Polymeric biomaterials and implants, controlled drug release, tissue engineering

Prof. Zilberman holds an appointment of Full Professor at the School of Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (secondary affiliation) of Tel Aviv University. Her research interests are Biodegradable polymers for medical and environmental applications, drug- delivery systems, and implants and scaffolds for tissue engineering applications. During 2015-2020 she served as the president of Israel Society for Biomedical Engineering (ISMBE). She published more than 120 articles in the top Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering and Polymers journals, delivered about 300 presentations (including invited talks keynote and plenary lectures), and participated in organizing more than 30 conferences (scientific / organizing committee. She supervised more than 60 graduate students (Ph.D. and M.Sc. Theses), and more than 70 undergraduate students. Among her prizes and awards: the prestigious Journal of Wound Care (JWC) world first place innovation award, and the JULUDAN prize for an outstanding researcher, which recognizes outstanding scientific research achievements that show promise of having valuable technological applications and are channeled to enhance man’s welfare and prolong human life.