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Prof. David Mirelman
Molecular pathogenesis of the human intestinal parasite <I>Entamoeba histolytica</I>.Collaboration with: Rivka BrachaMolecular biology and genome organization in the lower eukaryot <I>Entamoeba histolytica</I>.Selective inhibition of expression of virulence genes by Antisense RNA.Transcriptional epigenetic gene silencing mechanismsPathogenesis of AmoebiasisDevelopment of vaccine against <I>Entamoeba histolytica</I>.Mode of action and therapeutical potential of Allicin from GarlicCollaboration with: Aharon Rabinkov, Elena AppelUses of derivatives of Allicin against hypertension and obesityAntifungal delivery system which produces in situ toxic allicin moleculesA delivery system for the in-vivo killing of cancer cells by Allicin
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Prof. David Milstein
Organometallic chemistry and catalysisBond activation by electron-rich transition metal complexes.Rational design of homogeneous catalysis and synthetic methodology based on transition metal complexes.Impact of molecular order on catalysis and reactivity.Generation and stabilization of elusive (potentially biologically active) molecules
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Prof. Giora Mikenberg
Trigger and data acquisition for LHC experiments.Collaboration with: E. Duchovni, E. Gross, L. Levinson, D. LellouchSearch for Higgs bosons and SUSY particles at LHC.Collaboration with: E. Duchovni, E. Gross, L. Levinson, D. LellouchSearch for Supersymmetry at LEP.Collaboration with: E. Duchovni, E. Gross, L. Levinson, D. LellouchDetector development and study of physics for LHC.Collaboration with: E. Duchovni, E. Gross, L. Levinson, D. LellouchSearch for the standard-model and SUSY Higgs-bosons at LEP.Collaboration with: E. Duchovni, E. Gross, L. Levinson, D. LellouchReconfigurable computing.Collaboration with: E. Duchovni, E. Gross, L. Levinson, D. Lellouch
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Prof. Gershom (Jan) Martin
Computational Quantum ChemistryCollaboration with: D. Milstein, M. van der Boom, R. Neumann, M. A. Iron, L. KronikHigh-accuracy ab initio thermochemistry: method development and applications.Development of novel, more universal, density functionalsApplication of density functional methods to organometallic systems, with special reference to homogenous catalysis.Ab initio prediction of rotation-vibration spectra beyond the harmonic approximation.Intermolecular interactions
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Prof. Yitzhak Maron
Study of High-Energy-Density Plasmas:Experimental platform: Z-pinch systems, with and without externally applied magnetic fieldsDevelopment of non-invasive spectroscopic diagnostic methods (from visible to x-rays) for matter under extreme conditions.Design and build up of fast (ns) and ultra-fast (sub ns) spectroscopic systems.Study of Instabilities and turbulence phenomena.Radiation transport in non-equilibrium plasmas.Conversion of electric and magnetic-field energy into particle kinetic energy and radiation.Close collaboration with Universities and National laboratories in the US (Cornell, Sandia National Laboratory, National Ignition Facility, and Naval Research Labs).High-Power-Laser matter interaction:Warm dense matter (solid-state density with temperatures of the order of the Fermi energy) formed by intense laser-matter interaction.Intense-laser-beam guiding by plasma channels.Experiments are performed in major European facilities: Jena University and HZDR - Drezden (Germany), Ѐcole polytechnique - LULI (France).
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Prof. Igor Lubomirsky
Ice Nucleation on Charged Surfaces (Electrofreezing)Collaboration with: Prof. Meir LahavIce nucleationdesign of polar crystals and surfaces by symmetry reductionnon-classical crystal growthsurface and bulk pyroelectricityFundamentals of electro-chemo-mechanical effectslocal symmetry reductionnon-classical electrostrictionionic conductivityelastic interactions in solids with a large concentration of point defects
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