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. Lucio Frydman
Lucio.Frydman@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Ultrafast multidimensional magnetic resonance in biomedical research
(Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
Department of Chemical Physics Prof. Nir Gov
Nir.Gov@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Rings and spirals: The dynamics of self-organized protein patterns on cylindrical membranes
(Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
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 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. 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. Jacob Sagiv
Jacob.Sagiv@weizmann.ac.il Different implementation modes of contact electrochemical pattern generation and transfer: From macro to nano - mechanisms and scope
(Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
Department of Organic Chemistry Prof. Michael Bendikov
Michael.Bendikov@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Novel types of organic electronic materials: Polytellurophenes and polyfuranes
(Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
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. David Milstein
David.Milstein@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage New catalysis based on adaptive ligands
(Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
Department of Organic Chemistry Dr. Boris Rybtchinski
Boris.Rybtchinski@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Organic self-assembly for control of metal organization: Nanoscale wiring of photofunctional system
(Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
Department of Organic Chemistry Prof. Milko Van Der Boom
Milko.Vanderboom@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Self-propagating assembly of molecular materials
(Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
Department of Structural Biology Prof. Jacob Anglister
Jacob.Anglister@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage NMR study of the interactions between the envelope glycoprotein of HIV-1 and the second extracellular domain of the chemokine receptor CCR5
(Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
Department of Structural Biology Dr. Koby Levy
Koby.Levy@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Mechanisms of protein-DNA assembly: Toward deciphering the molecular principles of fast recognition
(Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
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. 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. Michael Fainzilber
Mike.Fainzilber@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Ran regulation in neuronal cytoplasm - mechanism and function
(Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
Department of Biological Chemistry Prof. Anthony H. Futerman
Tony.Futerman@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Functional characterization of a ceramide synthase 2 null mouse
(Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
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 Prof. Eitan Reuveny
E.Reuveny@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage G protein coupled ion channel signaling: Temporal precision, spacial organization and specificity of the gating machinery
(Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
Department of Biological Chemistry Prof. Gideon Schreiber
Gideon.Schreiber@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Development and implementation of a new forcefield for protein modeling and design
(Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
Department of Biological Chemistry Dr. Yoav Soen
Yoavs@weizmann.ac.il 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 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 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 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 Dr. 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. Elior Peles
Peles@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Functional aspects of Necl/SynCAM adhesion molecules in myelination
(Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
Department of Molecular Cell Biology Dr. Oren Schuldiner
Oren.Schuldiner@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage The role of axonal trafficking in developmental axon pruning
(Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
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. 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 Prof. Yosef Shaul
Yosef.Shaul@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage c-ABL as a program switcher
(Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
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 Dr. Rotem Sorek
Rotem.Sorek@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage The regulatory roles of cis-antisense transcripts in microbial genomes
(Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
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. Rony Paz
Rony.Paz@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Neuronal mechanisms in the amygdala for generalization of learning
(Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
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 of Plant Sciences Prof. Avigdor Scherz
Avigdor.Scherz@weizmann.ac.il Plants adaptation to elevated temperatures - the role of genetic modifications in photosystem II reaction centers (PSIIRC)
(Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)

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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. Elchanan Mossel
Elchanan.Mossel@weizmann.ac.il Discrete Fourier analysis in social choice
(Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
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. Itai Benjamini
Itai.Benjamini@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Random planar geometry
(Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
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 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 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 A superinsulator?
(Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
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 Imaging currents and spins on nanoscale
(Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
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. 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 Dr. 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. 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 Dr. Alexander Milov
Alexander.Milov@weizmann.ac.il Measurement of the of relativistic heavy ion collisions with the ATLAS detector at LHC
(Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics Dr. Gilad Perez
Gilad.Perez@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Third generation physics at the LHC era
(Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics Prof. Eli Waxman
eli.waxman@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Super-nova shock breakouts
(Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
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 Prof. Gregory Falkovich
Gregory.Falkovich@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Turbulence and condensates
(Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
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 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. Yaron Silberberg
Yaron.Silberberg@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Control of classical and quantum correlations
(Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
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 of Physics of Complex Systems Prof. Victor Steinberg
Victor.Steinberg@weizmann.ac.il
Homepage Polymerized vesicles as a stress sensor in a fluid flow: Development of vesicle tracking tensometry
(Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)

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. Lucio Frydman Lucio.Frydman@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Ultrafast multidimensional magnetic resonance in biomedical research (Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
Department of Chemical Physics	Prof. Nir Gov Nir.Gov@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Rings and spirals: The dynamics of self-organized protein patterns on cylindrical membranes (Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
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	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. 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. Jacob Sagiv Jacob.Sagiv@weizmann.ac.il	Different implementation modes of contact electrochemical pattern generation and transfer: From macro to nano - mechanisms and scope (Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
Department of Organic Chemistry	Prof. Michael Bendikov Michael.Bendikov@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Novel types of organic electronic materials: Polytellurophenes and polyfuranes (Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
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. David Milstein David.Milstein@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	New catalysis based on adaptive ligands (Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
Department of Organic Chemistry	Dr. Boris Rybtchinski Boris.Rybtchinski@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Organic self-assembly for control of metal organization: Nanoscale wiring of photofunctional system (Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
Department of Organic Chemistry	Prof. Milko Van Der Boom Milko.Vanderboom@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Self-propagating assembly of molecular materials (Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
Department of Structural Biology	Prof. Jacob Anglister Jacob.Anglister@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	NMR study of the interactions between the envelope glycoprotein of HIV-1 and the second extracellular domain of the chemokine receptor CCR5 (Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
Department of Structural Biology	Dr. Koby Levy Koby.Levy@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Mechanisms of protein-DNA assembly: Toward deciphering the molecular principles of fast recognition (Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
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. 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. Michael Fainzilber Mike.Fainzilber@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Ran regulation in neuronal cytoplasm - mechanism and function (Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
Department of Biological Chemistry	Prof. Anthony H. Futerman Tony.Futerman@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Functional characterization of a ceramide synthase 2 null mouse (Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
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	Prof. Eitan Reuveny E.Reuveny@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	G protein coupled ion channel signaling: Temporal precision, spacial organization and specificity of the gating machinery (Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
Department of Biological Chemistry	Prof. Gideon Schreiber Gideon.Schreiber@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Development and implementation of a new forcefield for protein modeling and design (Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
Department of Biological Chemistry	Dr. Yoav Soen Yoavs@weizmann.ac.il	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 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	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 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	Dr. 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. Elior Peles Peles@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Functional aspects of Necl/SynCAM adhesion molecules in myelination (Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
Department of Molecular Cell Biology	Dr. Oren Schuldiner Oren.Schuldiner@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	The role of axonal trafficking in developmental axon pruning (Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
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. 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	Prof. Yosef Shaul Yosef.Shaul@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	c-ABL as a program switcher (Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
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	Dr. Rotem Sorek Rotem.Sorek@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	The regulatory roles of cis-antisense transcripts in microbial genomes (Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
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. Rony Paz Rony.Paz@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Neuronal mechanisms in the amygdala for generalization of learning (Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
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 of Plant Sciences	Prof. Avigdor Scherz Avigdor.Scherz@weizmann.ac.il	Plants adaptation to elevated temperatures - the role of genetic modifications in photosystem II reaction centers (PSIIRC) (Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)

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. Elchanan Mossel Elchanan.Mossel@weizmann.ac.il	Discrete Fourier analysis in social choice (Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
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. Itai Benjamini Itai.Benjamini@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Random planar geometry (Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
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	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	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	A superinsulator? (Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
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	Imaging currents and spins on nanoscale (Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
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. 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	Dr. 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. 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	Dr. Alexander Milov Alexander.Milov@weizmann.ac.il	Measurement of the of relativistic heavy ion collisions with the ATLAS detector at LHC (Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics	Dr. Gilad Perez Gilad.Perez@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Third generation physics at the LHC era (Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2013)
Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics	Prof. Eli Waxman eli.waxman@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Super-nova shock breakouts (Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
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	Prof. Gregory Falkovich Gregory.Falkovich@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Turbulence and condensates (Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
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	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. Yaron Silberberg Yaron.Silberberg@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Control of classical and quantum correlations (Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)
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 of Physics of Complex Systems	Prof. Victor Steinberg Victor.Steinberg@weizmann.ac.il Homepage	Polymerized vesicles as a stress sensor in a fluid flow: Development of vesicle tracking tensometry (Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2012)