The Team
Prof. Ayelet Lesman
Principal Investigator
Heading the Biomechanics of Living Cells Lab in the School for Mechanical Engineering, Tel Aviv University.
Dr. Oren Tchaicheeyan
Lab manager
Working on computational research such as DVC analysis, as well as experimental methodology such as rheometry and mechanical tests.
Dr. Yaniv Shlosberg
Postdoctoral Scholar
In my studies, I develop bio-fuel cells (BECs) which generate clean electricity from mammalian cells and tissues.
I apply electrochemical and spectroscopic methods to study the mechanism of the electron transport between the cells and the electrodes to improve the efficiency of the bio-electricity generation.
Shahar Goren
Ph.D Research Student
I am doing my Ph.D. in the faculty of chemistry, studying the nonlinear and anisotropic properties of fibrous biomaterials, incorporating simulations, experiments in optical tweezers and confocal microscopy.
Yoni Koren
Ph.D Research Student
During my Ph.D studies I investigate the mechanism of growth in plant roots, using Finite-Element modelling and live experiments, accounting for the roots mechanosensing abilities to detect obstacles and grow efficiently in the soil.
Bar Ergaz
Ph.D Research Student
As part of my Ph.D studies, I study the mechanical interaction between cells using a novel micropatterning platform that allows generating large arrays of single cells or cell-spheroids in 3D biological hydrogels.
Nurit Bar-Shai
Ph.D Research Student
Ph.D student, in collaboration with the Golberg environmental engineering lab. My research looks into polysaccharides derived from seaweeds, to grow mammalian cells for tissue culture engineering technologies.
Ran Glinowiecki
M.Sc. Research Student
As a part of my M.Sc. research I am using final element analysis and rheology experiment on bio-synthetic materials to study the effect of cell-cell interactions on the global properties of tissue-like materials.