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Prof. Jacob Klein
Biological lubrication; Hydration lubrication; surface interactions; nanotribology; soft matterBiological lubrication and its relation to osteoarthritis: this is the theme of a major new ERC grant (2017 - 2022)Lipids and liposomes as lubrication vectorsHydration lubrication and Boundary lubrication under water, and its relation to occular (eye) lubricationSurface forces under strong electric fieldsProperties of thin liquid films including aqueous electrolytes and polyelectrolytes.HydrogelsSoft matter at interfacesSurface-forces-measurement techniques at angstrom surface separations; polymers as molecular lubricantsATRP growth of polymers from surfacesPolyelectrolyte brushesPolymers, Complex Fluids, and Interfaces - Experimental studies of the behavior of confined simple and polymeric fluids.Collaboration with: Sam SafranNanotribologySurface forces between heterogeneous surfacesConfinement induced phase transitions
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Prof. Tali Kimchi
Neuronal Basis of Sexually Dimorphic BehaviorsSexually dimorphic pheromone signals perception, processing and biology functionCharacterizing novel pheromone-mediated responses in wild-caught mouse coloniesIdentifying the genetic basis of sex-typical social and reproductive behaviorsMapping brain circuits controlling innate social and reproductive behaviors
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Prof. Adi Kimchi
Programmed Cell Death, autophagy, RNA translation control, cancer biologyDeciphering the roles of the DAP genes in programmed cell death, embryonic stem cells and cancer stem cellsIdentifying soft-spots in the networks of programmed cell death and cellular senescence in cancer cells.The role of RNA binding proteins in embryonic developmentRNA translation control: structure/function analysis of the DAP5 gene and its mode of actionNew modes of cell death in post-implantation mouse embryosIdentifying small compound inhibitors pf autophagy
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Dr. Boaz Katz
Open questions in theoretical astrophysics including: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. Yohai Kaspi
Geophysical fluid dynamicsAtmospheric dynamics on Earth and other planetsStorm track dynamicsGeostrophic turbulenceSuperrotationClimate dynamicsPlanetary dynamicsGravitational signature of internal dynamics on giant planetsJets on giant planetsInternal tidesThe Juno mission to JupiterClimate changeSustainabilityatmospheric response to climate change
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Prof. Uri Karshon
Heavy quark production at the HERA e-p collider.Collaboration with: ZEUS Collaboration, DESY, HamburgGluon density in the proton and partonic structure of the photon.Collaboration with: ZEUS Collaboration, DESY, HamburgTests of QCD dynamics in high energy e-p collisions.Collaboration with: ZEUS Collaboration, DESY, Hamburg
