Tal Dvir, Ph.D. | biocon2030

Tal Dvir, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering

Tel Aviv University

Speech Title:

Engineering personalized tissue implants: From 3D printing to bionic organs

Abstract:

In this talk I will describe cutting-edge bio and nanotechnologies for engineering functional tissues and organs, focusing on the design of new biomaterials mimicking the natural microenvironment or releasing biofactors to promote stem cell recruitment and tissue protection. In addition, I will discuss the development of patient-specific materials and 3D printing of personalized vascularized tissues and organs. Finally, I will show a new direction in tissue engineering, where micro and nanoelectronics are integrated within engineered tissues to form cyborg tissues and bionic organs.

Bio:

Tal Dvir is a Professor at Tel Aviv University, Israel. He obtained his B.Sc. (2003) and Ph.D (2008) degrees from the faculty of Engineering at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel. His Ph.D research focused on cardiac tissue engineering and regeneration. Tal continued his postdoctoral studies in the laboratory of Prof. Robert Langer in the Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT. His postdoc research focused on advanced materials for tissue engineering and regeneration. On October 2011 Tal was recruited by the Department of Biotechnology and the Center for Nanotechnology at Tel Aviv University to establish the Laboratory for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. On 2021, Tal has also joined the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Tel Aviv.
Tal’s laboratory designs and develops smart bio and nanomaterials and technologies for engineering complex tissues and organs, such as the heart, brain, spinal cord, intestine, eyes and more. During his career Tal has published many high impact papers and received numerous prizes and awards. Tal is also an inventor of numerous patents.
Tal is currently the Director of Tel Aviv University Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology and the Founding Director of the Sagol Center for Regenerative Biotechnology.