Professor Amit Gefen is a Professor with the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of Tel Aviv University and the Berman Chair in Vascular Bioengineering. He has academic affiliations in leading research universities including Gent and Hasselt Universities in Belgium and Eindhoven University in the Netherlands. The research interests of Prof. Gefen are in studying normal and pathological effects of biomechanical factors on the structure and function of cells, tissues and organs, with emphasis on applications in acute and chronic wound research. To date, Prof. Gefen published more than 320 articles in peer-reviewed international journals and multiple edited books on mechanobiology, cell and tissue biomechanics, with applications that are mostly in wound prevention and treatment. He was awarded multiple international career awards by wound care and engineering societies and associations in recognition of his contributions to the science of wound care. Prof. Gefen is listed among the top 100 most cited biomedical engineering scientists worldwide at all times.   

Professor Gefen will be joining AWSA virtually.