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Prof. Jacob Klein
Molecular origins of biological lubrication Hydration lubrication: a new paradigmProperties of thin liquid films including aqueous electrolytes and polyelectrolytes.Hydrophobic interactionsSlip at surfacesBoundary lubrication under waterTissue engineering and regenerative medicine: the role of lubricationHydrogelsMacro-tribological studies of soft matterSurface-forces-measurement techniques at angstrom surface separations; polymers as molecular lubricantsATRP growth of polymers from surfacesPolyelectrolyte brushesPolymers, Complex Fluids, and Interfaces - Experimental studies of the behavior of confined simple and polymeric fluids.Collaboration with: Sam SafranNanotribologySurface forces between heterogeneous surfacesConfinement induced phase transitions
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Prof. Yosef Shaul
Transcription regulation of the hepatitis B virus. To understand how overlapping promoters are autonomously functional.The molecular basis of virus-host cell interaction. How HBV modifies cell behavior.The activation and the role of c-Abl-p73 signaling axis in response to DNA damage and cancer.modulation of Hippo signaling by c-Abl; the role of Yap1 and TAZ transcription coactivators in cell proliferation and in apoptosisproteasomes as a target in cancer therapyproteasome composition, dynamics, function and regulation and various conditions.proteasomal degradation of intrinsically disordered proteins (IUP or IDP). the concept of degradation by default
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Prof. David Cahen
Bio molecular and molecular (opto)electronicsCollaboration with: M. SHEVES, I.PECHT, L. Kronik,A.Vilan, R.Naaman, C.Sukenik (Bar Ilan), A.Kahn (Princeton), N.Koch (Humboldt), M.Tornow, J.Gooding (UNSW), H.Zuilhof (Wageningen)Understanding charge transport across organic molecules; with A. VilanUnderstanding charge transport across proteinsProteins as dopable electronic materialsHybrid Organic/Inorganic, Molecular/Non-Molecular materials; fundamentals and impications for devices, e.g. solar cellsSolar Energy: New materials and concepts, and understanding of PhotovoltaicsCollaboration with: G. Hodes,D. Oron, S. Cohen, K. Gartsman, A. Kahn (Princeton)Molecular electronics for solar cells. The importance of molecules for inversion cells.Assessing possibilities and limitations of solar to electrical and chemical energy conversionPhotovoltaic effect at Inorganic/Organic Hybrid InterfacesExtremely Thin Absorber Solar Cells
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Dr. Michal Rivlin
Direction selective circuits in the retina and their adaptive properties.Dynamic computations in retinal ganglion cells.Mechanisms of retinal adaptation.Information flow along the visual pathway and interpretation of retinal adaptation by higher order visual structures.
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