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Prof. Ron Naaman
Spin selectivity in electrons transmission through chiral moleculesCollaboration with: Yossi Paltiel, Hebrew University David H. Waldeck, University of Pittsburghm USA Claudio Fontanessi, Modena University, Italy E. W. Meijer, Eindhoven, Netherland Michael Therien, Duke University, USA Moh El Naggar, USC, USA Jonas Fransson, Uppsala, Swedenelectron transfer in bio-moleculesspin selective electron transferspin dependent electrochemistryspintronics with chiral moleculesenantio-selective interactionSpin effect in water splitting
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Prof. David Mukamel
Systems with long-range interactionsCollaboration with: S. Ruffo A. CampaCollective phenomena in systems far from thermal equilibrium.Collaboration with: S. Majumdar G. Schehr M. Barma A. KunduCoarsening processes and slow dynamics.Systems with long range interactions
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Prof. Edna Mozes
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE): Induction and development in various animal models.The role of various cell types (APC, T, B) and cytokines in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases.The status and role of T regulatory cells in autoimmune diseases.Specific immunomodulation of the autoimmune diseases, Systemic lupus erythematous and Sjogren Syndrome by a synthetic, tolerogenic peptide.Collaboration with: Prof. Zev Sthoeger, Kaplan Medical Center.Elucidation of the mechanisms (effects on main pathways, cell types, cytokines and other pathogenic molecules) by which the tolerogenic peptide ameliorates autoimmune disease manifestations in animal models and in patients with SLE and Sjogren Syndrome.Development of the tolerogenic peptide as a novel specific drug for the treatment of SLE and Sjogren Syndrome.
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Prof. David Mirelman
Molecular pathogenesis of the human intestinal parasite <I>Entamoeba histolytica</I>.Collaboration with: Rivka BrachaMolecular biology and genome organization in the lower eukaryot <I>Entamoeba histolytica</I>.Selective inhibition of expression of virulence genes by Antisense RNA.Transcriptional epigenetic gene silencing mechanismsPathogenesis of AmoebiasisDevelopment of vaccine against <I>Entamoeba histolytica</I>.Mode of action and therapeutical potential of Allicin from GarlicCollaboration with: Aharon Rabinkov, Elena AppelUses of derivatives of Allicin against hypertension and obesityAntifungal delivery system which produces in situ toxic allicin moleculesA delivery system for the in-vivo killing of cancer cells by Allicin
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Prof. David Milstein
Organometallic chemistry and green catalysisBond activation by pincer-type complexesRational design of green and sustainable catalysis and synthetic methodology based on pincer-type metal complexesSustainable, green energy based on catalytic designHydrogen Storage. Design and development of novel Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers (LOHCs)Metal-Ligand CooperationOxidation of organic compounds using water as formal oxidant with H2 liberation
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Prof. Alexander Milov
Data analysis from the ATLAS experimentCollaboration with: ATLAS heavy ion-working group. Research groups in the USA, Czech Republic, Poland, Portugal, Chile.Analysis of heavy-ion data. Understanding the properties of QCD matter formed in such collisions. These projects involve state-of-the-art measurements of charged-hadron spectra and electroweak bosons, (primarily Z boson) produced in collisions of 208-Pb, 129-Xe, 16-O, and 1-H ions produced by the LHC at CERN. Features measured in these spectra tell us about the laws of QCD at extreme temperatures.Analysis of proton-proton data. Search for QCD matter in small systems. Unlike the previous category, this is a 'freelancing' analysis aiming at understanding how the QCD matter is being formed.Detector developmentCollaboration with: INFN, MIT, Stony Brook, GSIMuon System for the NA60+ experiment at CERN. Designing, constructing, and maintaining a large-scale gaseous detector (100 sq.m.) to measure muons in NA60+ experiment. Eventually doing physics with the NA60+ data.Muon arm upgrade for the ECCE detector at Electron-Ion Collider at BNL. Working on a novel electron-ion collider in the USA. Although the design can be similar to the NA60+ design, this opens the capability to do new physics.Particle identification at sPHENIX and ECCE. Finding 'proof-of-principle' for new ideas in detector physics.
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Prof. Giora Mikenberg
Maintenece and construction of the upgrade of the ATLAS-MUON End-Cap MUON SystemThe production of wedges containing 3 production quadruplets was assembled at CERN using parts to achieve precise positions that have been developed and constructed at the Weizmann Institute. Similarly the frames to support and positioning these quadruplets were developed at the Weizmann Institute and constructed by Israeli Industry. The positioning system of pins to allow precise assembly (to within 0.03mm on a structure of 4X2m²) is a major achievement. The operation of completing all wedges has come to an end and the New Small Wheel (NSW) detector has been installed in the ATLAS experiment, where it needs to operate until 2042. The large amount of data that needs to be transmitted in real-time by the this new detector (NSW) is performed by a network of more than 7000 optical fibers. This large fiber-optics network and inter-connection is part of the Israeli responsibility, and therefore I was personally involved in performing this connection underground and supervise its operation.Search for Higgs bosons and SUSY particles at LHC.Collaboration with: E. Duchovni, E. Gross, L. Levinson,
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Prof. Gershom (Jan) Martin
Computational Quantum ChemistryCollaboration with: D. Milstein, M. van der Boom, R. Neumann, M. A. Iron, L. Kronik, J. L. SussmanHigh-accuracy ab initio thermochemistry: method development and applications.Development of novel, more universal, density functionals, with particular emphasis on fifth-rung ("double hybrid") approachesApplication of density functional methods to organometallic systems, with special reference to homogenous catalysis.Ab initio prediction of rotation-vibration spectra beyond the harmonic approximation.Intermolecular interactionsComputational molecular biology (focusing on acetylcholinesterase and on COVID19)
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