Ben-Gurion University researcher receives rappaport prize for excellence in biomedical research

Ben-Gurion University researcher receives rappaport prize for excellence in biomedical research
( American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev ) Professor Cohen received the prize for her research that led to an innovative and pioneering product using algae to prevent cardiac tissue damage following acute myocardial infarction. The hydrogel, is a resorbable liquid polymer that is administered through the coronary artery during standard catheterization and flows into the damaged …

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Innovative tissue damage preventing cardiac scaffold awarded Rappaport Prize for biomedical research

Innovative tissue damage preventing cardiac scaffold awarded Rappaport Prize for biomedical research
Prof. Smadar Cohen, head of the University’s Avram and Stella Goldstein-Goren Department of Biotechnology Engineering, has been awarded the prestigious Rappaport Prize for Excellence in Biomedical Research, an award totaling $100,000. The prize, given by Israel’s Rappaport Foundation, is presented annually to a researcher whose research has either significantly advanced or has the potential to …

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Professor Cohen Of Ben-Gurion University Receives Rappaport Prize For Excellence In Biomedical Research

Professor Cohen Of Ben-Gurion University Receives Rappaport Prize For Excellence In Biomedical Research
Prof. Smadar Cohen, incumbent of the Claire and Harold Oshry Chair in Biotechnology, and head of the University’s Avram and Stella Goldstein-Goren Department of Biotechnology Engineering, has been awarded the prestigious Rappaport Prize for Excellence in Biomedical Research, an award totaling $100,000. The Prize is given annually to a researcher whose research has either significantly advanced …

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