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    Dr. Yohai Kaspi

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    Geophysical fluid dynamics
    Atmospheric dynamics on Earth and other planets
    Storm track dynamics
    Geostrophic turbulence
    Superrotation
    Climate dynamics
    Planetary interiors
    Gravitational signature of internal dynamics on giant planets
    Jets on giant planets
    Internal tides
    The Juno mission to Jupiter

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  • Prof. Avi Ben-Nun

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    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. Sarel-Jacob Fleishman

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    Computational design of protein function
    Computational design and experimental characterization via in vitro evolution of high affinity interactions
    The role of multispecificity in small signaling networks
    Specificity and multispecificity in membrane-protein interactions
    Design of membrane-protein interactions

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    Prof. Assaf Vardi

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    The ecological and evolutionary role of programmed cell death in single-celled marine photosynthetic microorganisms
    The role of infochemicals and their regulation of cell fate and cell-cell interactions in marine photosynthetic microorganisms
    Sensing Environmental Stress and Acclimation Strategies in Marine Algae
    Cell Signaling Pathways and their role in the Chemical “Arms Race” during Algal Host-Virus and Predator-Prey interactions

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    Prof. Anthony H. Futerman

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    The regulation of ceramide synthesis
    The molecular mechanisms of sphingolipid storage diseases (Gaucher disease).

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    Prof. Itamar Procaccia

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    The glass transition and slow relaxation phenomena
    Collaboration with:  Jacques Zylberg, Yossi Cohen
    Mechanical properties of amorphus solids with theory of plasticity
    Collaboration with:  Valery Ilyin, Ratul Dasgupta, Limei Xu, Smarajit Karmakar
    Failure in Amorphuos Media: fracture, shear bands and necking.
    Collaboration with:  Ratul Dasgupta, Ashvin Joy, Eran Bouchbinder
    Fractals and scaling in nonequilibrium physics.
    Turbulence in classical and in quantum fluids
    Collaboration with:  Victor L'vov, Anna Pomyalov, Laurent Boue'

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  • Prof. Shimon Vega

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    Proton NMR Spectroscopy of Solids
    Dynamic Nuclear Polarization
    Collaboration with:  Akiva Feintuch
    Surface mobility of molecules in mesoporous materials
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    Prof. Amnon Horovitz

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    Linear free energy relationships (LFER) analysis of allosteric transitions in proteins.
    Analysis of correlated mutations in proteins
    Collaboration with:  Ron Unger (Bar Ilan University)
    Allostery in the structure and function of GroEL and CCT chaperonins.
    Collaboration with:  Keith Willison (Cancer Research Institute, London); Michal Sharon;
    Chaperonin-mediated protein folding.
    Collaboration with:  Gilad Haran; Maya Schuldiner;

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  • Picture of Prof. Eitan Bibi

    Prof. Eitan Bibi

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    Structure/function studies of the <I>E. coli</I> multidrug transporter, MdfA.
    Collaboration with:  N. Fluman and O. Tirosh
    The multidrug recognition pocket of MdfA (genetic and biochemical studies)
    3D crystallization of MdfA
    Mechanism of MdfA-mediated multidrug transport (proton/drug antiport)
    Membrane protein biogenesis in E. coli
    Collaboration with:  E.S. Bochkareva, A. Kinori, D. Ben-Halevy, I. Noach
    FtsY, the essential prokaryotic SRP-receptor: biogenesis and function
    Membrane targeting and association of ribosomes in E. coli.
    Membrane targeting and association of mRNAs encoding membrane proteins

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    Prof. Atan Gross

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    Establishing the role of MTCH2/MIMP in mitochondrial metabolism and apoptosis
    Establishing the role of the ATM-BID pathway in regulating the quiescence of haematopoietic stem cells

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