Partner Tel Aviv University

Leader of WP6: in-silico study of immune reaction to biomaterials

Uri Nevo

Male, first time FET participant. Partner leader.
ROLE IN THE PROJECT: Nevo oversees the work package that involves simulation and modelling the cellular interactions.

Uri Nevo

Avner Priel

Male, first time FET participant.
ROLE IN THE PROJECT: Managing the “Cell Studio” development and evaluation for the In2Sight project.

Avner Priel

Main Task

Design
Development
Implementation
Testing of in Silico system simulation

Partner Description

Located in Israel’s cultural, financial, and business heartland, Tel-Aviv University is the largest comprehensive research university in Israel.
Comprising 9 faculties, 24 Schools and 105 departments, the university has over a hundred research centers and institutes.

On top of the extensive range of study programs that TAU offers its 29,000 students, over the years Tel Aviv University has introduced an ever-increasing number of interdisciplinary programs in vital new fields, such as nanoscience and nanotechnology, bioinformatics and biotechnology.

The Department of Biomedical Engineering, BME, is a center of excellence in medical and biological research with engineering tools and approaches.
Fields of expertise in the department include MRI and image processing, biological and biophysical modelling, tissue engineering, bio-photonics, synthetic biology, brain research and more.

Faculty members include a majority of young professors, a few ERC winners and a growing number of female faculty members (currently, 33% of the faculty members).