Can Nature’s Regenerative Medicine Teach Us to Fight Diseases?

Virtual Event With Technion Alumni

Featuring Technion Alumnus, Assaf Zinger ’12, Ph.D. ’18

“From a young age, I knew I am going to be a scientist, and it’s a decision I have never regretted,” said Dr. Assaf Zinger. Today, he is a rising star in biomedical engineering and nanotherapeutics.

Conducting his postdoctoral research at the Houston Methodist Research Institute in Texas, Dr. Zinger is developing personalized biomimetic (inspired by nature) nanotechnologies for drug delivery and regenerative medicine. Specifically, he is working to treat heart disease and a rare postnatal disorder known as Rett syndrome. He is also trying to find a cure for the deadly brain cancer, glioblastoma.

In this interactive virtual event for the Dallas and Houston ATS community, Dr. Zinger discusses how to harness the body’s healing capabilities to their fullest potential for targeting inflammation, delivering therapeutic drugs, and tissue engineering. He also provides insights into developing a coronavirus vaccine, a process that is similar to work he is doing enclosing genetic materials into nanoparticles.

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