Development, Aging and Regeneration

Prof. Chen Luxenburg

Cytoskeletal regulation of epidermal stem cells

One of the significant challenges in biomedical research is to understand how stem cells give rise to functional tissue during development, maintain it throughout life, and regenerate it upon wounding. The Luxenburg lab studies how cytoskeleton-derived signals regulate stem cells function. We use the skin epidermis as our primary https://www.luxenburglab.com/ model system, and studies in the lab provide insight into both skin development and common skin diseases such as cancer and psoriasis.

Prof Luxenburg completed his Ph.D. studies in Molecular and Structural Cell Biology at the Weizmann Institute of Science. For his post-doctoral training, he trained at the laboratory of Prof. Elaine Fuchs at the Rockefeller University in New York. Dr. Luxenburg is the recipient of a number of research grants and awards, including the ISF, I-CoRE, BSF, ICRF, and the Teva Founders Prize. Dr. Luxenburg serves on the scientific board of the Israeli Society of Developmental Biology, Switzerland Institute of Developmental Biology, and the Biomed@TAU Developmental Research Hub. He is also the academic coordinator of the International Graduate program.