Bio
Prof. Dafna Benayahu was born in Israel. She obtained her BSc degree at the Faculty of Life Science and MSc and PhD degrees at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University (TAU). Following postdoc at Weizmann Institute of Science in 1993 she was invited to join as visiting assistance professor at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, TAU. At 1995 she spend almost two years as research associate at the NIH, USA and return to TAU in 1997 to develop her research group in the field of Cell and Molecular Biology of Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine Research. Since 2010 she is full professor, and since 2013 acting head of Cell and Developmental Biology. The research focus on molecular biology of Mesenchymal Stem Cells fate combined with biomaterial scaffold for tissue engineering, bio-nano-science and mechanobiology at the molecular and cellular level.
Prof. Benayahu is teaching at the medical school for medical and graduate students and also in summer school in Europe. She served as standing committee member in national and international societies. She chair the international meeting of the Israeli Cell and Tissue Society (ICT) in 2006 and few other national scientific meetings. Prof. Benayahu serves as editorial board member in many international journals and grant agencies. She published over 140 papers, book chapters and awarded 10 patents with transferred technology to industry. She is experience both in academic research and industry to push the research fruits to the commercial product.