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Prof. Nachum Ulanovsky
* Neural basis of natural behaviors* Wireles electrophysiology in freely flying bats* Place cells, grid cells, head-direction cells, goal-direction cells* Neural codes for 1-D, 2-D and 3-D space in flying bats* Neural coding of very large spaces (~1 kilometer), and of complex environments (large mazes)* Neurobiology of learning and memory: a systems neuroscience approach* Social-spatial cognition: Representation of other individuals in the brain, during social interactions
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Prof. Eldad Tzahor
Head muscle patterning and differentiationCharacterization of head muscle derived satellite cellsDissecting the myogenic programs in head muscle progenitorsInvolvement of p53 in cranial myogenesisCardiac and skeletal muscle progenitors during vertebrate embryogenesisStudying the crosstalk between BMP and FGF signaling pathways in cardiac progenitorsRegulation of Islet1 gene expression using novel imaging techniques in live embryosThe origin of the heart endocardium: Focus on the role of endothelial cells in cardiogenesis
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Prof. Itzhak Tserruya
Electron pair production in relativistic heavy ion collisions: search for quark-gluon plasma and chiral symmetry restoration.Collaboration with: I. RavinovichR&D, construction and installation of an HBD (Hadron Blind Detector) for the PHENIX experiment at RHIC.Collaboration with: I. RavinovichStudy of ultra-relativistic heavy-ion collisions using the PHENIX detector at RHIC (Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider) at Brookhaven National Laboratory and the CERES detector at CERNCollaboration with: I. Ravinovich
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Prof. Alex Tsafriri
Molecular regulation of ovulatory changes in mammals.Collaboration with: Helena Ashkenazi, Shmulik Motola, Xiumei Cao, Malka Popliker, Seymour Pomerantz, Marco Conti, StanfordThe roles of gonadotropins and EGF-like factors in triggering ovulation.The resumption of meiosis and its regulation.Ovulation as a tissue remodeling process.The development and demise of ovarian follicles <I>in vivo</I> and <I>in vitro</I>: the role of apoptosis.Collaboration with: Atan Gross, KerenYacobi
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Prof. Edriss S. Titi
Fluid Dynamics, Geophysical models, Oceanic and Atmopsheric DynamicsOceanic and atmospheric dynamics modelsTurbulence theoryData assimilation of weather and climate predictionMathematical models of cloud formationNonlinear Partial Differential Equations and Dynamical SystemsNavier-Stokes and Euler EquationsInfinite-dimensional dynamical systems , Reduced dynamical systems, Numerical analysis of dissipative PDEsLimit behavior of fast and slow dynamicsPolymeric flows and non-Newtonian complex fluid
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Prof. Reshef Tenne
Inorganic nanotubes from ternary "misfit" layered compoundsCollaboration with: Dr. R. Arenal, Laboratorio de Microscopías Avanzadas, Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragón, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50018 Zara-goza, Spain Dr. Luc Lajaunie, Departamento de Ciencia de los Materiales e Ingeniería Metalúrgica y Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Uni-versidad de Cádiz, Campus Río San Pedro S/N, Puerto Real 11510, Cádiz, Spain Prof. Ernesto Joselevich, Department of Materials and Interfaces, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot 76100, Israel Dr. Lothar Houben, Chemical Research Support Department, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot 76100, Israel Prof. Alla Zak, Holon Institute of Technology, Israel Prof. Shmuel Kenig and Prof. Hanna Dodiuk, Shenkar College, Israel Prof. Yoshihiro Iwasa, University of Tokyo and the Riken Institute. Japan Prof. Janina Maultzsch, Department of Physics, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany Dr. Iddo Pinkas, Chemical Research Support Department, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot 76100, IsraelSynthesis of nanotubes from misfit layered compounds (MLC), their structural electrical and optical characterizationOptical properties of WS2 and MoS2 nanotubes
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Prof. Joel Sussman
3D Structure Funciton Studies or proteins related to AutismCollaboration with: Israel Silman3D Structure Fucntions studies of ParaoxonaseCollaboration with: Dan Tawfik & Israel SilmanApplication of ultra rapid X-ray diffraction methods to study the enzymatic mechanism of AChE in real time.Collaboration with: Israel SilmanStructure based drug design studies on AChE and beta-secretase, including studies of complexes with transition state analogs; potential drugs for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease; and snake neurotoxins.Collaboration with: Israel SilmanX-ray structural analysis and molecular biology studies on proteins from the nervous system, including acetylcholinesterase (AChE), human, torpedo, drosophila, and krait; butyrylcholinesterase; neural cell adhesion proteins with sequence similarity to AChCollaboration with: Israel Silman3D Structure Funciton of proteins related to Gaucher DiseaseCollaboration with: Tony Futerman & Israel SilmanVisualization of 3D Protein Structures via new web based tool ProteopediaCollaboration with: Jaime Prilusky & Israel Silman
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Prof. Adi Stern
Quantum interference phenomena in the fractional Quantum Hall effect. Electronic transport in strong magnetic fields.Non-abelian electronic states - quantum Hall states, topological superconductors and Majorana fermions.Fractionalized topological phases - how to construct them, how to measure them, and how to use them for topological quantum computationLow density two dimensional electronic systems.One dimensional electronic systems - electronic transport in the presence of interactions.