The interplay between viruses and their hosts

We study the structure, function and evolution of systems that regulate gene expression, with emphasis on translation

Intracellular and intercellular trafficking of mRNA and its role in protein localization and cell physiology

An integrative approach for the exploration of melanoma genetic and immunological interactions

We study in vivo functions of specific innate immune cells in health and pathology using state of the art mouse models, gene manipulation and advanced transcriptome, translatome and epigenome profiling technologies.

Our studies proceed along three major lines: (1) Microbial population dynamics under stress, (2) Understanding drought resistance and engineering drought-resistant nutritious plants (3) The plant microbiome and its dynamics