American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (AABGU) Washington/Baltimore Region in cooperation with The Israel Affairs Committee at Beth El Congregation, invites you to "Repairing Broken Hearts with Algae, Stem Cells and More" featuring Prof. Smadar Cohen, co-founder of the Avram and Stella Goldstein-Goren Department of Biotechnology Engineering Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
Prof. Cohen has conducted breakthrough research leading to the creation of an innovative cardiac scaffold made from algae. This bio-device that prevents tissue damage following heart attacks is now in clinical trials and has been licensed to the pharmaceutical company BioLineRx/Ikaria. Prof. Smadar Cohen established BGU’s Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research Center in 2012. Her research focuses on the design of functional bio-materials for promoting the regeneration of damaged tissue in the human body including the heart, liver and cartilage, as well as scaffolds for engineering replacement tissue outside the body with stem cells.