Prof. Smadar Cohen
Email: scohen@bgu.ac.il
http://fohs.bgu.ac.il/research/PersonalWebSite1main.aspx?id=jjVMsust

Rearch Interests:

•  Protein/DNA/RNA Delivery Systems
•  Targeted Delivery of Nano/microspheres
•  Affinity-binding Hydrogels for Heparin-binding Proteins
•  Instructive Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regeneration

Products developed:

•  AlgiMatrixTM, now a product of Invitrogen Inc.
•  Cardiac implant (BL-1040), now is licensed to Ikaria Holdings via BioLineRx Jerusalem

Keywords: Affinity-binding hydrogels; biomaterials; controlled release; microspheres; nanospheres; proteins; siRNA/miRNA; scaffolds; targeting

Dr. Ayelet David
Email: ayeletda@bgu.ac.il
http://fohs.bgu.ac.il/research/PersonalWebSite1main.aspx?id=dtdiedui

Research Interests:

Novel polymeric nanomedicines for:

• drug targeting into solid tumors
• diagnostic applications in cancer therapy
• gene delivery applications
• antiviral therapy

Keywords: Targeted drug delivery systems, nanosized medicines, polymer conjugates, anticancer therapy, HPMA copolymer, multivalency, endothelial cells.

Prof. Joseph Kost
Email: kost@bgu.ac.il
http://fohs.bgu.ac.il/research/PersonalWebSite1main.aspx?id=ijdusMVj

Research Interests:

• Polymeric Drug Delivery Systems
• Responsive Drug Delivery Systems
• Transdermal Drug Delivery Systems
• Ultrasound in Drug/gene and RNAi delivery Applications
• Non-viral gene and RNAi therapies
• Medical Devices
• HIFU triggered delivery systems (liposomes, polymeric nano and microparticulates)

Products developed: SonoPrep (FDA approved device for local topical anesthetic)

Keywords: Transdremal, ultrasound, HIFU, gene therapy, RNAi delivery, non viral carriers, nano-medicine, nanoparticles, medical devices, polymers