In recent years my research focuses on active orthopaedic biomedical devices as a Blavatnik Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. Athina Markaki’s lab at the University of Cambridge, Engineering Department. My work was also supported by the Reuben foundation Post-Doctoral Award and Post-Doctoral Fellowship from BGU. My study provides the in vitro proof of using magneto-mechanical actuation treatment to stimulate bone in-growth around an implanted device. Additionally, she developed a novel hydrogel from albumin and fibrin (derived from blood), that has a beneficial effect on bone and vessels formation in 3D constructs. Recently, her new innovative project on the drug-releasing magnetic wafer for eradication of postsurgical residual glioblastoma was founded by the Issacs Newton Trust Grant.

My previous studies were at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, where she completed an undergraduate and graduate degrees in Materials Engineering under the mentorship of Prof. Eli Aghion. She investigated several innovative lines of research related to the development of new biodegradable implants based on magnesium and zinc alloys for bone fixation and healing. Her work contributed to the basic scientific understanding of the degradation kinetics and cytotoxicity of those metals.