Research Area / Fields

  1. Functional and medicinal polymers.
  2. Antimicrobial and antiviral polymers.
  3. Bioactive surfaces.
  4. Polymeric and crystalline systems for cancer-targeted delivery.
  5. Crystalline drug delivery systems.
  6. Theranostics, biodegradable polymers.
  7. Smart materials and composites for medical needs.
  8. Functional polymeric nanoparticles.
  9. drug crystals for long-term & localized delivery.
  10. Cells encapsulation and “live drug factories” for chronic diseases.
  11. Personalized medicine, 3D printing of medical implants.
  12. Controlled drug release.
  13. Crosslinked polymers.
  14. Shape-memory polymers.
  15. Hydrogels.
  16. Tissue engineering.
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Short Bio

• 2019-Current, Neubauer Assistant Professor, The Wolfson Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
• 2014-2019, Post-Doctoral Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), at Daniel G. Anderson/Robert S. Langer Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering, the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, USA.
• 2009-2014 PhD in Medicinal Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI), School of Pharmacy; Faculty of Medicine. Supervisor: AJ Domb. Dissertation with distinction.
• 2008-2009 MSc in Medicinal Chemistry: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, School of Pharmacy; Faculty of Medicine, with distinction. Direct PhD track.
• 2006-2008 B.Sc. in Medicinal Chemistry: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, School of Pharmacy; Faculty of medicine, with distinction.

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