Ofer Prinz Setter
Ph.D. student
Biotechnology | Nanotechnology
I'm a biotechnology and food engineer, about to finish my Ph.D. studies at the Technion – Israeli Institute of Technology with previous 5-year experience in the pharmaceutical industry,
interested in the fascinating interface between biology and nanomaterials. Under the supervision of Prof. Ester Segal, I'm currently utilizing natural nanoclay for more efficient antibiotic treatment.
Searching for a postdoc position in a world-leading group to combine my expertise in impactful research with the aim of eventually taking part in Israel's next generation of academic leadership.
I believe in motivation and curiosity-derived scientific progress and aim to ignite the spark in others, as my mentors did (and still do) for me.
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Here is my CV and a 3-min pitch
(only the second time for me to talk in front of a camera, be gentle)
The cool video on top (seen on the desktop version) depicts a 3D confocal microscopy visualization of colon epithelial cells (mitochondria-red, nuclei-blue) exposed to labeled clay particles (internalized clay-yellow, non internalized clay-green)
Presentations
"Modified Halloysite Nanotubes for Targeting Bacterial Cells." (Short talk) Presenting my research in front of STEM and non-STEM academic audiences at the Azrieli foundation fellow forum. January 17, 2021
"Small Nanoclay – Big Antibacterial Opportunities." (Short talk) 2022 MRS Spring Meeting Honolulu, HI May 8 – 13, 2022. O. Prinz Setter, A. Gilboa, L. Daha, H. Abu Hamad, and E. Segal.
"The Little Nanoclay that Could: Natural Halloysite Nanotubes Functionalized for Selective and Superior Antibacterial Activity." (Poster) Food day Haifa September 21, 2022. O. Prinz Setter, A. Gilboa, I. Snoyman, and E Segal.
"Halloysite nanotubes for targeting bacterial cells." (Short talk) American Chemical Society (ACS) spring 2021 (online), April 15, 2021. O. Prinz Setter, A. Movsowitz, S. Goldberg, and E. Segal
Publications
“Gold Nanorod-Incorporated Halloysite Nanotubes Functionalized with Antibody for Superior Antibacterial Photothermal Treatment.”
O. Prinz Setter, I. Snoyman, G. Shalash, E. Segal (2022) Pharmaceutics [39th out of 279 by IF in Pharmacology & Pharmacy] 14(10), 2094.
“Acid-etched halloysite nanotubes as superior carriers for ciprofloxacin.”
O. Prinz Setter, L. Dahan, H. Abu Hamad, E. Segal (2022) Applied Clay Science [77th out of 414 by citation in Materials science, Multidisciplinary] 228, 106629.
“Antibody-functionalized halloysite nanotubes for targeting bacterial cells."
O. Prinz Setter, A. Movsowitz, S. Goldberg, E. Segal (2021) ACS Appl. Bio Mater, 4,
4094–4104.
“Halloysite Nanotubes: The Nano-Bio Interface.”
O. Prinz Setter and E. Segal (2020) Nanoscale [70th out of 345 by IF in Materials science, Multidsciplinary], 12 (46), 23444-23460.
Awards
The Azrieli Foundation fellowship for graduate studies (2020 - the present and for which I am very very grateful!). 13 STEM fellows at the national level
Best group presentation at the 13th HOPE meeting with Nobel Laureates held online by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS, May 7-11, 2022). 6 participants at the national level within a total of 100 participants from the Asian-Pacific and African regions.
Sandor Szego Award for Excellence in Teaching - best TA faculty award for the course: Fundamentals of mass transfer
Leadership and Social Engagement
As early as my elementary school years I remember finding great pleasure in show-and-tell assignments - standing in front of my classroom explaining. In my army service, I gained more experience as a class commander teaching and developing class plans as well as attending to each of my student's personal challenges. The same skills assisted me in establishing a new array of lessons for analytical chemists as part of my job at Teva Pharmaceuticals LTD. After more than 10 years of scientific work and numerous workshops, I enjoy presenting my research and mentoring other high-school students, undergraduates as well as young graduates in their first steps.
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In addition to my academic occupations, I play the piano. Music is my way to give a little bit back to the community that supports the very institute in which I study. And so, every week I drive down from Haifa to Kiryat Yam, where I volunteer as a pianist at the social center of the Israel Mental Health Association (ENOSH).