Doctor Contact informationDr. Arbel Artzy-SchnirmanBiosketch For Dr. Arbel Artzy-Schnirman E-Mail Address Dr. Arbel Artzy-SchnirmanE-Mail AddressDr. Arbel Artzy-SchnirmanDirector, MATRiC - Applied Medical Technology Research CenterDr. Artzy-Schnirman completed her Ph.D. in Bionanotechnology at the Technion–Israel Institute of Technology in 2011. During her doctoral studies, she was the first to demonstrate a generic electrical-to-biological transducer comprising a two-state electronic antigen and a CAR-T cell engineered to bind the antigen exclusively in its “on” state. Her work was inspired by biology where pathways...
Doctor Contact informationRose IbraheemBiosketch For Rose Ibraheem E-Mail Address Rose IbraheemE-Mail AddressRose IbraheemLaboratory Manager, MATRiC Research CenterRose holds a B.Sc in Biotechnology Engineering from Baraude Academic College of Engineering. As the lab manager Rose is responsible for the lab administrative aspects and leads research projects. Rose’s main Project explores the effect of airflow on human bronchial epithelium cellular composition. The model is a biomimetic physiologically relevant lung-on-chip platform where mature b...
Doctor Contact informationDr. Adele Goldman-PinkovichBiosketch For Dr. Adele Goldman-Pinkovich E-Mail Address Dr. Adele Goldman-PinkovichE-Mail AddressDr. Adele Goldman-PinkovichSenior Scientist, iPSC Lead, MATRiC Research CenterAdele is senior scientist at MATRiC, leading the aspects of stem cell-based work, molecular biology, protocol implementation and guidance. Adele holds a direct tract PhD in molecular parasitology from the faculty of biolody, Technion, Israel under the supervision of Prof. Dan Zilberstein (2014). With a post-doctoral fellowship at the laboratory of Prof. Barbara Burleigh from the Harvard T.H...
Doctor Contact informationDr. Shani KirmaBiosketch For Dr. Shani Kirma E-Mail Address Dr. Shani KirmaE-Mail AddressDr. Shani KirmaSenior Scientist, MATRiC Research CenterShani is a senior scientist at MATRiC, collaborating with the Lapidot Laboratory and leading the center’s bioprinting initiatives. Shani has completed a postdoctoral fellowship in chemical engineering at the University of Cambridge, England. Her research focuses on developing Lab-on-Chip platforms based on biosensors and conductive polymers. She holds a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from the...
Doctor Contact informationSivan YofeBiosketch For Sivan Yofe E-Mail Address Sivan YofeE-Mail AddressSivan Yofe3D Models Supervisor, MATRiC Research CenterSivan is MATRiC’s 3D printing supervisor, in charge of our 3D printing endeavors, crafting models that offer solutions for clinical and surgical implementations, pre-surgical preparations and vital surgical components as well as pre-clinical research. Sivan is an industrial designer, with over 10 years of industrial experience, including in 3D printer development. Her expertise in the field...
Doctor Contact informationAbeer AbbasiBiosketch For Abeer Abbasi E-Mail Address Abeer AbbasiE-Mail AddressAbeer AbbasiResearch Assistant and Quality Assurance Manager , MATRiC Research CenterAbeer is a research assistant at MATRiC, focusing on stem cell-derived bronchial epithelia differentiation, cell culture maintenance, as well as molecular work and biomimetic in-vitro modeling.Abeer received her M.Sc. (summa cum laude) in Medical Sciences (Neuroscience) from the Technion's Rappaport Faculty of Medicine under the supervision of Prof. Shai Berlin (2021). Her work focused on engi...
Doctor Contact informationIdo TurbinerBiosketch For Ido Turbiner E-Mail Address Ido TurbinerE-Mail AddressIdo TurbinerResearch Assistant , MATRiC Research CenterIdo is a Biomedical Engineering undergraduate student. He assists with the design and printing of medical models and devices, as well as providing tailored solutions for various hospital departments. He facilitates close collaborations with medical professionals to ensure the solutions meet their specific needs and supports additional research projects within the lab.
Doctor Contact informationGilor HadadBiosketch For Gilor Hadad E-Mail Address Gilor HadadE-Mail AddressGilor HadadResearch AssistantGilor is an undergraduate biomedical engineering student. He uses 3D bio printing and advanced medical technologies as he takes part in the development of structured human tissues for drug screening, precision medicine and clinical applications.
Doctor Contact informationJoshua BlecherBiosketch For Joshua Blecher E-Mail Address Joshua BlecherE-Mail AddressJoshua BlecherResearch AssistantJosh helps to design, model and 3D print client specific engineering solutions for various hospital departments and physicians. He collaborates with the client throughout the process to ensure the design meets all their requirements and goals.
Doctor Contact informationVivian SalemBiosketch For Vivian Salem E-Mail Address Vivian SalemE-Mail AddressVivian SalemVivian is a Biomedical Engineering undergraduate student. She works towards developing physiologically accurate, clinically relevant 3D bioprinted tissue models. Her main project involves developing a three-layer skin model embedded with patient biopsies to study pre-cancerous melanoma growths, in collaboration with Dr. Emily Avitan.
Students • Tovia Padwo – MSc candidate in medical sciences at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. In collaboration with Dr. Nir Haya.