, November, 2008.
(Achieved 1st place in the IABMR Award Competition - In Recognition of Excellent
Scientific Study Presentation)
5. Alt-Holland, A., Sowalsky, A., Szwec-Levin, Y., Shamis, Y., Feig, L. and Garlick, J.A.
Silencing of FAK and Src kinases normalizes human, 3D tissue models of squamous
cell carcinoma harboring E-cadherin-deficient tumor cells. 69th Annual Meeting of the
Society for Investigative Dermatology, Montreal, Canada, May, 2009.
6. Alt-Holland, A., Szwec-Levin, Y., Sowalsky, A., Shamis, Y., Feig, L. and Garlick, J.A.
Suppression of E-cadherin function leads to deregulation of FAK and Src to direct
squamous cell carcinoma progression. AACR-NCI-EORTC Molecular Targets and
Cancer Therapeutics, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, November, 2009.
7. Alt-Holland, A., Szwec-Levin, Y., Sowalsky, A., Shamis, Y., Feig, L., and Garlick, J.A.
Suppression of E-cadherin function leads to deregulation of FAK and Src to direct
squamous cell carcinoma progression. AACR-NCI-EORTC Molecular Targets and
Cancer Therapeutics, Boston, MA, USA, November, 2009.
8. Szwec-Levin, Y., Sowalsky, A., Feig, L., Garlick, J.A., and Alt-Holland, A. Depletion of
Focal adhesion kinase or Src kinase in fibroblasts stimulates cytokine secretion and
promotes tumor cell invasion in bioengineered, three-dimensional human skin
equivalents. 6th IABMR Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, USA, November, 2009.
9. Alt-Holland, A., Park, H., Szwec-Levin, Y., Nguyen, A., Sowalsky, A., Shamis, Y.,
Feig, L. and Garlick, J.A. Normalization of epithelial precancerous tissues through
modulation of tumor-microenvironment interactions. AADR, March, 2010.
10. Szwec-Levin, Y., Sowalsky, A., Feig, L., Garlick, J.A. and Alt-Holland, A. The
epithelial-Stromal cross talk in tumor microenvironment interactions during incipient
squamous cell carcinoma progression. AAE San Diego, April, 2010.
11. D. Kaluma, Szwec-Levin, Y.,H. Hatch, J. Bair, A. Sowalsky, L. A. Feig, J. A. Garlick,
A. Alt-Holland Characterizing the effect of FAK and Src down regulation in fibroblasts on
epithelial tumor cell invasion in bioengineered, three-dimensional human skin tissues.
Building Diversity in Biomedical Sciences for Undergraduates, Tufts University, Sackler
School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences for Undergraduates, August, 2010.
Oral presentations in conferences:
1. Szwec-Levin, Y., Sowalsky, A., Feig, L., Garlick, J.A. and Alt-Holland, A. FAK/Srcdepleted fibroblasts increase carcinoma cell invasion through elevated cytokine
secretion. AADR, Washington, DC, March, 2010
2. Szwec-Levin Y. Investigating the Progression of Squamous Cell
Carcinoma in Three-Dimensional Human Skin Tissue Model. Oral presentation,
Reunion of class of 1991, July, 2010
The Hebrew University, Hadassah, School of Dental Medicine
Publications:
1. Mann J., Gat E., Lubliner D., Malowanczyk C., Szwec Y., Zusman S., and Ela K.,
Dental underemployment: a study of uncontrolled dental manpower immigration,
International Dental Journal (1993) 43 317-322
2. Heling I., Rotstein I., Szwec-Levine Y., Steinberg D., Bacterial and Cytotoxic Effects
of Sodium Hypochlorite and Sodium Dichloroisocyanurate Solutions in Vitro. Journal of
Endodontics (4/2000) 27/4 278-280
3. Alt-Holland, A., Sowalsky, A.G, Szwec-Levine, Y.,., Shamis, Y., Feig, L., and Garlick,
J.A. Suppression of E-cadherin function drives the early stages of Ras-induced
squamous cell carcinoma progression through up-regulation of Src and FAK. Journal of
Investigative Dermatology(11/2011) 131, 2306-2315
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
‫ההסתדרות לרפואת שיניים בישראל‬
American Association of Endodontists (AAE)
‫האיגוד הישראלי לאנדודונטיה‬