Prof. Levenberg conducts interdisciplinary research on stem cells and tissue engineering, with implications for regenerative medicine and sustainable food production. Her research shows that it is possible to create complex tissues, including blood vessels, in a laboratory and that these engineered tissue-constructs can integrate with the host when implanted. Her team recently developed unique stem-cell engineered tissue constructs that induce the regeneration and repair of injured spinal cords and genetically engineered muscle tissue for treating type 2 diabetes.

She is founder and CSO of two start-up companies, including Aleph Farms, which is revolutionizing the food industry by producing real meat from cow cells without harming animals or the environment. She is a member of the Israel National Counsel for Bioethics and President of the Israel Stem Cell Society, and she is actively involved in training young scientists.

Prof. Levenberg has received numerous prizes and awards, having recently been inducted as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Her accolades have also included the Krill Prize for Excellence in Scientific Research, awarded by the Wolf Foundation, and being named by Scientific American as a “Research Leader” in tissue engineering for her work on the vascularization of engineered tissues.