Scholars

• Fatime Abu Sarsour, Lab of Dr. Avraham Ashkenazi, Research topic: Protein homeostasis (proteostasis) mechanisms in the context of protein misfolding diseases caused by polyalanine expansions

• Tali Dotan, Lab of Prof. Yosi Shacham, Research topic: Transport effects in biochip sensors with redox cycling amplification."

• Hanaa Adsi, Lab of Prof. Ehud Gazit, Research topic: Nano-chemistry meets medicine: In vivo study of metabolite self-assembly and the identification of potential inhibitors

• Daniella Vaskovitch, Lab of Prof. Ronit Satchi-Fainaro, Research topic: Designing a novel immunotherapy platform for treating cancer and viral infectious diseases

• Saja Fadila, Lab of Prof. Moran Rubinstein, Research topic: Gene therapy in Dravet syndrome

• Nachum Kavin, Lab of Prof. Dafna Benayahu, Research topic: Unveiling the Role of p53 in AGEs-Induced Metabolic Disorders: Towards Novel Therapeutic Approaches

• Gabriel Petresky, Lab of Prof. Gili Bisker, Research topic: properties and functionalities of Nanosensors based on the optical characteristics of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) designed for biomedical applications (Biosensors

• Amit Ben Amar, Lab of Dr. Ayala Lampel, Research topic: Bioinspired peptide/RNA condensates: emergent properties and insights on complex coacervation

• Neta Fisher, Lab of Prof. Inna Slutsky, Research topic: Deciphering molecular mechanisms of Shank3-mediated neurodevelopmental disorders at the nanoscale

• Shaebel Eid, Lab of Dr. Tal Laviv, Research topic: new imaging-based tools to dynamically monitor the activity of Methyl CpG binding protein 2 (MeCP2

• David Taussig, Lab of Dr. Yariv Wine, Research topic: Enhancing monoclonal antibody discovery using deep sequencing and phage display towards the development of antibacterial antibodies

• Shirel Kleiner, Lab of Prof. Gili Bisker, Research topic: Single-walled carbon nanotubes as optical sensors for self-assembled amino acid hydrogels

• Neta Fibeesh, Lab of Prof. Ben M. Maoz, Research topic: Deciphering RNA granule contents in Parkinson’s disease via super resolution spatial transcriptomics

• Nadav Kislev, Lab of Prof. Dafna Benayahu, Research topic: SVEP1 at the intersection of metabolism and immunology in the adipose tissue

• Nofar Schottlender, Lab of Prof. Uri Ashery, Research topic: Understanding the effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on mitochondria and neuronal function in an Alzheimer's disease mouse

• Bar Glickstein, Lab of Dr. Tali Ilovitsh, Research topic: Nanodroplet-enhanced ultrasound surgery combined with immunotherapy as a cancer therapy platform

 

2021-2022

• Roni Ehrlich, Lab of Dr. Gili Bisker. Research topic: Optical Nanosensors for real-time feedback on insulin secretion by β-cells

• Shai Zilberzwige – Tal, Lab of Prof. Ehud Gazit. Research topic: Novel nano-carriers of RNA riboswitches as new therapeutics for diverse metabolic disorders

• Alessio D. Nahmad, Lab of Dr. Adi Barzel. Research topic: Utilizing Engineered B Cells for Cancer Immunotherapy

• Tlalit Massarano, Lab of Dr. Ayala Lampel. Research topic: Spatiotemporal Control of Melanin Synthesis in Liquid Droplets 

• Dana Cohen-Gerassi, Lab of Prof. Yosi Shacham-Diamand and Prof. Lihi Adler-Abramovich. Research topic: 3D Printed Electroconductive Nanostructured Scaffold for Fabrication of Smart Skin Graft 

• Yoav Dan, Lab of Prof. Lihi Adler-Abramovich. Research topic: Encapsulation of enzymes in peptide-based nanostructures as treatment for quorum sensing pathogens.

• Gal Finkelstein, Lab of Prof. Ehud Gazit. Research topic:  Energy harvesting by piezoelectric peptides for biocompatible power solutions. 

  

2020-2021

• Zohar Arnon, Lab of Prof. Ehud Gazit. Research topic:  Assembly and Co-Assembly of Novel Organic Supramolecular Polymers

• Kathrin Garaisy, Lab of Dr. Vered Padler-Karavani. Research topic: Combination cancer immunotherapy of glycotherapy with Checkpint inhibitors

• Andrey Machnev, Lab of Prof. Pavel Ginzburg. Research topic: Development of a technique for highly controllable all-optical propulsion and acceleration of micro- and nano- particles in hollow-core photonic crystal fibers (HC-PCFs

• Dean Amir, Lab of Dr. Gili Bisker. Research topic: Metabolites Fingerprinting for Cancer Research Using Fluorescent Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

• Anna Gutkin, Lab of Prof. Dan Peer. Research topic: CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing using Targeted Lipid Nanoparticles for Cancer Therapy

 

2019-2020

• Ron Amon, Academic Mentor Dr. Vered Padler-Karavani, Research topic: Engineering Potent Antibodies Against Tumor-Associated Carbohydrate Antigens

• Gadi Slor, Lab of Dr. Roey Amir. Research topic: Design and Synthesis of Smart Polymeric Amphiphiles for Biomedical Uses

• Avi Auslender, Lab of Dr. Amit Kohn. Research topic: Mean inner potential of graphite measured by electron holography: Probing charge distribution and orbital diamagnetic susceptibility.

• Hadar Greener. Lab of Dr. Haim Suchowski, Research topic: Near Field Studies of Ultrafast Electron Dynamics

• Nadav Noor, Lab of Prof. Tal Dvir. Research topic: Personalized Nano-Fibrous Hydrogel for 3d Printing of Cardiac Tissues and Hearts

• Lee Schnaider, Lab of Prof. Ehud Gazit. Research topic: Design and Development of Antimicrobial Nanostructures and Biomedical Materials

• Sharon Karepov, Lab of Prof. Tal Ellenbogen. Research topic: Embedding Metaset faces into Contact Lenses – More Than Refractive-Error Correction                                                                                                                                        

 

 

 2019 - 2018 Scholarship Recipients

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• Adham Basha (Msc Candidate), Academic Mentor: Prof. Amit Kohn, Research Title: Ultra-thin “husler alloys” films for
  spin based-electronic applications

• Adva Krivitsky (Phd Candidate), Academic Mentor: Prof. Ronit Satchi-Fainaro, Research Title: Design, synthesis and characterization of novel polymeric nanocarriers for oligonucleotides delivery

• Artem Danilevsky (Msc Candidate), Academic Mentor: Prof. Noam Shomron, Research Title: Combining nanopore sequencing with deep learning to perform real-time selective sequencing

• Hila Sharim (Phd Candidate), Academic Mentor: Prof Yuval Ebenstein, Research Title: Beyond Genetics – Mapping DNA Chemical Modifications in nanochannels and nanopores

• Marina Buzhor (Phd Candidate), Academic Mentor; Prof  Roey Amir,  Research Title: Spectrally active smart micillar nanocarriers

• Nofar Veiga (Phd Candidate), Academic Mentor: Prof Dan Peer, Research Title: A Modular Platform for Targeted RNAi Therapeutics

• Udi Binshtok (Phd Candidate), Academic Mentor: Prof. David Sprinzak, Research Title: Long range Notch signaling through filopodia: mechanisms and consequences

 

2017 – 2018Scholarship Recipients 

 

• Ron Feiner (PhD Candidate), Academic Mentor: Prof. Tal Dvir, Research Title: Developing a BionicHeart – Integrating Electronics with an Engineered Heart

• Nofar Hemed(PhD Candidate), Academic Mentor: Prof. Yosi Schacham, Research Title: Performance and Reliability of Si Nanowire-Forest Sructure for Biosensor Applications 

• Kai Tao (PostDoc Candidate), Academic Mentor: Prof. Ehud Gazit, Research Title: Bio-Inspired Self-Assembling Semiconductors for Restoration of Defective

• Shoshy Mizrahy(PostDoc Candidate), Academic Mentor: Prof. Rimona Margalit, Research Title: Nanomedicine Based Cancer Therapeutics - From Genome Wide Screening for Novel Cancer Targets to Lipid Nanoparticle Based Delivery In Solid Tumor Models

• Richa Pandey (PhD Candidate), Academic Mentor: Prof. Yosi Schacham, Research Title: Detecting Dopamine Level Using Bimetallic Nanoparticle Based Biochip

• Moumita Ghosh(PostDoc Academic Mentor: Research Title:Developing Screening Methods for the Identification of New Drug to treat Osteoporosis and Spaceflight Osteopenia

• Avital Gilam(PostDoc Candidate), Academic Mentor: Prof. Noam Shomron, Research Title:  Local MicroRNA Delivery Targets Palladin and Prevents Metastatic Breast Cancer

• Michal Halperin Sternfeld(PhD Candidate), Academic Mentor: Dr. Lihi Adler Abramovich, Research Title: A Novel Scaffold Based on Nano-fibrils and Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogel Incorporated with Whitlokite as a Tool for Bone Tissue Engineering

 

2016 - 2017 Scholarship Recipients

 

• Ram Avineri (PhD Candidate), Academic Mentor: Prof. Roy Beck Barkai, Research Title:

• Ron Feiner (PhD Candidate), Academic Mentor: Dr. Tal Dvir, Research Title: Developing a Bionic Heart – Integrating Micro and Nanoelectronics with an Engineered Heart

• Michal Halperin Sternfeld (PhD Candidate), Academic Mentor: Dr. Lihi Adler Abramovich, Research Title: Hybrid Hydrogel Based on Nano-Fibrils and Hyaluronic Acid for Periodontal Therapy and Bone Regeneration

 

2015-2016 Scholarship Recipients

 

• Guy Jacoby (PhD Candidate), Academic Mentor: Prof. Roy Beck Barkai, Research Title: Controllable Metastability in Lipid-Based Particles.

• Ram Avineri (PhD Candidate), Academic Mentor: Prof. Roy Beck Barkai, Research Title:

• Reuven Edri (PhD Candidate), Dr. Tal Dvir, Nancomposite Hydrogels Delivering iPSC-Derived Neurons for Regenerating the Injured Spinal Cord

• Ron Feiner (PhD Candidate), Academic Mentor: Dr. Tal Dvir, Research title: Integrating Advanced Micro and Nanoelectronics with Engineered Tissues

• Boaz Styr (PhD Candidate), Academic Mentor: Dr. Inna Slutsky, Research Title: The Role of Fast-Spiking Interneurons in Homeostatic Regulation of Firing Patterns in Neuronal Networks

 

2014-2015 Scholarship Recipients

 

• Gali Fichman (PhD candidate), Academic mentor: Prof. Ehud Gazit  ,Research title: Mussel-Inspired Nanotechnology for the Design of Novel Biomaterials.

• Michal Shevah (PhD candidate), Academic mentor: Dr. Tal Dvir ,Research title: Nanoengineering conductive thermo-responsive hydrogels for treating myocardial infarction.

• Rachel Blau (PhD candidate), Academic mentor: Prof. Ronit Stachi-Fainaro, Research title: Non-invasive intravital monitoring of drug release from novel polymeric nanomedicines

 

2013-2014 Scholarship Recipients

 

• Guy Jacoby (MSc candidate), Academic mentor: Dr. Roy Beck, Research title: Characterizing Temperature Induced Liquid-Crystal Metastability in Lipid-Based Drug Delivery Vesicles

• Hadas Gibori (MSc candidate), Academic mentor: Prof. Ronit Satchi-Fainaro, Research title: Targeting pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma with an anti-cancer microRNA polyglycerol-amine polyplex

• Leeya Engel (PhD candidate), Academic mentor: Prof. Yosi Shacham-Diamand, Research title: Micro/Nano Scale Sensors and Actuators Based on Electroactive Polymer P(VDF-TrFE-CFE)

 

 2012-2013 Scholarship Recipients

 

• Kfir Steinbuch (MSc candidate), Academic mentor: Prof. Michael Gozin (Exact Sciences), Research title: Development of HA-mimicing Polymerizable Self-assembled Nanofibers for Targeted Delivery of Hydrophobic Therapeutic and Diagnostic Agents

• Ilia Ryvkin (Postdoc), Academic mentor: Prof. Rimona Margalit and Prof. Alexander Kotlyar (life Sciences), Research title: Hyaluronan-targeted gold nanoparticles for cancer phototherapy

• Michal Shuman (Ph.D candidate), Academic mentor: Dr. Tal Dvir (Life Sciences), Research title: Vascularized micro and nanoenvironment for engineered cardiac patch

 

 2011-2012 Scholarship Recipients

 

• Anat Eldar-Boock, Anti-angiogenic and anticancer polymer therapeutics bearing paclitaxel and RGD peptidomimetics for the treatment of breast cancer

• Inna Bendikov-Bar, Lysosmal glucocerebrosidase entrapped in nanocarriers as a novel treatment for Gaucher disease

• Hemda Baabur-Cohen, Polymeric nanomedicines rationally-designed for a non-invasive intravital monitoring of combination drugs

• Tal Yoetz, Novel Design of Binding Protein-Metal Hybrids for Direct Electrochemical Sensing of Biorecognition Events

• Arie Ryvkin, Steps towards developing a universal influenza vaccine

 

Past scholarship recipients (2004-2011)

 

• Gil Mor

• Inbal Mermershtain

• Dr. Lihi Abramovich

• Asaf Shoval

• Lilach Vaks

• Inna Bar

• Hanit Marom

• Eyal Drug

• Linda Hussami

• Keren Miller

• Anat Eldar

• Ayal Lavinstein

• Giora Beit Yaakov

• Dr. Tamir Gabay

• Tsvi Shmilovich

• Yariv Wine

• N Koteeswara Reddy

• Anat Marom

• Hila Dagan

• Dr. Gabi Shefer

• Anat Grossman-Jonish

• Dr. Asher Peled

• Ehud Segal

• Dr. Ilia Rivkin