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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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Prof. Avri Ben-Ze'ev
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), cancer stem cells (CSCs) and Wnt target genes in colon cancer metastasisThe interplay between the role of beta-catenin in cell adhesion and signaling during colon cancer development.The molecular basis and signaling roles of nerve cell adhesion receptors in colon cancer metastasisThe role of novel beta-catenin target genes in tumor development and metastasis
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Prof. Avi Ben-Nun
Neuroimmunology, pathogenic autoimmunity, myelin/neuronal repair, and treatment of autoimmune diseases in central nervous system (CNS):T-cell pathogenesis and regulation in autoimmune diseases of the CNS.Effects of functional epistasis between HLA class-II alleles on genetic predisposition to multiple sclerosis (MS) in humanized HLA-Tg mice and MS patients.Defining major pathogenic MS-related myelin/neuronal epitopes in HLA-transgenic (Tg) mice.Antigen-based immune-specific approaches to therapy (and mechanisms) of MS and other T-cell mediated autoimmune diseases.Myelin/neuronal repair by adult neural stem cells in mice with chronic MS-like disease.
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Dr. Haim Beidenkopf
Topological electronic phasesWeyl/Dirac topological semimetalsStrong/Weak/Crystalline/Higher-order topological insulatorsTopological superconductivity and Majorana modesTopological nano-devicesScanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopyMolecular beam epitaxy
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Prof. Ed Bayer
Structural and functional aspects of the multi-enzyme cellulosome complex from cellulose-degrading bacteria.The cohesin-dockerin couple - Protein-protein interactions that mediate recognition and specificity in cellulosome assembly.Cellulose-binding domains as models for protein-sugar interactions.Bioinformatics of cellulases and cellulosome componentsComparative genomics of cellulosome components.Structure determination of cellulosome components.Enzymology of cellulosomes for conversion of biomass to biofuelsDesigner cellulosomes - Selective engineering of chimaeric cellulosome constructs for nanotechnology.Avidin-biotin system - Mutated avidins and streptavidins
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