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Prof. Yigal Burstein
Thermophilic enzymesIsolation, characterization and cloning of enzymes from extremophilic microorganisms.Structure, function and thermal stability relationship studies of extremophilic enzymes.Crystalization and determination of the three-dimensional structures of extremophilic enzymes.
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Dr. Ran Budnik
Dark Matter detection:The XENON Dark Matter project: Data analysis, physics interpretations, development and construction XENONnT , PMTs, calibration techniques, statistical inferenceDetector physics:Novel effects in LXe detectorsFuture concepts and technologies for rare event detection - optically measuring single defects in crystals and moleculesOther:Future concepts for Cosmic Ray precision detection
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Dr. Shikma Bressler
ATLAS experimentData analysis - Searches for physics beyond the standard modelLepton flavour violating decays of the Higgs and Z bosonsAsymmetry in electron/muon final statesGeneric data driven searchesInstrumentation - Upgrade of the ATLAS muon spectrometerProduction and testing of the sTGC chambersPerformance studiesInstallation in the ATLAS cavernDetector physicsCollaboration with: RD51 collaborationBasic R&DThe role of resistive materials in gaseous detectorsCharge and light amplification in Liquid ArgonApplicative R&DPhysics applications - future calorimeters in accelerators and neutrino physics experimentsCivil applications - muon tomography for hazardous material detection, volcanology, medicine and more
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Prof. Amos Breskin
Noble-liquid neutron and gamma radiography concepts for detection of concealed explosives and nuclear materials (Homeland security)Photon imaging detectorsNoble-liquid detector concepts for Dark-matter searches, neutrino physics and medical diagnosticsAdvanced gas-avalanche electron multipliersParticle tracking detectors for future particle and astroparticle experimentsMethods of Nano-dosimetry for precise evaluation of radiation effects at the DNA levelMethods for rapid evaluation of core fluids content in oil and gas wells
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Prof. Eitan Bibi
Membrane protein biogenesis in E. coliCollaboration with: Gert Bange, Marburg University, Marburg, Germany. Moran Shalev-Benami, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, IsraelFtsY, the essential prokaryotic SRP-receptor: biogenesis and functionMembrane targeting and association of ribosomes in E. coli.Multidrug transport by the E. coli secondary transporter MdfACollaboration with: Daniella Goldfarb, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel. Moran Shalev-Benami, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, IsraelConformational behavior of MdfAStructural studies on membrane embedded MdfA
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Prof. Alexander D. Bershadsky
Integrin-mediated cell-matrix adhesions as mechanosensors: molecular requirements for the force-induced focal adhesion growth.Cell-cell contact-dependent regulation of the actin cytoskeleton and microtubule system: Role of p120 catenin and other components of cadherin adhesion complex.Role of myosin-driven contractility in the retrograde surface flow and cell motility.Cooperation between neuregulin, ErbB-family receptors, and cell surface heparan sulfate proteoglycans in the regulation of cell motility and morphogenesis.
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Prof. Brian Berkowitz
Development of chemical methods for remediation of water polluted by organic compounds and heavy metals.Fluid flow and chemical transport in groundwater systems.Percolation, scaling and statistical physics models of structural and dynamic processes in geological formations.Experimental and theoretical analysis of reactive transport and precipitation/dissolution patterns in porous media.
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