Supramolecular Architecture at Interfaces (with R. Maoz)

Human vision, with an emphasis on processes involved in image segmentation, learning, and memory.

Organic self-assembly: nanoreactors and nanocapsules

Solar fuels: photoinduced water splitting for hydrogen production

Artificial photosynthesis: light-harvesting materials for solar energy conversion

In vivo gene therapy and targeted viral oncolysis

Molecular mechanisms controlling the expression of p53 in normal cells and its deregulation in cancer cells

Hamiltonian systems - theory and applications

Mathematical models of the hematopoietic system and their medical implications

Chaotic mixing of fluid flows

Mechanisms underlying the computation of motion direction in the retina.

Dynamic computations in retinal circuits.

How do retinal targets integrate and interpret the visual signal?

Role of dopamine in retinal processing.

Applications of IL-6 Chimera and Interferon-beta in neurology, hematopoiesis, and oncology.

Interleukin-6 Chimera, a superactivator of the gp130 receptor system: role in nerve myelination, neuroprotection and in the development of neuro-glial cells from embryonic tissues and stem cells.

Transdifferentiation of neural crest cell derived melanoma into myelinating Schwann cell. Genes controlling cell growth, differentiation, melanogenesis and synthesis of myelin proteins.

Immature dendritic cells: investigating a novel granule mediated killing mechanism and the therapeutic potential for the prevention of Graft versus Host Disease.

Crossing allogeneic and xenogeneic barriers by growing organs in-vivo from embryonic tissues : potential curative approaches for diabetes, hemophilia and lung diseases.

Hematopoietic size control: A novel role for coagulation cascade factors in regulating the interplay between dynamic bone structure and long term survival and mobilization of hematopoietic stem cells.

Developing a protocol for the production of human central memory CD8 T cells, to induce tolerance in allogeneic stem cell transplantation.

Investigating the use of activated CD8 T cells as novel cell therapy for the treatment of autoimmune diseases.

Role and mechanism of tolerance induction by activated CD8 T cells: A novel cell therapy for chimerism induction, stem cell transplant engraftment and enhanced Graft versus Lymphoma / Leukemia effect.

Formation of the brain structure in human is a complex process. One of the most striking features of the human brain is characteristic convolutions. These convolutions are lacking in a severe human brain malformation known as lissencephaly (smooth brain).

Functional Analysis of Genes Involved in Lissencephaly.