Minerva Weizmann Projects

Minerva projects at the Weizmann Institute of Science provide the opportunity for early-stage German researchers (e.g. young graduate students) to visit the Institute to participate in a scientific collaborative effort.
Weizmann Institute researchers with an e-mail address next to their name welcome such visits within the framework of their project. If you are interested in applying to visit one of the researchers below in the framework of this program, you are requested to contact the relevant researcher by clicking the e-mail link next to his/her name.
   Chemistry   Life Sciences   Mathematics and Computer Science   Physics
Chemistry (20)
Department Scientist Project Title

Department of Chemical Physics Dr. Eran Bouchbinder
eran.bouchbinder@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Failure phenomena in solids
(Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Chemical Physics Prof. Daniella Goldfarb
daniella.goldfarb@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Deciphering the molecular level mechanism of RNA helicases by novel EPR spectroscopy
(Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Chemical Physics Prof. Gilad Haran
Gilad.Haran@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Single-molecule studies of the folding and function of a two-domain protein: Phosphoglycerate kinase
(Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Chemical Physics Prof. Ron Naaman
ron.naaman@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Spin dependent electron transfer through chiral molecules
(Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Chemical Physics Dr. Edvardas Narevicius
Edvardas.Narevicius@weizmann.ac.il Towards Cold Chemistry with magnetically decelerated molecular and atomic beams
(Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Chemical Physics Prof. Eli Pollak
Eli.Pollak@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Electronic structure via coherent control of time and phase dependent quantum dynamics
(Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Chemical Physics Dr. Oren Tal
oren.tal@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Conduction channels vs. orbital structure: The heart of single-molecule electronics
(Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Environmental Sciences and Energy Research Prof. Yinon Rudich
Yinon.Rudich@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Heterogeneous ice nucleation in the atmosphere: Laboratory and field studies on the properties and processes that determine ice nucleation in mixed phase clouds
(Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Environmental Sciences and Energy Research Prof. Dan Yakir
Dan.Yakir@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Long-wave (thermal) radiation in the biosphere-atmosphere interface
(Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Materials and Interfaces Prof. Roy Bar-Ziv
Roy.Bar-ziv@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Reconstructing a molecular assembly-line on a biochip
(Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Materials and Interfaces Prof. David Cahen
David.Cahen@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Understanding solid-state electronic transport through proteins
(Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Materials and Interfaces Prof. Ernesto Joselevich
Ernesto.Joselevich@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Horizontal epitaxial and graphoepitaxial nanowires: Synthesis, characterization and devices
(Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Materials and Interfaces Prof. Igor Lubomirsky
Igor.Lubomirsky@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Enhanced electrostriction in thin films of oxygen ion conducting ceramics
(Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Materials and Interfaces Prof. Daniel Hanoch Wagner
Daniel.Wagner@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage From sponge spicule to multi-scale synthetic composites: Bio-inspiration at work
(Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Organic Chemistry Dr. Rafal Klajn
Rafal.Klajn@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Dynamically self-assembling nanoconfined environments mediate organic reactions
(Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Organic Chemistry Dr. David Margulies
david.margulies@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Imitating enzyme-linked receptors: a supramolecular approach to personalized medicine and targeted drug therapy
(Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Organic Chemistry Prof. Ronny Neumann
Ronny.Neumann@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Multicentered and multifunctional catalysts for the photosplitting of carbon dioxide
(Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Organic Chemistry Dr. Boris Rybtchinski
Boris.Rybtchinski@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Noncovalent membranes with tunable porosity and their application for separation of biomolecules
(Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Organic Chemistry Prof. Milko Van Der Boom
Milko.Vanderboom@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Coordination-polymer nanotubes: Formation and function
(Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Structural Biology Prof. Abraham Minsky
Avi.Minsky@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Spatiotemporal order in the mimivirus viral factory
(Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)

   Chemistry   Life Sciences   Mathematics and Computer Science   Physics
Life Sciences (30)
Department Scientist Project Title

Department of Biological Chemistry Prof. Eitan Bibi
E.Bibi@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Transcripts encoding membrane proteins: Unique properties and biogenesis
(Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Biological Chemistry Prof. Rivka Dikstein
Rivka.Dikstein@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Mechanism and physiological role of unique transcription and translation initiation directed by TISU
(Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Biological Chemistry Prof. Michael Eisenbach
M.Eisenbach@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Lysine-acetylation: a novel mechanism to regulate signal transduction
(Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Biological Chemistry Prof. Zvulun Elazar
Zvulun.Elazar@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Molecular mechanisms governing membrane fusion events in autophagy
(Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Biological Chemistry Prof. Ziv Reich
Ziv.Reich@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Macroscopic and microscopic events involved in the light adaptation of higher plant thylakoid networks
(Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Biological Chemistry Dr. Yoav Soen
Yoavs@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage The role of the ecdysone pathway and somatic factors in epigenetic inheritance of responses to a novel challenge
(Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Biological Chemistry Dr. Avraham Yaron
avraham.yaron@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Elucidating the regulation of Kinesin Superfamily Protein 2A (KIF2A) during axonal degeneration
(Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Biological Regulation Dr. Lilach Gilboa
Lilach.Gilboa@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Hormonal and nutritional control of gonadogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster
(Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Biological Regulation Prof. Atan Gross
Atan.Gross@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage The role and importance of the ATM-BID pathway in health and disease
(Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Biological Regulation Prof. Irit Sagi
Irit.Sagi@weizmann.ac.il Production and biophysical characterization of highly specific inhibitory metallobodies targeted at membrane-anchored matrix metalloproteinases
(Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Biological Regulation Prof. Rony Seger
Rony.Seger@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Role of ERK1c in regulating mitotic Golgi fragmentation
(Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Biological Regulation Dr. Karina Yaniv
Karina.Yaniv@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Uncovering novel regulators of early lymphangiogenesis
(Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Immunology Dr. Jakub Abramson
jakub.abramson@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Post-translational modifications of the autoimmue regulator (Aire)
(Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Immunology Prof. Ronen Alon
Ronen.Alon@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Unique integrin machineries used by effector T lymphocytes to cross inflamed endothelial barriers
(Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Immunology Dr. Nir Friedman
Nir.Friedman@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Mapping the structure of the T cell receptor repertoire in the mouse using high-throughput sequencing: From organizing principles to clonal sharing and antigen response
(Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Molecular Cell Biology Prof. Benjamin Geiger
Benny.Geiger@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage The molecular mechnism underlying the mechanosensitivity of integrin adhesions
(Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Molecular Cell Biology Prof. Gil Levkowitz
Gil.Levkowitz@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage The role of axonal-vascular interactions in morphogenesis of the neurohypophysis
(Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Molecular Cell Biology Prof. Yehiel Zick
Yehiel.Zick@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage The mammalian lectin galectin-8 as a new player in bone remodeling
(Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Molecular Genetics Dr. Eli Arama
Eli.Arama@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage A physiological system for selective mitochondrial destruction in Drosophila
(Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Molecular Genetics Prof. Naama Barkai
Naama.Barkai@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage The ‘dual-transporter’ motif in nutrient homeostasis
(Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Molecular Genetics Prof. Jeffrey Gerst
Jeffrey.Gerst@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage mRNA co-trafficking and its regulation of protein localization and the assembly of protein complexes within cells
(Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Molecular Genetics Prof. Yitzhak Pilpel
Pilpel@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Adaptive conditioning and anticipation of environmental perturbations in microbial systems
(Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Molecular Genetics Prof. Orly Reiner
Orly.Reiner@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage How do neurons find their way in the brain?
(Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Molecular Genetics Dr. Maya Schuldiner
Maya.Schuldiner@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Uncovering the cytosolic machinery which mediates Signal Recognition Particle (SRP) independent ER targeting
(Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Molecular Genetics Prof. Ben-Zion Shilo
Benny.Shilo@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage How does EGFR signaling trigger transcription in Drosophila?
(Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Molecular Genetics Prof. Elazar Zelzer
Eli.Zelzer@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage The mechanisms that underlie bone morphology
(Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Neurobiology Dr. Tali Kimchi
Tali.Kimchi@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage The roll of sexually dimorphic dopaminergic neurons in the hypothalamus in the regulation of social & reproductive responses
(Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Neurobiology Prof. Ilan Lampl
Ilan.Lampl@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Mechanisms and functions of sensory adaptation and ongoing activity in the somatosensory system
(Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Neurobiology Dr. Nachum Ulanovsky
Nachum.Ulanovsky@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Mechanisms of grid formation in entorhinal cortex: Insights from the bat
(Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Plant Sciences Prof. Asaph Aharoni
Asaph.Aharoni@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage The role of small, regulatory RNAs in the control of fruit ripening
(Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)

   Chemistry   Life Sciences   Mathematics and Computer Science   Physics
Mathematics and Computer Science (6)
Department Scientist Project Title

Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics Prof. Ronen Basri
Ronen.Basri@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Shape reconstruction, object recognition, and motion estimation under variable lighting
(Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics Prof. Edriss S. Titi
Edriss.Titi@weizmann.ac.il Mathematical study of certain geophysical models and other paradigms for multi-scale phenomena
(Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Mathematics Prof. Vladimir Berkovich
Vladimir.Berkovich@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Non-Archimedean analytic spaces and F1 geometry
(Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Mathematics Dr. Dmitry Gourevitch
Dmitry.Gourevitch@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Multiplicities of degenerate Whittaker functionals
(Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Mathematics Prof. Dmitry Novikov
Dmitry.Novikov@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Integrability of foliations and pseudoAbelian integrals
(Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Mathematics Prof. Yosef Yomdin
Yosef.Yomdin@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Vanishing, inversion, and positivity of semi-algebraic moments
(Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)

   Chemistry   Life Sciences   Mathematics and Computer Science   Physics
Physics (25)
Department Scientist Project Title

Department of Condensed Matter Physics Prof. Ehud Altman
ehud.altman@weizmann.ac.il Localization of interacting bosons in disordered one-dimensional traps
(Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Condensed Matter Physics Prof. Yuval Gefen
Yuval.Gefen@weizmann.ac.il Interferometry through quantum dots in the quantum hall regime
(Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Condensed Matter Physics Dr. Shahal Ilani
Shahal.Ilani@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Imaging electronic localization at the LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interface
(Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Condensed Matter Physics Prof. Yuval Oreg
yuval.oreg@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Kondo effect on the edge
(Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Condensed Matter Physics Prof. Dan Shahar
Dan.Shahar@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Little-parks oscillations in an insulator
(Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Condensed Matter Physics Prof. Adi Stern
Adiel.Stern@weizmann.ac.il Transport manifestations of topological states of matter
(Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Condensed Matter Physics Prof. Eli Zeldov
Eli.Zeldov@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Towards nanoSQUIDs with single electron spin sensitivity
(Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics Prof. Ofer Aharony
Ofer.Aharony@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Confining strings - from QCD to string theory
(Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics Prof. Micha Berkooz
Micha.Berkooz@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Confinement via the AdS/CFT correspondence
(Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics Prof. Amos Breskin
Amos.Breskin@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage A novel liquid-xenon detector concept for simultaneous fast-neutron and gamma imaging and spectroscopy
(Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics Prof. Ehud Duchovni
ehud.duchovni@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Search for Higgs bosons and supersymmetric signals
(Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics Prof. Avishay Gal-Yam
Avishay.Gal-yam@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Supernova physics from theory-observation synergy: An expanded program
(Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics Prof. Eilam Gross
Eilam.Gross@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Advanced statistical analysis of rare-event physics data
(Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics Prof. Michael Hass
Michael.Hass@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Precision measurements of the beta-neutrino correlation with an electrostatic ion trap – a novel method
(Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics Prof. Yitzhak Maron
yitzhak.maron@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Uncovering small-scale structures in collisionless plasmas interacting with fast rising magnetic fields
(Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics Prof. Giora Mikenberg
giora.mikenberg@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage R&D on TGC detectors for the ATLAS-SLHC upgrade
(Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics Prof. Gilad Perez
Gilad.Perez@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Third generation physics at the LHC era
(Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Physics of Complex Systems Prof. Nir Davidson
Nir.Davidson@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Long term quantum memories with optically trapped atomic ensembles
(Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Physics of Complex Systems Dr. Nirit Dudovich
Nirit.Dudovich@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Resolving attosecond processes via high harmonic generation
(Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Physics of Complex Systems Dr. Ofer Feinerman
ofer.feinerman@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Crazy ants: Coherent decision making by random motions
(Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Physics of Complex Systems Prof. Elisha Moses
Elisha.Moses@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Shaping and characterizing neuronal connections using one dimensional networks
(Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Physics of Complex Systems Prof. David Mukamel
david.mukamel@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Steady state properties of driven systems with non-conserving processes
(Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Physics of Complex Systems Dr. Dan Oron
Dan.Oron@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Towards a physical understanding of the origins of bright second harmonic generation from quantum confined semiconductor nanocrystals
(Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Physics of Complex Systems Dr. Roee Ozeri
Roee.Ozeri@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Study of Quantum Darwinism with trapped ion-qubits coupled to the electro-magnetic vacuum
(Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Physics of Complex Systems Prof. Joel Stavans
Joel.Stavans@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Molecular mechanisms of RNA interference
(Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)

Department	Scientist	Project Title
Department of Chemical Physics	Dr. Eran Bouchbinder eran.bouchbinder@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Failure phenomena in solids (Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Chemical Physics	Prof. Daniella Goldfarb daniella.goldfarb@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Deciphering the molecular level mechanism of RNA helicases by novel EPR spectroscopy (Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Chemical Physics	Prof. Gilad Haran Gilad.Haran@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Single-molecule studies of the folding and function of a two-domain protein: Phosphoglycerate kinase (Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Chemical Physics	Prof. Ron Naaman ron.naaman@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Spin dependent electron transfer through chiral molecules (Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Chemical Physics	Dr. Edvardas Narevicius Edvardas.Narevicius@weizmann.ac.il	Towards Cold Chemistry with magnetically decelerated molecular and atomic beams (Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Chemical Physics	Prof. Eli Pollak Eli.Pollak@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Electronic structure via coherent control of time and phase dependent quantum dynamics (Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Chemical Physics	Dr. Oren Tal oren.tal@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Conduction channels vs. orbital structure: The heart of single-molecule electronics (Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Environmental Sciences and Energy Research	Prof. Yinon Rudich Yinon.Rudich@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Heterogeneous ice nucleation in the atmosphere: Laboratory and field studies on the properties and processes that determine ice nucleation in mixed phase clouds (Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Environmental Sciences and Energy Research	Prof. Dan Yakir Dan.Yakir@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Long-wave (thermal) radiation in the biosphere-atmosphere interface (Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Materials and Interfaces	Prof. Roy Bar-Ziv Roy.Bar-ziv@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Reconstructing a molecular assembly-line on a biochip (Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Materials and Interfaces	Prof. David Cahen David.Cahen@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Understanding solid-state electronic transport through proteins (Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Materials and Interfaces	Prof. Ernesto Joselevich Ernesto.Joselevich@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Horizontal epitaxial and graphoepitaxial nanowires: Synthesis, characterization and devices (Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Materials and Interfaces	Prof. Igor Lubomirsky Igor.Lubomirsky@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Enhanced electrostriction in thin films of oxygen ion conducting ceramics (Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Materials and Interfaces	Prof. Daniel Hanoch Wagner Daniel.Wagner@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	From sponge spicule to multi-scale synthetic composites: Bio-inspiration at work (Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Organic Chemistry	Dr. Rafal Klajn Rafal.Klajn@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Dynamically self-assembling nanoconfined environments mediate organic reactions (Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Organic Chemistry	Dr. David Margulies david.margulies@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Imitating enzyme-linked receptors: a supramolecular approach to personalized medicine and targeted drug therapy (Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Organic Chemistry	Prof. Ronny Neumann Ronny.Neumann@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Multicentered and multifunctional catalysts for the photosplitting of carbon dioxide (Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Organic Chemistry	Dr. Boris Rybtchinski Boris.Rybtchinski@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Noncovalent membranes with tunable porosity and their application for separation of biomolecules (Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Organic Chemistry	Prof. Milko Van Der Boom Milko.Vanderboom@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Coordination-polymer nanotubes: Formation and function (Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Structural Biology	Prof. Abraham Minsky Avi.Minsky@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Spatiotemporal order in the mimivirus viral factory (Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)

Department	Scientist	Project Title
Department of Biological Chemistry	Prof. Eitan Bibi E.Bibi@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Transcripts encoding membrane proteins: Unique properties and biogenesis (Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Biological Chemistry	Prof. Rivka Dikstein Rivka.Dikstein@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Mechanism and physiological role of unique transcription and translation initiation directed by TISU (Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Biological Chemistry	Prof. Michael Eisenbach M.Eisenbach@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Lysine-acetylation: a novel mechanism to regulate signal transduction (Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Biological Chemistry	Prof. Zvulun Elazar Zvulun.Elazar@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Molecular mechanisms governing membrane fusion events in autophagy (Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Biological Chemistry	Prof. Ziv Reich Ziv.Reich@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Macroscopic and microscopic events involved in the light adaptation of higher plant thylakoid networks (Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Biological Chemistry	Dr. Yoav Soen Yoavs@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	The role of the ecdysone pathway and somatic factors in epigenetic inheritance of responses to a novel challenge (Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Biological Chemistry	Dr. Avraham Yaron avraham.yaron@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Elucidating the regulation of Kinesin Superfamily Protein 2A (KIF2A) during axonal degeneration (Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Biological Regulation	Dr. Lilach Gilboa Lilach.Gilboa@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Hormonal and nutritional control of gonadogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster (Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Biological Regulation	Prof. Atan Gross Atan.Gross@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	The role and importance of the ATM-BID pathway in health and disease (Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Biological Regulation	Prof. Irit Sagi Irit.Sagi@weizmann.ac.il	Production and biophysical characterization of highly specific inhibitory metallobodies targeted at membrane-anchored matrix metalloproteinases (Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Biological Regulation	Prof. Rony Seger Rony.Seger@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Role of ERK1c in regulating mitotic Golgi fragmentation (Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Biological Regulation	Dr. Karina Yaniv Karina.Yaniv@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Uncovering novel regulators of early lymphangiogenesis (Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Immunology	Dr. Jakub Abramson jakub.abramson@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Post-translational modifications of the autoimmue regulator (Aire) (Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Immunology	Prof. Ronen Alon Ronen.Alon@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Unique integrin machineries used by effector T lymphocytes to cross inflamed endothelial barriers (Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Immunology	Dr. Nir Friedman Nir.Friedman@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Mapping the structure of the T cell receptor repertoire in the mouse using high-throughput sequencing: From organizing principles to clonal sharing and antigen response (Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Molecular Cell Biology	Prof. Benjamin Geiger Benny.Geiger@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	The molecular mechnism underlying the mechanosensitivity of integrin adhesions (Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Molecular Cell Biology	Prof. Gil Levkowitz Gil.Levkowitz@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	The role of axonal-vascular interactions in morphogenesis of the neurohypophysis (Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Molecular Cell Biology	Prof. Yehiel Zick Yehiel.Zick@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	The mammalian lectin galectin-8 as a new player in bone remodeling (Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Molecular Genetics	Dr. Eli Arama Eli.Arama@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	A physiological system for selective mitochondrial destruction in Drosophila (Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Molecular Genetics	Prof. Naama Barkai Naama.Barkai@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	The ‘dual-transporter’ motif in nutrient homeostasis (Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Molecular Genetics	Prof. Jeffrey Gerst Jeffrey.Gerst@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	mRNA co-trafficking and its regulation of protein localization and the assembly of protein complexes within cells (Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Molecular Genetics	Prof. Yitzhak Pilpel Pilpel@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Adaptive conditioning and anticipation of environmental perturbations in microbial systems (Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Molecular Genetics	Prof. Orly Reiner Orly.Reiner@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	How do neurons find their way in the brain? (Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Molecular Genetics	Dr. Maya Schuldiner Maya.Schuldiner@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Uncovering the cytosolic machinery which mediates Signal Recognition Particle (SRP) independent ER targeting (Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Molecular Genetics	Prof. Ben-Zion Shilo Benny.Shilo@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	How does EGFR signaling trigger transcription in Drosophila? (Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Molecular Genetics	Prof. Elazar Zelzer Eli.Zelzer@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	The mechanisms that underlie bone morphology (Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Neurobiology	Dr. Tali Kimchi Tali.Kimchi@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	The roll of sexually dimorphic dopaminergic neurons in the hypothalamus in the regulation of social & reproductive responses (Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Neurobiology	Prof. Ilan Lampl Ilan.Lampl@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Mechanisms and functions of sensory adaptation and ongoing activity in the somatosensory system (Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Neurobiology	Dr. Nachum Ulanovsky Nachum.Ulanovsky@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Mechanisms of grid formation in entorhinal cortex: Insights from the bat (Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Plant Sciences	Prof. Asaph Aharoni Asaph.Aharoni@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	The role of small, regulatory RNAs in the control of fruit ripening (Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)

Department	Scientist	Project Title
Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics	Prof. Ronen Basri Ronen.Basri@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Shape reconstruction, object recognition, and motion estimation under variable lighting (Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics	Prof. Edriss S. Titi Edriss.Titi@weizmann.ac.il	Mathematical study of certain geophysical models and other paradigms for multi-scale phenomena (Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Mathematics	Prof. Vladimir Berkovich Vladimir.Berkovich@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Non-Archimedean analytic spaces and F1 geometry (Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Mathematics	Dr. Dmitry Gourevitch Dmitry.Gourevitch@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Multiplicities of degenerate Whittaker functionals (Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Mathematics	Prof. Dmitry Novikov Dmitry.Novikov@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Integrability of foliations and pseudoAbelian integrals (Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Mathematics	Prof. Yosef Yomdin Yosef.Yomdin@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Vanishing, inversion, and positivity of semi-algebraic moments (Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)

Department	Scientist	Project Title
Department of Condensed Matter Physics	Prof. Ehud Altman ehud.altman@weizmann.ac.il	Localization of interacting bosons in disordered one-dimensional traps (Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Condensed Matter Physics	Prof. Yuval Gefen Yuval.Gefen@weizmann.ac.il	Interferometry through quantum dots in the quantum hall regime (Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Condensed Matter Physics	Dr. Shahal Ilani Shahal.Ilani@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Imaging electronic localization at the LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interface (Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Condensed Matter Physics	Prof. Yuval Oreg yuval.oreg@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Kondo effect on the edge (Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Condensed Matter Physics	Prof. Dan Shahar Dan.Shahar@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Little-parks oscillations in an insulator (Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Condensed Matter Physics	Prof. Adi Stern Adiel.Stern@weizmann.ac.il	Transport manifestations of topological states of matter (Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Condensed Matter Physics	Prof. Eli Zeldov Eli.Zeldov@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Towards nanoSQUIDs with single electron spin sensitivity (Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics	Prof. Ofer Aharony Ofer.Aharony@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Confining strings - from QCD to string theory (Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics	Prof. Micha Berkooz Micha.Berkooz@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Confinement via the AdS/CFT correspondence (Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics	Prof. Amos Breskin Amos.Breskin@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	A novel liquid-xenon detector concept for simultaneous fast-neutron and gamma imaging and spectroscopy (Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics	Prof. Ehud Duchovni ehud.duchovni@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Search for Higgs bosons and supersymmetric signals (Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics	Prof. Avishay Gal-Yam Avishay.Gal-yam@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Supernova physics from theory-observation synergy: An expanded program (Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics	Prof. Eilam Gross Eilam.Gross@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Advanced statistical analysis of rare-event physics data (Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics	Prof. Michael Hass Michael.Hass@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Precision measurements of the beta-neutrino correlation with an electrostatic ion trap – a novel method (Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics	Prof. Yitzhak Maron yitzhak.maron@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Uncovering small-scale structures in collisionless plasmas interacting with fast rising magnetic fields (Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics	Prof. Giora Mikenberg giora.mikenberg@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	R&D on TGC detectors for the ATLAS-SLHC upgrade (Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics	Prof. Gilad Perez Gilad.Perez@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Third generation physics at the LHC era (Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Physics of Complex Systems	Prof. Nir Davidson Nir.Davidson@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Long term quantum memories with optically trapped atomic ensembles (Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Physics of Complex Systems	Dr. Nirit Dudovich Nirit.Dudovich@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Resolving attosecond processes via high harmonic generation (Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Physics of Complex Systems	Dr. Ofer Feinerman ofer.feinerman@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Crazy ants: Coherent decision making by random motions (Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Physics of Complex Systems	Prof. Elisha Moses Elisha.Moses@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Shaping and characterizing neuronal connections using one dimensional networks (Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Physics of Complex Systems	Prof. David Mukamel david.mukamel@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Steady state properties of driven systems with non-conserving processes (Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
Department of Physics of Complex Systems	Dr. Dan Oron Dan.Oron@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Towards a physical understanding of the origins of bright second harmonic generation from quantum confined semiconductor nanocrystals (Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014)
Department of Physics of Complex Systems	Dr. Roee Ozeri Roee.Ozeri@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Study of Quantum Darwinism with trapped ion-qubits coupled to the electro-magnetic vacuum (Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Physics of Complex Systems	Prof. Joel Stavans Joel.Stavans@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Molecular mechanisms of RNA interference (Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)