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October 01, 2009
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Date:08SundayNovember 2009Cultural Events
The Annual Memorial Service for Dr. Chaim Weizmann
More information Time 15:00 - 16:00Organizer Yad Chaim WeizmannContact -
Date:09MondayNovember 2009Colloquia
Principles of self-assembly, from hydrophobic collapse to virus capsid formation
More information Time 11:00 - 11:00Location Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture HallLecturer Prof. David Chandler
Dept. of Chemistry, University of California BerkeleyOrganizer Faculty of ChemistryContact -
Date:10TuesdayNovember 2009Lecture
The role of Loxl2 in angiogenesis and tumor progression
More information Time 10:00 - 10:00Location Wolfson Building for Biological ResearchLecturer Dr. Gera Neufeld
Cancer Res. and vascular Biology Center TechnionOrganizer Department of Biomolecular SciencesContact -
Date:10TuesdayNovember 2009Lecture
Joint High Energy Physics Seminar
More information Time 10:30 - 11:30Title Strings in SU(N) gauge theoriesLocation Neve ShalomLecturer Barak Bringoltz
Seattle UniversityOrganizer Department of Particle Physics and AstrophysicsContact Abstract Show full text abstract about I will discuss recent progress in the spectral study of conf...» I will discuss recent progress in the spectral study of confining
flux-tubes in SU(N) gauge theories in 2+1 and 3+1 dimensions, and the way
they behave as a function of their energy, electric flux, and other
quantum numbers. My focus would be the length dependence of this spectrum,
and I will compare it with different effective string-theory predictions.
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Date:10TuesdayNovember 2009Lecture
Generic points for horocycle flows on hyperbolic surfaces of infinite genus
More information Time 11:00 - 11:00Location Jacob Ziskind BuildingLecturer Prof. Omri Sarig
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Date:10TuesdayNovember 2009Lecture
"Rapid signaling and plasticity of the ROS-network in the plant stress response"
More information Time 11:00 - 12:00Location Ullmann Building of Life SciencesLecturer Dr. Gad Miller
Biochemistry Department University of Nevada, Reno, NV, U.S.A.Organizer Department of Plant and Environmental SciencesContact -
Date:10TuesdayNovember 2009Lecture
"How Enzymes Move “Unactivated” Double Bonds"
More information Time 11:00 - 11:00Title Department of Organic Chemistry - Departmental SeminarLocation Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman BuildingLecturer Prof. C. Dale Poulter
Department of Chemistry University of Utah, USAOrganizer Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials ScienceContact Abstract Show full text abstract about Isomerization of isopentenyl diphosphate, a homoallylic diph...» Isomerization of isopentenyl diphosphate, a homoallylic diphosphate ester, to dimethylallyl diphosphate, an allylic diphosphate ester, is a required step in the isoprenoid biosynthetic pathway. Two forms of isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase have evolved convergently to catalyze this reaction. While convergent evolution of enzymes to catalyze similar reactions is common, for example the diverse collection of enzymes that hydrolyze amide bonds, it is unusual for such an event to produce enzymes that catalyze identical reactions for the same substrate. One of the isomerase enzymes is a metalloprotein with zinc as a cofactor, while the other requires flavin, normally a cofactor for redox reactions, thus raising the unusual possibility that the two enzymes catalyze the same reaction by different chemical mechanisms.
The chemical mechanisms for the reactions catalyzed by both enzymes were studied using substrate analogs, mechanism-based active site directed irreversible inhibitors, and crystal structures. A new role for flavin as a cofactor is proposed.
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Date:10TuesdayNovember 2009Lecture
Gamma-ray bursts in the light of Fermi and future experiments
More information Time 11:15 - 12:30Location Edna and K.B. Weissman Building of Physical SciencesLecturer P. Meszaros
Penn State U.Organizer Nella and Leon Benoziyo Center for AstrophysicsContact Abstract Show full text abstract about I will review the latest results from Fermi regarding GRBs. ...» I will review the latest results from Fermi regarding GRBs. -
Date:10TuesdayNovember 2009Lecture
Joint High Energy Physics Seminar
More information Time 11:45 - 13:00Title Branes and massive IIA duals of 3d CFTsLocation Neve ShalomLecturer Oren Bergman
TechnionOrganizer Department of Particle Physics and AstrophysicsContact Abstract Show full text abstract about I'll discuss a deformation of the ABJM model to unequal...» I'll discuss a deformation of the ABJM model to unequal CS levels, that was recently conjectured to be dual to AdS4xCP3 in massive Type IIA supergravity. In particular I will propose a brane configuration in Type IIB string theory that connects these two pictures.
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Date:10TuesdayNovember 2009Lecture
A systems approach for predicting and controlling the reactivity of immune cell populations against cancer
More information Time 12:15 - 12:15Location Wolfson Building for Biological ResearchLecturer Prof. Yoram Reiter
Professor of Molecular Immunology Head, Laboratory of Molecular Immunology Faculty of Biology Technion-Israel Institute of TechnologyOrganizer Department of Molecular Cell BiologyContact -
Date:10TuesdayNovember 2009Lecture
Stimulated Raman adiabatic passage analogues in classical physics
More information Time 13:00 - 13:00Location Edna and K.B. Weissman Building of Physical SciencesLecturer Dr. Andon Rangelov
Sofia University, BulgariaOrganizer Department of Physics of Complex SystemsContact -
Date:10TuesdayNovember 2009Lecture
“Targeting dendritic cells”
More information Time 13:30 - 13:30Location Wolfson Building for Biological ResearchLecturer Prof. Benny Chain
UCLOrganizer Department of Systems ImmunologyContact -
Date:10TuesdayNovember 2009Cultural Events
Popular Science Café meeting (in Hebrew)
More information Time 20:30 - 20:30Location Clore Garden of Science CafeteriaContact -
Date:10TuesdayNovember 2009Lecture
קפה מדע
More information Time 20:30 - 20:30Location Clore Garden Of ScienceOrganizer Science for All UnitHomepage Contact -
Date:11WednesdayNovember 2009Lecture
Forum on Mathematical Principles in Biology
More information Time 10:00 - 11:00Title Evolution of proteins and beyond - present and futureLocation Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Building for Biomedical ResearchLecturer Dan Tawfik Organizer Department of Molecular Cell BiologyContact -
Date:11WednesdayNovember 2009Lecture
Recognizing the virtues of imperfection: Controlling the function of thin film materials
More information Time 11:00 - 11:00Location Perlman Chemical Sciences BuildingLecturer Prof. Kristin Poduska
Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's, Newfoundland, CanadaOrganizer Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials ScienceContact Abstract Show full text abstract about Although many materials synthesis efforts aspire to structur...» Although many materials synthesis efforts aspire to structural and compositional perfection, there are materials whose current scientific and technological appeal is intimately related to the types of defects and impurities that they can accommodate. For example, ZnO is a leading candidate for use in the transparent transistors that could enable brighter, more energy-efficient video displays. However, optimizing the performance of ZnO has challenged the scientific community because of the kinds of imperfections that occur naturally within this material. These defect-sensitive properties present an urgent need – as well as a golden opportunity – to develop general and versatile strategies for controlling imperfections to create economical, higher performance thin film materials. Addressing this need, I will highlight our recent contributions toward understanding the role that imperfections play in tailoring the growth and performance of metal oxide materials, using ZnO-based interfaces as a case study. Our aqueous electrochemical synthesis methods provide reliable control of thin films characteristics such as texture, morphology, carrier concentration, and electrical conduction, even for polycrystalline films on polycrystalline substrates. -
Date:11WednesdayNovember 2009Cultural Events
"Mozart Blues": Special international concert celebrating Poland's Independence Day
More information Time 20:30 - 20:30Title Program: Works by Mozart, Verdi, Chopin, Gershwin, Monyushko, K. Vilensky, and othersLocation Dolfi and Lola Ebner AuditoriumContact -
Date:12ThursdayNovember 2009Lecture
Ultrafast 2D NMR Spectroscopy - A Quest for Information
More information Time 09:00 - 09:00Location Perlman Chemical Sciences BuildingLecturer Yoav Shrot
Dept. of Chemical Physics, WISOrganizer Department of Chemical and Biological PhysicsContact -
Date:12ThursdayNovember 2009Lecture
"Measuring the Effect of the Biomass Burning Aerosol on the Atmospheric Temperature Profile over the Amazon"
More information Time 10:00 - 10:00Location Sussman Family Building for Environmental SciencesLecturer Amit Davidi
Environmental Sciences Department Weizmann Institute of ScienceOrganizer Department of Earth and Planetary SciencesContact -
Date:12ThursdayNovember 2009Colloquia
Physics Colloquium
More information Time 11:15 - 12:30Title SOME RECENT THEORETICAL STUDIES OF GRAPHENE, SUPERCONDUCTORS, AND PHOTOVOLTAICSLocation Edna and K.B. Weissman Building of Physical SciencesLecturer Marvin L. Cohen
Department of Physics University of California at Berkeley and Materials Sciences Division Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley, Ca 94720Organizer Faculty of PhysicsContact Abstract Show full text abstract about After some background discussion, I’ll focus on a ...» After some background discussion, I’ll focus on a few theoretical developments and/or updates in the areas of nanophysics, superconductivity, and electronic structure with some emphasis on graphene, graphene ribbons, and photovoltaics.