• Prof. Dan Shahar

    Physics of electron's spin
    Quantum phase transitions: General transport studies and mesoscopics of the metal-insulator, superconductor-insulator and other transitions.
    Scanning tunneling experiments at ultra-low temperatures
    Fractional and integer quantum Hall effect and related phenomena.
    Experiments on materials at ultra low-temperatures.
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    Prof. Idit Shachar

    Analyze the pathway regulateing the survival cascades in Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
    Collaboration with:  Dr Michal Haran, Kaplan Medical center
    Follow the mechanisms controlling homing of immune cells in health and disease.
    Determine the mechanisms regulating peripheral B cell maturation and survival in health and disease.

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  • Prof. Michael Sela

    An aptamer strategy to target oncogenic signaling in ErbB2 carrying human tumors.
    Collaboration with:  G. Mahlknecht , Y. Yarden G. Mahlknecht
    Synergy of antibodies towards decreasing pancreatic cancer.
    Collaboration with:  R. Maron, B. Schechter, Y. Yarden
    Towards vaccination: Generation of peptide mimotopes specific for anti ErbB-2 monoclonal antibodies.
    Collaboration with:  E. Witsch, Y. Yarden
    Mechanism of action of Copolymer 1 (Copaxone), a therapeutic vaccine against multiple sclerosis.
    Collaboration with:  R. Arnon
    Effective synergism by anti ErbB-2 mAb combinations comprising one mAb against the dimerization site of ErbB-2.
    Collaboration with:  Y. Yarden
    Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) to ErbB-1 and ErbB-2 receptors and their role in potential anti-tumor strategy.
    Collaboration with:  B. Schechter, Y. Yarden
    Synergistic effects of combinations of mAb against distinct epitopes on EGFR/ErbB-1 and ErbB-2 receptors: accelerated receptor aggregation, down regulation and inhibition of tumor growth.
    Collaboration with:  B. Schechter, Y. Yarden
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    Prof. Rony Seger

    The nuclear translocation of signaling protein as a drug target for cancer and inflammation
    The nuclear translocation of ERK
    The nuclear translocation of JNK and p38
    Develop peptide inhibitors of the nuclear translocation of ERK/JNK/p38 for the cure of cancer and inflammation
    Development of small molecular weight inhibitors of the nuclear translocation of ERK for the cure of cancer
    The subcellular localisation of AKT
    The mechanisms and roles of MEK nuclear translocation
    ERK1c in the regulation of Golgi fragmentation
    The mechanisms of golgi translocation of ERK1c
    Substrates of ERK1c in the Golgi
    Mechanism of ERK1c-regulated Golgi architecture

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    Prof. Menahem Segal

    Electrical activity in small hippocampal networks
    Collaboration with:  Dominik Freche
    Intracellular calcium and structural/functional plasticity in cultured neurons.
    Collaboration with:  Dr. Eduard Korkotian, Professor Michael Frotscher
    Activity maintains survival of neurons in culture
    Collaboration with:  Eldi Schonfeld-Dado
    Hippocampal structure and function during stress
    Collaboration with:  Dr. Gayane Grigoryan, Prof. Gal Richter-Levin

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    Prof. Adam Schwimmer

    String theory.
    Conformal field theory.
    Dynamics of gauge theory.
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    Prof. Michal Schwartz

    The cross-talk between the immune and nervous systems – autoimmunity as a mechanism of tissue repair: Molecular, cellular, physiological and behavioral aspects.
    Immunological aspects of neuronal loss in neurodegenerative and mental disorders (Alzheimer’s, ALS, Huntingdon, Glaucoma).
    Spinal cord injury and repair
    Development of vaccination for neurodegenerative disorders.
    Neurogenesis (stem cells) and inflammation in the CNS.

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  • Picture of Prof. Oren Schuldiner

    Prof. Oren Schuldiner

    A genetic dissection of developmental axon regeneration
    Molecular mechanisms of neuronal remodeling during development: Developmental axon pruning in Drosophila
    The role of cell-cell interaction in regulating developmental axon pruning
    The role of intracellular signaling in regulating developmental axon pruning
    The role of trafficking in regulating developmental axon pruning
    Glia and their effect on neuronal growth and remodeling

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    Prof. Maya Schuldiner

    Uncovering tethers, functions and regulators of membrane contact sites in yeast
    Mitochondria-Peroxisome contact sites
    Peroxisome-Plasma membrane contact sites
    Lipid Droplet-Mitochondria contact sites
    The proteome of contact sites
    Targeting and translocation to Organelles
    Uncovering a role for the Ssh1, alternative, translocon in yeast Targeting of membrane proteins to peroxisomes
    Deciphering targeting of proteins to mitochondria
    Targeting of membrane proteins to peroxisomes
    Uncovering new peroxisomal proteins and their functions
    Collaboration with:  Dr. Einat Zalckvar
    Metabolite transport across the peroxisome membrane
    Peroxisome contact sites
    Peroxisome quality control
    Peroxisome targeting
    Novel methodologies for systematic exploration of yeast organelle protein functions
    Creation of versatile yeast libraries
    High throughput electron microscopy techniques
    Translocation sensors

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    Prof. Elad Schneidman

    Biological networks
    Decision making and learning
    Animal swarming and collective behavior
    Computational Neuroscience
    Neural Coding
    Information and noise in neural populations
    Decoding neural activity
    Network organization and design
    Natural Scenes

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