Prof. Ben Maoz

The Maoz Lab - https://www.maozlab.com

The laboratory focuses on the development of advanced tools for studying and improving human physiology, integrating biomedical engineering, neuroscience, and cellular biology. The lab’s research is centered on creating innovative experimental platforms that enable more accurate modeling of human physiology in both health and disease.

The laboratory operates in three main research areas:

• Organs-on-a-Chip and Body-on-a-Chip platforms for modeling complex human organ systems, integrating induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) and organoids for disease modeling and personalized medicine.
• Biohybrid platforms that combine biological sensory systems with robotics and advanced sensing technologies.
• Implantable electronics and technologies for restoring sensory function, with a focus on tactile sensation.

The lab adopts a highly interdisciplinary approach, combining engineering, biology, neuroscience, and advanced materials to overcome the limitations of existing experimental models.

Prof. Ben Meir Maoz is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Sagol School of Neuroscience at Tel Aviv University. He serves as the Director of the Tel Aviv University iPSC Core Facility and Head of the Drimmer-Fishler Core for Personalized Medicine- https://tauipsccore.sites.tau.ac.il/ .

Prof. Maoz received his B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees in Chemistry from Tel Aviv University, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship in Biomedical Engineering at Harvard University. He also completed a Mini-MBA at Harvard Business School.

His laboratory focuses on the development of advanced human in vitro models for studying human physiology, with particular emphasis on neural systems, the blood–brain barrier, inter-organ interactions, and Organ-on-a-Chip technologies.

• Maoz, B. M. et al., Nature Biotechnology, 2018
  A linked organ-on-chip model of the human neurovascular unit reveals metabolic coupling of endothelial and neuronal cells.
• Herland, A. & Maoz, B. M. et al., Nature Biomedical Engineering, 2020
  Quantitative prediction of human drug pharmacokinetic responses enabled by fluidically coupled vascularized organ chips.
• Novak, R. & Maoz, B. M. et al., Nature Biomedical Engineering, 2020
  Robotic fluidic coupling and interrogation of multiple vascularized organ chips.
• Rahav, N. et al., Advanced Science, 2024
  Multi-Sensor Origami Platform for spatiotemporally precise functional readouts in 3D models.
• Fischer, I. et al., Science Advances, 2024
  Shank3 mutation impairs glutamate signaling and myelination in ASD models.
• Shvil, N. et al., Biosensors & Bioelectronics, 2023
  The locust antenna as an odor discriminator.
• Iftach, S. et al., ACS Nano, 2021
  Restoring tactile sensation using a triboelectric nanogenerator.

Full publications list is available on Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-6wwx7gAAAAJ&hl=en

• ERC Consolidator Grant, 2024
• ERC Starting Grant, 2020

• Ju-Lu-Dan Prize for an Outstanding Scientist, 2024
• Azrieli Fellowship for Academic Excellence and Leadership, 2018
• Harvard–Wyss Technology Development Fellowship
• Selected as one of “40 Under 40” by The Marker