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    Prof. Joel Stavans

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    Statistical Mechanics
    Single-Molecule Biological Physics.
    RNA interference
    Homologous recombination
    Genetic Networks and Systems Biology
    Regulation of gene expression by small RNAs
    Developmental decision making
    Noise and adaptation

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  • Picture of Prof. Shmuel Gurvitz

    Prof. Shmuel Gurvitz

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    Multi-dimensional tunnelling.
    Collaboration with:  Xin-Qi Li, D. Sokolovski
    Two-potential approach to tunneling problems
    Cluster decay
    Modified tunneling Hamiltonian
    Tunneling of the Bose-Einstein Condensate
    Final state interaction in inclusive reactions.
    Collaboration with:  A. Aharony, O. Entin-Wohlman, Xin-Qi Li, Wei-Min Zhang
    Number and energy resolved master equations for quantum transport
    Relaxation and dephasing in persistent current
    Zeno effect and quantum description of classical apparatus
    Quantum transport in mesoscopic systems and the measurement problem.
    Collaboration with:  M. Traini
    Bjorken scaling and confinement
    Higher twist corrections to nucleon structure functions
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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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