Prof. Tal Dvir, PhD, Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Bio, Tel Aviv University
Prof. Tal Dvir is a professor at Tel Aviv University, Israel, where he leads the Laboratory for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. He holds a B.Sc. (2003) and Ph.D. (2008) in Biotechnology Engineering from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. His Ph.D. research, supervised by Prof. Smadar Cohen, focused on cardiac tissue engineering and regeneration. Prof. Dvir completed his postdoctoral studies at MIT in the laboratory of Prof. Robert Langer, where he specialized in advanced materials for tissue engineering. At Tel Aviv University, Prof. Dvir is affiliated with the Department of Biotechnology, the Center for Nanotechnology, the Department of Biomedical Engineering, and the Sagol Center for Neuroscience. His research focuses on developing personalized tissue implants using cutting-edge materials and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to engineer tissues such as the heart, brain, spinal cord, and retina. He also works on integrating nanoelectronics with engineered tissues to create cyborg tissues and bionic organs, as well as advancing 3D and 4D bioprinting techniques for tissue and organ engineering. His lab also explores smart delivery systems designed to recruit stem cells to damaged organs and novel nanotechnological strategies for promoting regeneration in defective tissues and organs.