Convex geometry

Functional analysis and geometry of Banach spaces

Probability

Analysis of transgene flow from wheat to related species

Developing slow release herbicide formulations as seed dressings for Striga control in Africa

Transgenically enhancing the virulence of fungi used as biocontrol agents

Tandem constructs to mitigate gene flow from transgenic crops to weeds

Formation of the brain structure in human is a complex process. One of the most striking features of the human brain is characteristic convolutions. These convolutions are lacking in a severe human brain malformation known as lissencephaly (smooth brain).

Functional Analysis of Genes Involved in Lissencephaly.

Confinement and screening.

Non-abelian gauge theories.

From current to constituent quarks.

Diffractive Optical Elements and Planar Optics.

Photonic Devices.

Novel Laser Configurations.

The cross-talk between the immune and nervous systems – autoimmunity as a mechanism of tissue repair: Molecular, cellular, physiological and behavioral aspects.

Immunological aspects of neuronal loss in neurodegenerative and mental disorders (Alzheimer’s, ALS, Huntingdon, Glaucoma).

Spinal cord injury and repair

Development of vaccination for neurodegenerative disorders.

Neurogenesis (stem cells) and inflammation in the CNS.

Crystal structure and solution studies of DNA oligomers.

Structural and biochemical studies of proteins involved in transcriptional regulation.

Autoimmune T cells and tissue maintenance in the nervous system

Autoimmunity to hsp60 and the development of subunit vaccines against infectious diseases.

Regulation of immune inflammation by small carbohydrate molecules

Autoimmunity to p53 and the development of systemic lupus erythematosus

Autoimmune diabetes: Pathogenesis and immune therapy.

Applications of IL-6 Chimera and Interferon-beta in neurology, hematopoiesis, and oncology.

Interleukin-6 Chimera, a superactivator of the gp130 receptor system: role in nerve myelination, neuroprotection and in the development of neuro-glial cells from embryonic tissues and stem cells.

Transdifferentiation of neural crest cell derived melanoma into myelinating Schwann cell. Genes controlling cell growth, differentiation, melanogenesis and synthesis of myelin proteins.

Research on cognitive characteristics of non academically oriented math students.

Design of curriculum materials as a research based activity

Long-term design of a new curriculum for grades 10, 11 and 12 for non-academically oriented students.