Gafni Ari

Ari Gafni

Professor of Biophysics and of Biological Chemistry, The University of Michigan.

Ph.D. in Chemical Physics, with special distinction, 1973, from The Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

Positions

• 1973-1975 Research Associate, Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.

• 1975-1977 Intermediate Scientist, Department of Chemical Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel.

• 1977-1982 Senior Scientist, Dept Chemical Physics, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.

• 1982-1983 Visiting Scholar, Molecular Biology Institute, UCLA.

• 1982-1984 Associate Professor of Chemical Physics, The Weizmann Institute of Science.

• 1983-1991 Associate Research Scientist, Institute of Gerontology and Associate Professor of Biological

Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

• 1989-1992 Editorial Board, Journal of Gerontology, Biological Sciences.

• 1991-present Senior Research Scientist, Institute of Gerontology and Professor of Biological Chemistry,

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

• 1995- Member, National Scientific Advisory Board, The American Federation for Aging Research.

• 1996-2004 Editorial Board, Journal of Fluorescence.

• 1999 Member, Biol. Sciences Section, Fellowship Committee, Gerontological Society of America.

• 1998-2000 Director, Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

• 2002-2006 Contributing Editor, Science of Aging Knowledge Environment.

• 2006-2008 Chair, Biological Fluorescence Subgroup, The Biophysical Society.

• 2008-2009 Chair, Biological Sciences Section, the Gerontological Society of America.

• 2010- Editorial Board, Journal of Experimental Pharmacology.

• 2011- Editorial Board, Journal of Biophysical Chemistry.