Biography:
Eran Lavy is an Associate Professor for Veterinary Medicine at the Koret School of Veterinary Medicine Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI). He received BSc. in agriculture (animal husbandry) HUJI at 1984, MSc. in pharmaceutical sciences HUJI at 1986 and his DVM degree HUJI at 1989. He was certified as specialist in clinical medicine of companion animals by the Israeli Veterinary Services at 1995 and as specialist in veterinary pharmacology by the Israeli Veterinary Services at 1997. He was certified as specialist Diplomate in Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology (Dip. ECVPT), by the European College of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology at 1999. Since 1989 he is a faculty member at the HUJI and is working at the Hebrew University Teaching Hospital in the Internal Medicine Department with special interest in gastroenterology. His research interests are mainly in clinical pharmacology especially aspects related to controlled release drug delivery systems (CRDDS). Since 2011 He is Associate Professor in Veterinary Medicine. He is teaching in several Veterinary Medicine courses. Professor Lavy supervised M.Sc., Ph.D. and final DVM thesis students, published over 60 scientific papers and hold 8 patents in the field of CRDDS. He is a member of several comities at the Veterinary Medicine School as well as the Agriculture Faculty and several organizations around the world.
Title : Aspects of controlled-release dosage forms in veterinary medicine with emphasis on GRDF (Gastro retentive dosage forms)