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The range of science, engineering and design activities at the Technion that bear on human health is huge. Some such activities, and the investigators and groups involved, are listed here, grouped by overarching themes or research fields
The fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are undergoing a revolution in recent years, with huge implications to almost every aspect of society, not the least life sciences and human health. Technion activities in this domain are organized under “Tech.AI”, and the vertical in life sciences and human health is Tech.AI.BioMed.
The community of Technion investigators working in these fields includes:
- Alex Bronstein (Faculty of Computer Science)
- Amit Zeisel (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Ayelet Lamm (Faculty of Biology)
- Dan Geiger (Faculty of Computer Science)
- Danny Eytan (Faculty of Medicine)
- Dvir Aran (Faculty of Biology)
- Efrat Shimron (Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering)
- Galit Yom-Tov (Faculty of Data and Decision Science)
- Hadas Benisti (Faculty of Medicine)
- Joachim Behar (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Keren Yizhak (Faculty of Medicine)
- Moti Freiman (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Noam Kaplan (Faculty of Medicine)
- Reut Shalgi (Faculty of Medicine)
- Roee Amit (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Roi Reichart (Faculty of Data and Decisions Science)
- Ron Kimmel (Faculty of Computer Science)
- Ron Meir (Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering)
- Roy Kishony (Faculty of Biology)
- Sagi Levy (Faculty of Biology)
- Shai Shen-Orr (Faculty of Medicine)
- Shie Mannor (Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering)
- Shlomi Laufer (Faculty of Data and Decision Science)
- Tomer Shlomi (Faculty of Computer Science)
- Uri Shalit (Faculty of Data and Decision Science)
- Yael Yaniv (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Yair Goldberg (Faculty of Data and Decision Science)
- Yoav Shechtman (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Yoni Savir (Faculty of Medicine)
- Yosef Maruvka (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Yossi Shamai (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
Biophysics is the field of research that applies principles and methods of physics toward the understanding of biomedical phenomena. This understanding is then used to develop innovative approaches and technologies for understanding, diagnosing and treating diseases. Themes related to biophysics are typically interdisciplinary in nature, involving investigators from exact, natural and life sciences, that work on fundamental questions, address key technological challenges and aim to develop solutions to such challenges through diagnostics, prognostics, and treatment.
The community of Technion investigators working in these fields includes:
- Amit Meller (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Ariel Kaplan (Faculty of Biology)
- Dan Bracha (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Erez Braun (Faculty of Physics)
- Haguy Wolfenson (Faculty of Medicine)
- Joshua Grolman (Faculty of Material Science and Engineering)
- Kinneret Keren (Faculty of Physics)
- Lior Gepstein (Faculty of Medicine | Rambam Health Center)
- Michael Levy (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Naama Brenner (Faculty of Chemical Engineering)
- Nadav Amdursky (Faculty of Chemistry)
- Noam Kaplan (Faculty of Medicine)
- Oded Lewinson (Faculty of Medicine)
- Omer Yehezkeli (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Ram Adar (Faculty of Physics)
- Raz Palti (Faculty of Medicine)
- Roee Amit (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Shelly Tzill (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering)
- Shimon Marom (Faculty of Medicine)
- Tom Shemesh (Faculty of Biology)
- Uri Peskin (Faculty of Chemistry)
- Yael Yaniv (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Yoav Shechtman (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Yoni Savir (Faculty of Medicine)
- Yuval Garini (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
Biochemistry and cell biology research are fundamental in unraveling the intricate mechanisms governing life itself. They elucidate the molecular processes underlying cellular functions, from metabolism to signal transduction, and aberrant processes that lead to cell death and degeneration, on the one hand, or malignant growth and cancer on the other. Immunology investigates the body's defense mechanisms against foreign invaders, and, as has become strikingly apparent in recent years, against malignant cells. The domains of biochemistry, cell biology, cancer research and immunology have become deeply interconnected, with such interconnections crucial for developing therapies that, among others, harness the immune system to target and eradicate cancer cells.
The community of Technion investigators working in these fields includes:
- Aaron Ciechanover (Faculty of Medicine)
- Ami Aronheim (Faculty of Medicine)
- Andrew Levy (Faculty of Medicine)
- Arie Admon (HLA peptidomics for Cancer Immunotherapy)
- Arnon Henn (Faculty of Biology)
- Assaf Bester (Faculty of Biology)
- Assaf Zinger (Faculty of Chemical Engineering)
- Asya Rolls (Faculty of Medicine)
- Avram Hershko (Faculty of Medicine)
- Ayala Shiber (Faculty of Biology)
- Ayelet Fishman (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Ayelet Lamm (Faculty of Biology)
- Benjamin Horwitz (Faculty of Biology)
- Benjamin Podbilewicz (Faculty of Biology)
- Ben-Zion Levi (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Daphne Weihs (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Debbie Yablonski (Faculty of Medicine)
- Doron Melamed (Faculty of Medicine)
- Gad Rennert (Faculty of Medicine)
- Haguy Wolfenson (Faculty of Medicine)
- Herman Wolosker (Faculty of Medicine)
- Izhak Kehat (Faculty of Medicine)
- Katrien Vandoorne (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Keren Yizhak (Faculty of Medicine)
- Michael Glickman (Faculty of Biology)
- Mordechai (Motti) Choder (Faculty of Medicine)
- Nabieh Ayoub (Faculty of Biology)
- Noam Kaplan (Faculty of Medicine)
- Noga Ron-Harel (Faculty of Biology)
- Oded Kleifeld (Faculty of Biology)
- Oded Lewinson (Faculty of Medicine)
- Peleg Hasson (Faculty of Medicine)
- Philippa Melamed (Faculty of Biology)
- Raz Palty (Faculty of Medicine)
- Reut Shalgi (Faculty of Medicine)
- Roee Amit (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Shai Shen-Orr (Faculty of Medicine)
- Shenhav Cohen (Faculty of Biology)
- Simone Engelender (Faculty of Medicine)
- Tamar Kleinberger (Faculty of Medicine)
- Yoav Arava (Faculty of Biology)
- Yoni Savir (Faculty of Medicine)
- Yoram Reiter (Faculty of Biology)
- Yosef Shamay (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Yotam Bar-On (Faculty of Medicine)
- Yuval Shaked (Faculty of Medicine)
Mechanobiology is a multidisciplinary field that explores the mechanical properties of biological systems, and how physical forces influence these systems. While this term relates to all scales of living entities, the Technion includes investigators that study whole body mechanics, applying the lessons learnt toward the development of treatments for individuals suffering from muscular and skeletal impairment or damage.
The community of Technion investigators working in these fields includes:
- Alon Wolf (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering)
- Arielle Fischer (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Dana Solev (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering)
- Firas Mawase (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Tzipi Horowitz-Kraus (Faculty of Education in Science and Technology)
Cancer research is a broad field dedicated to understanding the complex mechanisms underlying the development and progression of various cancer types, with the ultimate goal of developing more effective diagnostic tools, targeted therapies, and preventive strategies to combat this devastating disease. At the Technion and its affiliated health care centers and hospitals, this research is particularly diverse – from genomics, biochemistry, immunology and cell biology, through drug development and delivery, machine vision, AI, and big data all the way to clinical studies within health care centers. Activities in this field are led by the Rappaport-Technion integrated Cancer Center (R-TiCC)
The community of Technion investigators working in these fields includes:
- Aaron Ciechanover (Faculty of Medicine)
- Alejandro Sosnik (Faculty of Material Science and Engineering)
- Ami Aronheim (Faculty of Medicine)
- Amir Orian (Faculty of Medicine)
- Amir Rosenthal (Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering)
- Amit Meller (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Ari Glasner (Faculty of Medicine)
- Arie Admon (Faculty of Biology)
- Ashraf Brik (Faculty of Chemistry)
- Assaf Bester (Faculty of Biology)
- Assaf Zinger (Faculty of Chemical Engineering)
- Asya Rolls (Faculty of Medicine)
- Avi Schroeder (Faculty of Chemical Engineering)
- Ayala Shiber (Faculty of Biology)
- Boris Slobodin (Faculty of Medicine)
- Daphne Weihs (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- David (Dedi) Meiri (Faculty of Biology)
- Debbie Yablonski (Faculty of Medicine)
- Dina Ron (Faculty of Biology)
- Dvir Aran (Faculty of Biology)
- Elizabeth Half (Rambam Medical Center)
- Emily Avitan Hersh (Rambam Medical Center)
- Erez Braun (Faculty of Physics)
- Erez Hasnis (Rambam Medical Center)
- Ester Segal (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Gad Rennert (Carmel Medical Center)
- Gil Bar-Sela (Emek Medical Center)
- Haguy Wolfenson (Faculty of Medicine)
- Hossam Haick (Faculty of Chemical Engineering)
- Ilana Doweck (Carmel Medical Center)
- Irit Ben Aharon (Rambam Medical Center)
- Israel Vlodavsky (Faculty of Medicine)
- Katrien Vandoorne (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Keren Yizhak (Faculty of Medicine)
- Marcelle Machluf (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Michael Glickman (Faculty of Biology)
- Moran Benhar (Faculty of Medicine)
- Moran Bercovici (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering)
- Moti Freiman (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Motti Choder (Faculty of Medicine)
- Naama Geva-Zatorsky (Faculty of Medicine)
- Nabieh Ayoub (Faculty of Biology)
- Nathan Karin (Faculty of Medicine)
- Noam Kaplan (Faculty of Medicine)
- Noga Ron-Harel (Faculty of Biology)
- Ofer Nativ (Bnai Zion Medical Center)
- Ofrat Beyar-Katz (Rambam Medical Center)
- Omri Barak (Faculty of Medicine)
- Raz Palti (Faculty of Medicine)
- Reut Shalgi (Faculty of Medicine)
- Roee Amit (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Ron Kimmel (Faculty of Computer Science)
- Ruth Hershberg (Faculty of Medicine)
- Ruth Perets (Rambam Medical Center)
- Shai Shen-Orr (Faculty of Medicine)
- Shenhav Cohen (Faculty of Biology)
- Shifra Ash (Rambam Medical Center)
- Shlomit Yehudai-Reshef (Rambam Medical Center)
- Shulamit Levenberg (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Stavit Alon-Shalev (Emek Medical Center)
- Tamar Kleinberger (Faculty of Medicine)
- Tomer Shlomi (Faculty of Computer Science)
- Uri Sivan (President of the Technion | Faculty of Physics )
- Yaniv Zohar (Rambam Medical Center)
- Yehuda Assaraf (Faculty of Biology)
- Yoav D. Livney (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Yoni Savir (Faculty of Medicine)
- Yoram Reiter (Faculty of Biology)
- Yosef Maruvka (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Yosef Shamay (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Yuval Garini (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Yuval Shaked (Faculty of Medicine)
- Ze'ev Gross (Faculty of Chemistry)
Unlike conventional drug delivery systems like ingestible tablets or IV infusion, smart drug delivery systems enable the targeting to- and release of pharmaceutical agents for treating diseases specifically at the cells and tissues involved in disease initiation and progression. This is especially important for therapeutic agents that have significant side effects, and thus require accurate targeting to minimize systemic exposure. To handle these challenges, new drug delivery systems are being developed and formulated using advanced technologies, which include, among others, biocompatible nanoparticles, exotic chemical compounds, and nano / microdevices.
The community of Technion investigators working in these fields includes:
- Aaron Ciechanover (Faculty of Medicine)
- Alejandro Sosnik (Faculty of Material Science and Engineering)
- Ashraf Brik (Faculty of Chemistry)
- Assaf Zinger (Faculty of Chemical Engineering)
- Avi Schroeder (Faculty of Chemical Engineering)
- Ayelet Fishman (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Boaz Mizrahi (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- David (Dedi) Meiri (Faculty of Biology)
- Ester Segal (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Hossam Haick (Faculty of Chemical Engineering)
- Josué Sznitman (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Luai R. Khoury (Faculty of Material Science and Engineering)
- Marcelle Machluf (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Michael Glickman (Faculty of Biology)
- Netanel Korin (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Shady Farah (Faculty of Chemical Engineering)
- Yoav D. Livney (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Yossi Shamai (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Yuval Garini (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
Genetics and genomics study the heredity and variation of genes in organisms, the organization of genomic material, its regulation and maintenance. They play pivotal roles in understanding inheritance patterns, genetic disorders, evolutionary processes and cancer and provide an important basis for personalized medicine. Knowledge gained in these fields provides insights into normal cell function, disease susceptibility, and the development of targeted therapies.
The community of Technion investigators working in these fields includes:
- Adi Salzberg (Faculty of Medicine)
- Amit Zeisel (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Ariel Kaplan (Faculty of Biology)
- Assaf Bester (Faculty of Biology)
- Ayelet Lamm (Faculty of Biology)
- Debbie Lindell (Faculty of Biology)
- Dvir Aran (Faculty of Biology)
- Ella Preger-Ben Noon (Faculty of Medicine)
- Ella Preger-Ben Noon (Faculty of Medicine)
- Keren Yizhak (Faculty of Medicine)
- Nabieh Ayoub (Faculty of Biology)
- Noam Kaplan (Faculty of Medicine)
- Oded Beja (Faculty of Biology)
- Philippa Melamed (Faculty of Biology)
- Reut Shalgi (Faculty of Medicine)
- Roee Amit (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Roy Kishony (Faculty of Biology)
- Ruth Hershberg (Faculty of Medicine)
- Sara Selig (Faculty of Medicine)
- Shai Shen-Orr (Faculty of Medicine)
- Tamar Ben-Yosef (Faculty of Medicine)
- Tzachi Reizel (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Yael Mandel-Gutfreund (Faculty of Biology)
- Yoav Arava (Faculty of Biology)
- Yosef Maruvka (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Yuval Garini (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
The need to match the gradual increase in life-span with a concordant increase in ‘health-span’ - physical state and life style that prolongs functional, independent, and productive membership in society - is one of society’s greatest challenges. Consequently, healthy living is a major multi-disciplinary theme at the Technion.
The community of Technion investigators working in these fields includes:
- Arielle Fischer (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Arnon Henn (Faculty of Biology)
- Ayala Shiber (Faculty of Biology)
- Ayelet Lamm (Faculty of Biology)
- Ben Engelhard (Faculty of Medicine)
- Firas Mawase (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Meirav Aharon Gutman (Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning)
- Noga Ron-Harel (Faculty of Biology)
- Reut Shalgi (Faculty of Medicine)
- Shai Shen-Orr (Faculty of Medicine)
- Tzvi Dwolatzky (Faculty of Medicine)
- Uri Lesmes (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Yoav D. Livney (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Yoni Savir (Faculty of Medicine)
Environmental health is a field that focuses on the interactions between the environment and human health. It encompasses various aspects related to our surroundings, including living and work environments, urban surrounding, air quality, water safety, food contamination, and exposure to hazardous substances. Environmental health plays a vital role in shaping overall well-being, including aspects related to human health.
The community of Technion investigators working in these fields includes:
- Adi Radian (Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- Assaf Shwartz (Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning)
- Avi Ostfeld (Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- Dafna Fisher Gewitzman (Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning)
- David Broday (Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- Davide Schaumann (Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning)
- Eran Friedler (Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- Guy Ramon (Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- Isaac Guedi Capeluto (Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning)
- Jonathan Natanian (Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning)
- Meirav Aharon Gutman (Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning)
- Naama Lang-Yona (Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- Ohad Nachtomy (Humanities and Arts department)
- Tzipi Horowitz-kraus (Faculty of Education in Science and Technology)
- Yael Dubowski (Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- Yasha J. Grobman (Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning)
- Yohay Carmel (Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering)
The relationship between what humans consume and their health - in the short and long term - is one of the oldest and undisputed insights of humankind. In the fast-paced world, where industrialized food abounds, and climate change and overpopulation presents real threats to food safety, matters of appropriate and heathy nutrition have never been more critical.
The community of Technion investigators working in these fields includes:
- Avi Shpigelman (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Dganit Danino (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Esther Meyron-Holtz (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Maya Davidovich-Pinhas (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Shulamit Levenberg (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Sima Yaron (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Uri Lesmes (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Yechezkel Kashi (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Yoav D. Livney (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
Imaging modalities – X-Ray, computerized tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET), Ultrasound and others are indisputably some of the most important tools in modern medicine. Similarly, optical and electron microscopy have, and still are revolutionizing our understanding of life’s most fundamental components and processes. Some of these modalities have very long histories while some are newer, but progress is constantly called for in domains such as resolution, sensitivity, image acquisition time, radiation minimization, and last but not least – cost, as many of these systems are incredibly expensive. In addition, making sense of medical images is still in the hands of experts, a huge bottleneck in terms of time and costs. All these topics are fields of active research at the Technion.
The community of Technion investigators working in these fields includes:
- Amir Rosenthal (Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering)
- Efrat Shimron (Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering)
- Guy Bartal (Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering)
- Haim Azhari (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Ido Kaminer (Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering)
- Joachim Behar (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Katrien Vandoorne (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Leeya Engel (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering)
- Limor Freifeld (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Moti Freiman (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Ron Kimmel (Faculty of Computer Science)
- Tzipi Horowitz-kraus (Faculty of Education in Science and Technology)
- Yehonadav Bekenstein (Faculty of Material Science and Engineering)
- Yeshayahu (Ishi) Talmon (Faculty of Chemical Engineering)
- Yoav Shechtman (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Yoav Shechtman (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Yuval Garini (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
Humanity is embedded in a cosmos of microscopic organisms, many of which affect human health in myriad ways – from pathogenic bacteria and viruses, through the microorganismal worlds humans host (the ‘microbiome’) to the mind-boggling numbers of soil and marine organisms that release oxygen and sequester carbon, impacting environments and climates. Microorganisms are key components of both traditional and ultramodern biotechnology (synthesis of organic compounds and complex proteins, including edible ones, biodegradable plastics, pharmaceuticals, ‘designer’ enzymes, and gene editing technology). In addition, microorganisms are at the bottom of the new era of Synthetic Biology (‘artificial’ organisms, plastic degrading bacteria, hybrids of biological organisms and electronical devices and more). Thus, microbial biology and engineering, are at the bleeding edge of human health research, with COVID-19 serving as a painful reminder of this field’s importance.
The community of Technion investigators working in these fields includes:
- Adi Radian (Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- Assaf Shwartz (Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning)
- Benjamin Horwitz (Faculty of Biology)
- Daniel Kornitzer (Faculty of Medicine)
- Debbie Lindell (Faculty of Biology)
- Dvir Harris (Faculty of Chemistry)
- Naama Geva Zatorsky (Faculty of Medicine)
- Naama Lang-Yona (Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- Noam Adir (Faculty of Chemistry)
- Oded Beja (Faculty of Biology)
- Oded Lewinson (Faculty of Medicine (
- Ramez Daniel (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Roy Kishony (Faculty of Biology)
- Ruth Hershberg (Faculty of Medicine)
- Sima Yaron (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Tamar Kleinberger (Faculty of Medicine)
- Yechezkel Kashi (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Yotam Bar-On (Faculty of Medicine)
The relationships between the mind, the brain and behavior have fascinated scientists for centuries. As more was learned, the distinctions between the mind and the brain, and more recently between brains and machines (that is machine learning, artificial intelligence) have blurred significantly. In fact, these blurring boundaries have become exciting research fronts with huge implications for fundamental understanding of the brain, behavior, and learning, both natural and artificial.
The community of Technion investigators working in these fields includes:
- Amit Zeisel (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Asya Rolls (Faculty of Medicine)
- Avner Wallach (Faculty of Biology)
- Ayelet Lamm (Faculty of Biology)
- Ben Engelhard (Faculty of Medicine)
- Daniel Soudry (Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering)
- Dori Derdikman (Faculty of Medicine)
- Firas Mawase (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Hadas Benisti (Faculty of Medicine)
- Herman Wolosker (Faculty of Medicine)
- Jackie Schiller (Faculty of Medicine)
- Limor Freifeld (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Michael Glickman (Faculty of Biology)
- Miriam Zacksenhouse (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering)
- Naama Brenner (Faculty of Chemical Engineering)
- Noam Ziv (Faculty of Medicine)
- Omri Barak (Faculty of Medicine)
- Roi Reichart (Fculty of Data and Decisions Science)
- Sagi Levy (Faculty of Biology)
- Shai Berlin (Faculty of Medicine)
- Shay Stern (Faculty of Biology)
- Stefano Recanatesi (Faculty of Medicine)
- Tzipi Horowitz-kraus (Faculty of Education in Science and Technology)
- Vadim Indelman (Faculty of Aerospace Engineering)
- Yoed Kenett (Faculty of Data and Decision Science)
- Yoram Gutfreund (Faculty of Medicine)
Synthetic biology is a field that applies engineering principles to biology, with the goal of designing new organisms or redesigning existing ones for specific purposes. This fledgling field has potential to provide fundamental understanding of biological principles, on the one hand, and to provide new solutions for medical, biotechnological, nutritional and environmental challenges, on the other.
The community of Technion investigators working in these fields includes:
- Avi Schroeder (Faculty of Chemical Engineering)
- Dan Bracha (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Eitan Yaakobi (Faculty of Computer Science)
- Michael Levi (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Omer Yehezkeli (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
- Ramez Daniel (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Roee Amit (Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering)
System physiology explores the integrated functions of organ systems within organisms, elucidating how they work together to maintain homeostasis and respond to external stimuli. It provides a holistic understanding of biological processes, from cellular interactions to whole-body responses. By resolving the operation principles of major physiological systems such as the cardiovascular, gastrointestinal and musculoskeletal systems, this venerable research domain is at the basis of medical interventions, public health strategies, and the development of therapies aimed at optimizing human health.
The community of Technion investigators working in these fields includes:
- Alon Wolf (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering)
- Andrew Levy (Faculty of Medicine)
- Arielle Fischer (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Asya Rolls (Faculty of Medicine)
- Dana Solev (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering)
- Izhak Kehat (Faculty of Medicine)
- Joachim Behar (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Josué Sznitman (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Katrien Vandoorne (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Landesberg Amir (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Lior Gepstein (Faculty of Medicine | Rambam Health Center)
- Moti Freiman (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Naama Geva-Zatorsky (Faculty of Medicine)
- Netanel Korin (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Peleg Hasson (Faculty of Medicine)
- Thomas Schultheiss (Faculty of Medicine)
- Yael Yaniv (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Yuval Shaked (Faculty of Medicine)
- Zaid Abassi (Faculty of Medicine)
The field of regenerative medicine is developing at an enormous pace, in part due to breakthroughs in key technologies, such as induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), organoids, organs on chips, bioprinting, biocompatible scaffolds and more. Yet, while technological developments and bioengineering approaches are undoubtedly important, their success depends on deep understanding of developmental biology and re/degenerative processes, on the one hand, and tight integration with clinical expertise (identifying real-world needs and testing proposed treatments) on the other
The community of Technion investigators working in these fields includes:
- Adi Salzberg (Faculty of Medicine)
- Dale Frank (Faculty of Medicine)
- Erez Braun (Faculty of Physics)
- Haguy Wolfenson (Faculty of Medicine)
- Joshua Grolman (Faculty of Material Science and Engineering)
- Kinneret Keren (Faculty of Physics)
- Lior Gepstein (Faculty of Medicine | Rambam Health Center)
- Maya Maor Nof (Faculty of Biology)
- Michael Glickman (Faculty of Biology)
- Nadav Sharon (Faculty of Biology)
- Peleg Hasson (Faculty of Medicine)
- Ram Adar (Faculty of Physics)
- Ruby Shalom-Feuerstein (Faculty of Medicine)
- Shady Farah (Faculty of Chemical Engineering)
- Shulamit Levenberg (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering)
- Simone Englender (Faculty of Medicine)
- Thomas Schultheiss (Faculty of Medicine)