What gives masses to the particles? We believe that it is related to electroweak symmetry breaking which raises the hierarchy problem, the huge gap between the weak and Planck scales. The LHC experiments is addressing some of these questions and at the same time rising new ones. Recent cosmological-observation raised additional puzzles: What is the source of dark matter and energy? We explore experimental and theoretical methods to improve our knowledge regarding these issues. We also propose to use optical atomic clock spectroscopy to Search for Higgs-like mediated interactions in atoms at table top experiments.

Electron transfer mechanisms in proteins.

Antigen recognition and trans-membrane signaling by immuno-receptors.

Psychiatric disorders from pathologies in the amygdala-preftonal pathway (e.g. autism, anxiety-disorders, post-traumatic-stress-disorder (PTSD), epilepsy)

Computational approaches to coding mechanisms in the brain

Motivational and emotional modulation of memory

Extinction of memory

Generalization and specificity of learning

Neurobiology of learning and memory

Neuronal circuits and interactions between the amygdala and the prefrontal cortex

Quantum metrology and precision measurements

Ultra-cold ions and atoms

Quantum Computing

Ultra-cold collisions and interactions

Optical nonlinearity in colloidal nanostructures

sub-diffraction limited imaging

Quantum dot enabled photovoltaics

ultrafast dynamics of semiconductor quantum dots and hybrid lead halide perovskite nanocrystals

Optics of biogenic crystals

Earth and environmental sciences education: research, development and implemntation from K-12.

The outdoor as a learning environment

Molecular biology of p53.

Deregulation of the Hippo pathway in cancer

Role of p53 in tumor-host interactions.

Gain of function of mutant p53 in cancer.

Crosstalk between p53 and the Hippo pathway in homeostasis and cancer

Role of microRNAs in cancer.

Gravitational lensing and microlensing

Astronomical algorithms and high contrast imaging.

Design and construction of W-FAST - Two telescopes system to explore the visible-light sky on sub-second time scales and search for Oort cloud objects.

Transients and supernovae; shock breakout observations and measuring the properties of supernova progenitors; Eruptions prior to supernova explosions and interaction between the supernova ejeecta and its circumstellar matter; Design of the ULTRASAT UV space telescope.

Search for isolated black holes in the Galaxy via astrometric microlensing.

Hilbert 16th problem

Ordinary differential equations

LHC physics

Particle cosmology (dark matter, leptogenesis, baryogenesis)

Higgs physics

Flavor physics

CP violation

Neutrino physics