Dr. Sharon Fleischer

Dr. Sharon Fleischer is an Assistant Professor at Tel Aviv University. She earned her B.Sc. in Biotechnology from Tel Aviv University, where she also completed her M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Biotechnology. Dr. Fleischer conducted her postdoctoral training in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University, where she specialized in stem cells, tissue engineering, and human organ-on-a-chip systems. She is currently the principal investigator and head of the Laboratory for Stem Cells and Organs-on-a-Chip. Dr. Fleischer has received numerous prestigious grants and awards, including the ISF Research Grant, the Rappaport Award, and the Rothschild Fellowship, and has published her work in high-impact journals such as Nature Biomedical Engineering and Nature Cardiovascular Research.

The Fleischer Lab pioneers next-generation organ-on-a-chip technologies to advance human health and regenerative medicine. By integrating human stem cells, complex biomaterials, and advanced bioreactors, the lab engineers miniature human organ systems that recapitulate physiology and disease. Its mission is to uncover fundamental mechanisms of human (patho)physiology and translate these insights into new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. In parallel, the lab leverages these human models as predictive platforms for drug screening and therapeutic discovery.