Dmitry Shvartsman BSc, MSc, PhD

Dr. Dmitry (Dima) Shvartsman was born in Kharkov (Ukraine) and graduated (Ph.D. in Neurobiology, 2008) from Tel Aviv University Life Sciences Faculty (Israel), focusing his studies on the biophysical properties of the cell plasma membrane and dynamics of interactions between membrane proteins and membrane domains. He received the Long-Term Postdoctoral Fellowship from the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) to conduct his postdoctoral studies in Cell and Tissue Engineering laboratory at Harvard University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS). He continued his work at Brigham Women’s Hospital (BWH) in Boston at the field of nanoparticle formulation and targeting. After that, Dmitry joined Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) as Senior Research manager, overseeing the production of insulin-secreting beta cells from pluripotent stem cells and managing technical group within. Dmitry is married, has two children and resides in Sudbury, MA.