Prof. David Sprinzak

David Sprinzak is a professor at the School of Neurobiology, Biochemistry, and Biophysics and Vice Dean for Teaching at the Life Science Faculty at Tel-Aviv University in Israel.
He has BSc in physics and mathematics from the Hebrew University and earned his MSc and PhD in solid-state physics from the Weizmann Institute.
After working a few years in the biotech industry, he went back to academia and did his postdoctoral training at the California Institute of Technology where he used synthetic biology and mathematical modeling to unveil some of the basic mechanisms underlying the function of the Notch signaling pathway. Since 2010 he is leading an interdisciplinary research lab at Tel Aviv University.

Prof. Sprinzak’s lab uses a systems biology and biophysical approaches to study developmental patterning processes.
This work utilizes quantitative live cell imaging and mathematical and computational modeling to elucidate the fundamental processes that control cell fate decisions and spatial organization in developing and regenerating tissues.
In recent years his lab focuses on the embryonic development of the mammalian inner ear and on the mechanisms of hair cell regeneration. The inner ear research in the Sprinzak lab has the potential to uncover mechanisms that may promote the development of new therapeutical approaches to hearing and balance disorders.