(July 21, 2017) Prof. John Matson, has been awarded a 4-year, $198,000 collaborative grant from the BiNational Science Foundation. he BSF supports joint research efforts between US and Israeli scientists. Prof. Matson's research group will work with the group of Prof. Ronit Bitton (Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel) on peptide-based hydrogel materials with applications in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.