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    Prof. Irit Dinur

    Probabilistically Checkable Proofs
    Hardness of Approximation

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    Prof. Rivka Dikstein

    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
    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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    Prof. Nava Dekel

    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

    Perfusion and angiogensis in lung cancer: The role of the bronchial and pulmonary vascular network using Fluorescence and magnetic resonance imaging methods
    Molecular magnetic resonance imaging of the estrogen receptor
    Collaboration with:  Professors David Milstein and Joel Sussman, Weizmann Institute
    Synthesis of new, high affinity ligands of the estrogen receptor as probes for molecular imaging
    Structuaral studies (x-ray crystalography and NMR) of the estrogen receptor - targeted ligands complex
    Functional activities and molecular imaging of the new targeted ligands in estrogen receptor positive huaman breast cancer cells
    Mechanisms of lymphatic metastasis in breast cancer; In vivo fluorescence and magnetic resonanc imaging
    Advanced non invasive MRI methods for breast cancer detection and diagnosis ; clinical investigations
    Collaboration with:  Dr. Myra Shapiro, Meir medical Center
    3D Tracking of the mammary tree using diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging
    Advanced methods for analysis of dynamic contrast enhanced MRI based on a combined model free and model based method.
    Hyperpolarized magnetic resonance spectroscopy and imaging of cancer metabolism; searching for novel metabolic markers of cancer
    Collaboration with:  Professor Lucio Frydman, Weizmann Institute
    Renal function through sodium grandients; Non-invasive, high resolution sodium MRI.
    Collaboration with:  Dr. Edna Haran, Weizmann Institute
    Estrogen regulation of angiogenesis and perfusion of breast cancer; from molecular mechanisms to functional MRI of the microvascular physiology

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    Prof. Barak Dayan

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

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    Prof. Nir Davidson

    Ultracold atoms
    Quantum degenerated atomic gases
    Collaboration with:  Roee Ozeri
    Quantum nonlinear dynamics and chaos
    Laser physics
    Collaboration with:  Asher Friesem
    Slow and stored light
    Collaboration with:  Ofer Firstenberg
    Atomic optics and interferometry
    Collaboration with:  Ofer Firstenberg

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    Dr. Rony Dahan

    Antibody response in cancer
    Anti-tumor mechanisms of immune checkpoint antibodies
    Therapeutic window of antibody-based immunotherapies

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    Prof. Irun R. Cohen

    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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    Prof. Eli Canaani

    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

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

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