Presenter: Eldad Tzahor, PhD

Presentation Title: Unraveling Cardiac Repair Mechanisms

Date and Time: Thursday October 15 at 12:00 PM- 1:00 PM

Location: Zoom Only https://zoom.us/j/96081983200

About Dr. Tzahor: 

Prof. Tzahor received a BSc in biology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1991) and a PhD in molecular biology (1999) at the Weizmann Institute of Science and completed his postdoctoral training at the Harvard Medical School (Boston, USA). He joined the staff of the Weizmann Institute in 2003. He served as the head of the department of Molecular Cell Biology from 2016 until 2022. Currently he is the Director of the Helen and Martin Kimmel Institute for Stem Cell Research and a visiting Professor at the faculty of Medicine, Heidelberg University, Germany.

Prof. Tzahor studies novel mechanisms for cardiac regeneration and repair following injury in mammals, a major challenge in current biomedical research. The lab develops novel approaches in cardiac biology to stimulate heart regeneration and repair. Prof. Tzahor is considered a world leader in the field of cardiac regeneration. His research in the field of regenerative medicine could potentially lead to treatments for heart disease in adult patients.

He is the recipient of several prestigious grants and awards, including three European Research Council (ERC) grants, a Foundation LeDucq grant, a Horizon 2020 grant in Regenerative Medicine, and the Levinson Prize in Biology. In addition, Prof. Tzahor is the Scientific Founder of two startup companies in the fields of skeletal muscle and heart preservation and repair. Prof. Tzahor swims and runs regularly, which he says are the best forms of exercise to reduce the risk of heart disease.