Studies to Develop Engineered Tissues for Heart Rehabilitation and Improve Treatment of Juvenile Diabetes Awarded “Mavri” Grants From the Israel Science Foundation

The Israel Science Foundation’s Mavri program, which focuses on biomedical research and supports studies directly related to human health, has awarded four Technion researchers a total of 5.75 million NIS for two collaborative projects.

Prof. Lior Gepstein (Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine and Rambam Health Care Campus) and Prof. Shulamit Levenberg (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering) received  funding to support a project concerning tissue engineering for heart repair titled  “Generation of engineered cardiac tissues containing blood vessels: potential applications in cardiac regenerative medicine.”