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Prof. Moshe Oren
Role of p53 in tumor-host interactions.Collaboration with: Prof. Michal Lotem, Hadassah Medical Center Prof. Yinon Ben-Neriah, Hebrew University Medical SchoolGain of function of mutant p53 in cancer.Collaboration with: Prof. Varda Rotter, Weizmann Institute; Prof. Vassilis Gorgoulis, Athens University Medical SchoolMolecular biology of p53.Regulation of the Hippo pathway and its deregulation in cancerCrosstalk between the p53 and Hippo pathways
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Prof. Eran Oded Ofek
Gravitational lensing and microlensingAstronomical algorithms and high contrast imaging.Design and construction of W-FAST - Two telescopes system to explore the visible-light sky on sub-second time scales and search for Oort cloud objects.Transients and supernovae; shock breakout observations and measuring the properties of supernova progenitors; Eruptions prior to supernova explosions and interaction between the supernova ejeecta and its circumstellar matter; Design of the ULTRASAT UV space telescope.Search for isolated black holes in the Galaxy via astrometric microlensing.
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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 C. Achim, Carnegie Melon, USAelectron 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.