Dr. Alon Barash

מרצה Lecturer
דוא"ל בר-אילן
Alon.Barash@biu.ac.il
תחומי עניין

Human evolution, and functional morphology: how a particular anatomical structure is used for its function

תחום הוראה
Human Evolution
Human Anatomy
תחומי מחקר
Physical Anthropology, Human Anatomy & Evolution
מרכזי מחקר
Bar-Ilan University Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Safed
    קורות חיים

    Dr. Alon Barash is a physical anthropologist who studies paleoanthropology, human anatomy and skeletal biomechanics. Alon has finished his MSc and PhD studies with professor Yoel Rak, at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, working on early fossil hominins. He is currently one of few active human anatomists and physical anthropologist in Israel. As a “classical” physical anthropologist, he is involved in several archeological and prehistorical excavations in Israel, working in the field and in the lab. These studies include the earliest skeletal remains ever found in Israel, in ‘Ubeydiah, at the southern tip of the sea of galilee, the first skeletal remains found in a dolmen (early burial megalithic structure) within the Shamir Dolmen Field, and skeletal remains from Herodion, Abel-Beit-Ma’acha and Tiberias. As a paleoanthropologist he explores the connection between osteological structure and function, such as the virtual reconstruction and biomechanical properties of spinal morphology in recent humans and Neanderthals. With extensive use of advance 3D virtual reconstruction techniques, he was able to accurately reconstruct the shape of the Neanderthal vertebral column, using mathematical tools and deep knowledge of human spinal anatomy. He is also working on early human taxonomy, and correlation between closely related species, such modern humans, and Neanderthals. Altogether, Alon’s work has deepen our understanding of the structure and function of the human body in health and disease.

    Alon is also an avid anatomist who is among very few throughout the world who teach the entire human body, brain-to-toe, and received numerous teaching awards. Alon is the IDF northern command physical anthropologist, actively searching for MIA soldiers and volunteers in civilian missing persons cases.

    קורסים

    Human Anatomy (MD students)

    Human Evolution (graduate degree students)

    פרסומים

    Recent:

    Keidan L, Barash A, Lenzner Z, Pick CG, Been E. Sexual dimorphism of the posterior cervical spine muscle attachments. J Anat. 2021; 00:1–13.

    Barash, Alon, Dickman, Nomy. and Karasik, David. (2021), Educating future doctors in Covid‐19 times: Anatomists lead the way! Anatomical Sciences Education. 14(4):426-427

    Barash A, Belmaker M, Bastir M, Soudack M, O'Brien HD, Woodward H, Prendergast A, Barzilai O, Been E. The earliest Pleistocene record of a large-bodied hominin from the Levant supports two out-of-Africa dispersal events. Sci Rep. 2022 Feb 2;12(1):1721

    Peleg S, Yona T, Almog Y, Barash A, Pelleg-Kallevag R. On the job training in the dissection room: from physical therapy graduates to junior anatomy instructors. BMC Med Educ 22, 354 (2022)


    Barash A, Preiss-Bloom S, Machluf Y, Fabbri E, Malkinson D, Velli E, Mucci N, Barash A, Caniglia R, Dayan, T and Dekel Y. Possible origins and implications of atypical morphologies and domestication-1 like traits in wild golden jackals (Canis aureus). Scientific Reports (2023). In press


    Ezra D, Barash A , Levy S, Vardi L, Nielsen M, Dror G. Morphological aspects of the cervical (C3 to C7) annular epiphysis A skeletal study. The Spine Journal (2023). 2023 May 2:S1529-9430(23)00159-6
     

    באמצעי התקשורת

    :In Hebrew

    אחד ביום: פודקסט על מציאת העצם העתיקה ביותר בישראל

    https://www.mako.co.il/news-podcast_n12/one_a_day/Article-2e40b6ea71ace71026.htm

     

    כתבה בעיתון הארץ על גילוי העצם הקדומה ביותר בישראל

    https://www.haaretz.co.il/science/archeology/2022-02-02/ty-article-magazine/.premium/0000017f-f71d-d044-adff-f7fd6fa30000

     

    כתבה בערוץ אחד על אנטומיה ודסיצקיה

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH97JNvUUNQ&t=92s

     

    כתבה בערוץ אחד- משקפי תלת מימד בשרות הוראת האנטומיה:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZljWkjMBKxg

     

    הקלטה של הרצאה לבוגרי בר אילן, סודות האנטומיה של גוף האדם

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P1qGUmvvDw&t=1682s

     

    Last Updated Date : 10/10/2024