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Professor Marcelle Machluf is using trickery to try to trap the coronavirus, and Professor Ezri Tarazi has created an air shield to protect health care workers. These maverick professors from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology talk about their innovative work in the fight against the SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Prof. Machluf […]
Technion Webinar Technion scientists played a key role in the fight against COVID-19, developing everything from diagnostic testing and protective gear to innovative therapeutics. In this informative webinar, Technion Professor Moran Bercovici discusses how his microfluidics research could lead to point-of-care testing to detect the coronavirus. Prof. Bercovici and his team have developed methods for […]
Technion students and researchers are providing new hope for amputee children. Students from the Biorobotics and Biomechanics Lab in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, led by Prof. Alon Wolf — together with the nonprofit organization Haifa3D — are making 3D-printed prosthetic hands for children. While prosthetics are often prohibitively expensive, these limbs are given for […]
Two years ago, Technion Professor Marcelle Machluf, dean of the Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, participated in the torch-lighting ceremony in honor of the State of Israel’s 70th Independence Day. Following is a translation of her powerful speech: “I, Marcelle Machluf, the daughter of Aliya Abitbul and Yossef Ben-Sadon of blessed memories, am lighting […]
History is no stranger to global pandemics. Greek soldiers were hit with a deadly influenza in 430 B.C.E., the earliest recorded pandemic. Europe and Asia were decimated by the Black Death in the 1300s; cholera ran rampant in the 19th century; and HIV/AIDS afflicted modern times. Each has taught us something about how to manage […]
Webinar with Professor Yaron Fuchs Could insights about cell death lead to better ways to contain viral infections, and serve as the basis for new drug development? According to Technion alumnus and Assistant Professor Yaron Fuchs, they just might. While scientists have long studied stem cell rejuvenation, Prof. Fuchs had the courage and insight to follow a new direction. Looking at the flip side of stem cell renewal — death, he broke new, unexplored ground that is leading to novel insights and strategies in tissue regeneration, including recovery processes in the intestines, hair growth, treatments for cancer and other diseases,…
Technion Professor Noam Adir’s creativity knows no bounds. He has invented spinach-powered electricity cells, as well as technology to harvest energy from photosynthetic bacteria found in ponds. In this webinar, Prof. Adir talks about his equally exciting biomedical research, studying proteins that can serve as targets for novel drug development. He and his research team […]
Webinar with Professor Asya Rolls Why is it that at least one-third of patients in medical trials get better with placebos? Many scientists are connecting the dots. Neuroscience has shown that every thought and emotion triggers specific brain activity that can be measured and manipulated. In this special webinar, Technion Professor Asya Rolls talks about her research in understanding how one’s positive thoughts and expectations may impact the body’s ability to fight off germs. In one study, she showed that the release of the so-called “feel-good neurotransmitter” dopamine disabled tumor-promoting cells in the immune system of mice, allowing them to…
ATS – Southern California Virtual Event Featuring Arielle Fischer ’11, Ph.D. ’16, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering and Zuckerman Faculty Scholar In this interactive virtual event for the ATS – Southern California community, Asst. Prof. Fischer shares her personal and academic journey since she last visited ATS supporters as a doctoral student. As a newly minted Technion faculty member, she’ll talk about her work to create biomedical applications, including high-tech sensors and smart wearable devices for artificial joints and neuromuscular disorders. Arielle Fischer is the embodiment of excellence. As a young soldier in the Israeli Air Force,…
On October 1, 2019, Professor Uri Sivan became the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology’s 17th president. He succeeded Professor Peretz Lavie, who ended a 10-year term in office. The appointment, as Prof. Sivan noted at his inauguration ceremony, is personal to him. His parents immigrated to Israel from Poland in 1936 to study at […]