Dr. Ori Bar-Nur is an Associate Professor of Regenerative and Muscle Biology in the Department of Health Sciences and Technology at ETH Zurich, where he also serves as Head of the Institute of Human Movement Sciences and Sport. He earned his PhD with distinction from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and completed postdoctoral training at Harvard University. Dr. Bar-Nur’s research focuses on stem cell biology, skeletal muscle regeneration, and cellular reprogramming, aiming to develop new strategies for tissue repair, disease modeling, and regenerative medicine. To this end, his laboratory pioneered and applies direct reprogramming approaches to convert somatic cells into regenerative-competent muscle stem cells suitable for therapeutic applications. He is the recipient of several competitive grants and honors, including the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Eccellenza Grant, as well as the Young Helmut Horten Investigator and Spark Awards, among others. His laboratory has published extensively in leading scientific journals, contributing fundamental insights and translational advances in muscle and pluripotent stem cell biology.
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