Mel Rosenberg | |
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Born |
Melvyn Rosenberg November 12, 1951 Winnipeg, Canada |
Residence | Israel |
Nationality |
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Education |
B.Sc., Hebrew University of Jerusalem M.S., Tel Aviv University Ph.D., Tel Aviv University |
Occupation | Microbiologist |
Employer |
Tel Aviv University Holon Institute of Technology |
Title | Professor |
Spouse(s) | Shulamit Sapir-Nevo |
Children | Assif Rosenberg-Nevo Adar Rosenberg-Nevo |
Website | http://www.melrosenberg.com/ |
Mel Rosenberg (born Melvyn Rosenberg, 12 November 1951 in Winnipeg, Canada) is a microbiologist best known for his research on the diagnosis and treatment of bad breath (halitosis).
Mel Rosenberg (Hebrew: מל רוזנברג) was born in Winnipeg, Canada in 1951. He grew up in Ottawa and immigrated to Israel in 1969. He received his Bachelor of Science from Hebrew University (1973) and went on to pursue both his Masters of Science (1975) and Ph.D. (1982) at Tel Aviv University.
Rosenberg performed his Ph.D. research in the field of petroleum microbiology, under the supervision of Eugene Rosenberg and David Gutnick. His first publication as a graduate student, on the adhesion of microorganisms to oil droplets (1980), became the most highly cited publication of FEMS Microbiology Journal and a "Citation Classic" by the Science Citation Index of 1991.
After receiving his doctorate in microbiology, Rosenberg held various faculty academic positions at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine and Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine at Tel Aviv University, and has received honorary appointments at the University of Rochester, University of Pennsylvania, University College London (Eastman Dental Hospital) and University of Toronto.