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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 and geophysical flowsNavier-Stokes, Euler and related geophysical modelsTurbulence theoryPolymeric flows and non-Newtonian complex fluidNonlinear Partial Differential Equations and Dynamical SystemsInfinite-dimensional dynamical systems , Reduced dynamical systems, Numerical analysis of dissipative PDEsLimit behavior of fast and slow dynamics
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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. 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 characterization
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Prof. Dan Tawfik
Evolution and mechanism of enzymesMolecular evolution in man-made cell-like compartments.Directed evolution of tailor-made hydrolases (esterases, phosphoesterases, organophosphate hydrolases, and amidases) and DNA-modifying enzymes.Structure, mechanism and evolution of serum paraoxonases (PONs)The role of promiscuity and conformational plasticity in protein evolution.Directed evolution of DNA-methyltransferases and DNase inhibitorsThe stability effects of mutationsProtein evolvabilityChaperones and protein evolution
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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.
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Prof. Victor Steinberg
Physical hydrodynamics, hydrodynamics of complex fluids, dynamics of single flexible micro-objects (molecules, membranes, etc) in complex fluid flowsCollaboration with: Prof. G. Falkovich, Prof. V. Lebedev, Prof. Y. DubiefHydrodynamics of polymer solutions, Elastic turbulence and Turbulent mixing by polymers.Hydrodynamics and rheology of complex fluids (vesicle, capsule, worm-like micelle, etc suspensions)Dynamics and conformation of single polymer molecule, vesicle, micro-capsule, etc in complex fluid flows.Microfluidics: mixing, cell separation, random flows.Development of non-invasive local sensors for measurements of stress field in fluid flow
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