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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 methodsMolecular magnetic resonance imaging of the estrogen receptorCollaboration with: Professors David Milstein and Joel Sussman, Weizmann InstituteSynthesis of new, high affinity ligands of the estrogen receptor as probes for molecular imagingStructuaral studies (x-ray crystalography and NMR) of the estrogen receptor - targeted ligands complexFunctional activities and molecular imaging of the new targeted ligands in estrogen receptor positive huaman breast cancer cellsMechanisms of lymphatic metastasis in breast cancer; In vivo fluorescence and magnetic resonanc imagingAdvanced non invasive MRI methods for breast cancer detection and diagnosis ; clinical investigationsCollaboration with: Dr. Myra Shapiro, Meir medical Center3D Tracking of the mammary tree using diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imagingAdvanced 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 cancerCollaboration with: Professor Lucio Frydman, Weizmann InstituteRenal function through sodium grandients; Non-invasive, high resolution sodium MRI.Collaboration with: Dr. Edna Haran, Weizmann InstituteEstrogen regulation of angiogenesis and perfusion of breast cancer; from molecular mechanisms to functional MRI of the microvascular physiology
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Prof. Nir Davidson
Ultracold atomsQuantum degenerated atomic gasesCollaboration with: Roee OzeriQuantum nonlinear dynamics and chaosLaser physicsCollaboration with: Asher FriesemSlow and stored lightCollaboration with: Ofer FirstenbergAtomic optics and interferometryCollaboration with: Ofer Firstenberg
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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. David Cahen
Sustainable Materials- Solar EnergyCollaboration 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.BioelectronicsCollaboration 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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Prof. Yigal Burstein
Thermophilic enzymesIsolation, 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.
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Dr. Ran Budnik
Dark Matter detection:The XENON Dark Matter project: Data analysis, physics interpretations, development and construction XENONnT , PMTs, calibration techniques, statistical inferenceDetector physics:Novel effects in LXe detectorsFuture concepts and technologies for rare event detection - optically measuring single defects in crystals and moleculesOther:Future concepts for Cosmic Ray precision detection
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