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    Prof. Irit Dinur

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    Probabilistically Checkable Proofs
    Hardness of Approximation

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    Prof. Rivka Dikstein

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    Transcription and translation control in health and disease
    Collaboration with:  Yuki Yamaguchi, Idit Shachar, Nahum Sonenberg, Yuri Svitkin, Franck Martin, Katsura Asano, Igor Ulitsky, Michael Walker, Neta Regev-Rudsky
    Mechanism of rapid transcriptional induction of inflammatory genes
    The transcription elongation factor Spt4/Spt5 as a drug target in neurodegenerative diseases
    Links between mammalian transcription and mRNA translation
    Developing pharmacological tools to address fundamental questions in mRNA translation and for therapeutic purposes
    Mechanism of start site selection in transcription and translation and its role in cancer and neurodegenerative diseases

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  • Picture of Prof. Nava Dekel

    Prof. Nava Dekel

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    Molecular characterization of the ovulatory cascade
    Mechanisms involved in successful implantation.
    Regulation of the meiotic cell cycle: use of rodent oocytes as a model system.
    Cell-to-cell communication: regulation of expression, posttranslational modification, degradation and function of the gap junction proteins, Cx43 and Cx37.

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    Prof. Hadassa Degani

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    1. Advancements in pancreas MRI
    Collaboration with:  Dr. Talia Golan and her team, Sheba Medical Center
    Developing a diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) protocol to characterize the normal ductal system of the pancreas
    Developing DTI and complementary methods that characterize malignant transformation in the pancreas
    2.The origin and characterization of water diffusion in tissues - at high b-values
    Collaboration with:  Dr. Edna Haran,
    developing MRI-optimized protocols and analysis means for measuring water diffusion in tissues (breast, brain etc. ) using multi-b- values spanning a broad range.

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    Prof. Barak Dayan

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    Experimental Quantum Optics
    Cavity QED with single atoms coupled to chip-based micro-resonators
    Nonclassical photon-photon interactions

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    Prof. Irun R. Cohen

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    Development and clinical applications of an antigen microarray device and informatics analyses aimed at diagnosis, prognosis, monitoring and management of autoimmune and other inflammatory diseases – the ImmunArray Ltd iCHIP (Israel and USA); now in clinical use.
    Treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, arthritis and other autoimmune conditions using DNA plasmids encoding human HSP90 or HSP70 – Alma Bio Therapeutics (France).
    Treatment of ALS using a synthetic peptide that inhibits apoptosis and fosters cell growth – Immunity Pharma Ltd. (Israel); entering clinical trials.

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  • Picture of Prof. Eli Canaani

    Prof. Eli Canaani

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    Comparison of the properties of the leukemogenic ALL-1 fusion proteins with those of normal ALL-1.
    Transcription profiles of primary tumors with ALL-1 rearrangements.
    Functions of the human ASH1 protein.
    Studies of the ALR gene.
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    Prof. David Cahen

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    Sustainable Materials- Solar Energy
    Collaboration with:  @WIS: S. Cohen, G. Hodes, L. Kronik, L Houben, D. Oron; A. Kahn (Princeton); M. Bär (Helmholtz Centre Berlin, HZB and Erlangen); H. Bolink (Valencia);P. Nayak (TIFR-H); S Avashti (IISc); H. Ishii (Chiba); P. Schultz, JF. Guillemoles (IPVF-CNRS); T. Kirchartz (Duisburg-Jülich).
    sustainable resources Self-healing materials & concepts; New optoelectronic materials; Halide Perovskites; Between hard and soft matter.
    Bioelectronics
    Collaboration with:  @ WIS: M. Sheves, I. Pecht M. Tornow (TU-Munich); G. Vattya (Budapest); J. Blumberger (Imp. College); L. Zotti (Sevilla); JC Cuevas (Madrid); H. Chen (Zhejiang U);
    Quantum effects in BIology Proteins as solid-state electronic materials; Electronic charge transport in and across proteins; Biomolecular electronics; Between soft & hard matter.

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    Thermophilic enzymes
    Collaboration with:  Moshe Peretz, Orly Dym, Linda Shimon
    Isolation, characterization and cloning of enzymes from extremophilic microorganisms.
    Structure, function and thermal stability relationship studies of extremophilic enzymes.
    Crystalization and determination of the three-dimensional structures of extremophilic enzymes.
    Fatty Acid Synthesis in Tuberculosis causing baceria
    Collaboration with:  Zippora Shakked, Oren Zimhony, Ron Diskin, Moshe Peretz, Shira Albeck, Yoav Pelleg, Orly Dym
    Structure of acyl carrier protein synthase (AcpS) from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb)
    Expression and enzymatic studies on recombinant, 4'-Phosphopantetheinylated, active M. tuberculosis fatty acid synthase I

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    Dark Matter detection:
    The XENON Dark Matter project: Data analysis, physics interpretations, development and construction XENONnT , PMTs, calibration techniques, statistical inference
    Detector physics:
    Novel effects in LXe detectors
    Future concepts and technologies for rare event detection - optically measuring single defects in crystals and molecules
    Other:
    Future concepts for Cosmic Ray precision detection

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