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    Prof. Jacob Klein

    Molecular origins of biological lubrication Hydration lubrication: a new paradigm
    Properties of thin liquid films including aqueous electrolytes and polyelectrolytes.
    Hydrophobic interactions
    Slip at surfaces
    Boundary lubrication under water
    Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine: the role of lubrication
    Hydrogels
    Macro-tribological studies of soft matter
    Surface-forces-measurement techniques at angstrom surface separations; polymers as molecular lubricants
    ATRP growth of polymers from surfaces
    Polyelectrolyte brushes
    Polymers, Complex Fluids, and Interfaces - Experimental studies of the behavior of confined simple and polymeric fluids.
    Collaboration with:  Sam Safran
    Nanotribology
    Surface forces between heterogeneous surfaces
    Confinement induced phase transitions

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  • Prof. Michael W. Kirson

    Theory and systematics of nuclear structure.
    Nuclear mass models
    The shell model and interacting boson model for nuclei.
  • Picture of Prof. Tali Kimchi

    Prof. Tali Kimchi

    Neuronal Basis of Sexually Dimorphic Social Behaviors
    Sexually dimorphic pheromone signals – perception, processing and biology function
    Characterizing novel pheromone-mediated responses in wild-caught mouse colonies
    Identifying the genetic and neuroal basis of autism-related behavioral phenotype
    Mapping brain circuits controlling innate social and reproductive behaviors
    Difining the mechanism underlying social hireachy in group of mice

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  • Picture of Prof. Adi Kimchi

    Prof. Adi Kimchi

    Programmed Cell Death: from single genes and molecular pathways towards systems level studies
    Deciphering the roles of the DAP genes in programmed cell death
    Systems biology analysis of the programmed cell death network
    Functional annotations of a family of death-associated kinases: DAPk, DRP-1 and ZIPk
    Protein translation control during cell death: structure/function analysis of the DAP5 gene

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  • Picture of Dr. Boaz Katz

    Dr. Boaz Katz

    Open questions in theoretical astrophysics including:
    Collaboration with:  Doron Kushnir
    How do stars explode to produce supernovae? (I think there is an actual chance to finally answer this soon due to accumulating data and new ideas!)
    The three body problem (surprisingly connected to supernovae)
    Where do Cosmic Rays come from and how are they accelerated?

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  • Prof. Victor Katsnelson

    Operator theory
    Harmonic analysis.
    Classical analysis
    Analytic theory of differential equations.
    System representation theory of matrix functions.
  • Picture of Dr. Yohai Kaspi

    Dr. Yohai Kaspi

    Geophysical fluid dynamics
    Earth Atmospheric dynamics
    Storm track dynamics
    Geostrophic turbulence
    Climate Change
    Dynamics of jet-streams
    Planetary atmospheres
    Gravitational signature of internal dynamics on giant planets
    Jets on giant planets
    Internal tides
    The Juno mission to Jupiter
    Atmospheric occultations
    Exoplanet atmospheres

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  • Picture of Prof. Uri Karshon

    Prof. Uri Karshon

    Heavy quark production at the HERA e-p collider.
    Gluon density in the proton and partonic structure of the photon.
    Tests of QCD dynamics in high energy e-p collisions.
  • Prof. Jacob Karni

    Carbon dioxide dissociation using concentrated solar energy
    Collaboration with:  NewCO2Fuels Ltd.
    Development of directly irradiated solar receivers.
    Development of alternative fuels and their production methods using solar energy
    Solar energy generation per demand
    Collaboration with:  MIT
  • Picture of Prof. Steven J.d Karlish

    Prof. Steven J.d Karlish

    Development of isoform-selective drugs
    Molecular mechanisms involved in generation of essential hypertension.
    Regulation of Na/K-ATPase by FXYD proteins.
    Crystalization and function of Na/K-ATPase.

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