Neuro-Engineering and Bio-Medical Engineering Program Get Together

This April, just before Passover, the Bio-Medical Engineering and Neuro-Engineering programs held a special joint event. Neuro-Engineering is a unique program in Israel, aiming to enable electrical engineering graduates to apply analytical and engineering tools in the field of neuroscience, with over one hundred students enrolled. The program includes four faculty members: head of program, Dr. Shahar Alon, Faculty Dean Prof. Orit Shefi, Dr. Yaara Erez, and Dr. Nissan Ozana.

Two student lectures were given at the event: Doctoral student Alex Glick, from Dr. Shahar Alon's laboratory, presented technology that enables measuring brain disorders without the need for brain biopsy. Master's student Shir Hartman, from Dr. Yaara Erez's laboratory, discussed a method for improving brain surgeries through active network mapping.

Another member of Dr. Shahar Alon’s laboratory, doctoral student Michal Danino Levi, spoke about Brainstorm, a local community of neuroscience students whose goal is to advance the Israeli neurotech landscape and strengthen the bond between academia and industry.

The meeting concluded with a lecture by Dr. Shahar Alon, the program head, who spoke about AI applications in protein design.

Like every other year, outstanding students of the program were presented with awards for their academic achievements during the event. This year's recipients were: Dvir Sandovsky, Maayan Sade, Guy Cohen, Nitzan Dagan, Noam Frei, Ohad Shpizaizen, Shira Tziyoni, and Yedaaya Copeland. Congratulations to all the winners!