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Prof. David Wallach
Regulation of cell death and tissue damage:Proteins involved in the signaling for the cell-killing (apoptotic and necrotic), immunoregulatory, and inflammatory functions of cytokines of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) family, and in the regulation of these functions.In vivo models for the functions of the signaling mechanisms activated by ligands of the TNF family and for their pathological aberrations.Natural antagonists to ligands of the TNF family, for protection against the deleterious effects of these cytokines in autoimmune and infectious diseases.Regulation of the activity of the NF kappa B transcription factors.The caspases, their functions and mechanisms of activation.Molecular mechanisms for chronic inflammatory skin diseases.Contributions of aberrations in the function of signaling proteins activated by ligands of the TNF family to cancercancer-cells' survival factors
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Prof. Ilan Koren
The twilight zone - convective clouds and their interaction with the free atmosphereCollaboration with: NOAA-ESRL Boulder CO.Anthropogenic Effects on Clouds and Precipitation and the Derived Climate ForcingCollaboration with: NASA-GSFC, UMBCCloud microphysics and dynamicsCloud classification and cloud textures and morphology
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Prof. Asaph Aharoni
Genetic Regulation of Metabolic Pathways and its Co-ordination with Developmental and Stress Response Programs in Plant BiologyThe Primary-Secondary Metabolism InterfaceRegulation of Plant Surface FormationRegulation of Secondary Metabolism Associated Metabolic PathwaysPlant and Yeast MetabolomicsRiboswitches in Plants: Post Transcriptional Regulators of Metabolic Pathways
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Prof. Adi Kimchi
Programmed Cell Death: from single genes and molecular pathways towards systems level studiesDeciphering the roles of the DAP genes in programmed cell deathSystems biology analysis of the programmed cell death networkFunctional annotations of a family of death-associated kinases: DAPk, DRP-1 and ZIPkProtein translation control during cell death: structure/function analysis of the DAP5 gene
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Prof. Nir Gov
Research of collective quantum effects in Super-fluid, solid and super-solid Helium. Including magnetic phase transitions in solid and liquid helium.The physics of large scale pattern formation of cells in cellular cultures, in morphogenesis and wound-healing.Theoretical problems in biological physics; active processes in cells involving molecular motors.Theoretical studies and modelling of the physics that determines the shapes and dynamics of cells.
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Dr. Michal Armoni
Teaching the foundations of computer science to young studentsTheoretical foundations of computer scienceBasic concepts in algorithm and program designFundamental ideas in computer science: Identifying the core ideas of the discipline, examining their teaching and learning processesReductive thinking: Reduction as a tool for problem solvingNondeterminism: a tool for abstractionReversingAbstraction
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Prof. Dan Tawfik
Evolution and mechanism of enzymesMolecular evolution in man-made cell-like compartments.Directed evolution of tailor-made hydrolases (esterases, phosphoesterases, organophosphate hydrolases, and amidases) and DNA-modifying enzymes.Structure, mechanism and evolution of serum paraoxonases (PONs)The role of promiscuity and conformational plasticity in protein evolution.Directed evolution of DNA-methyltransferases and DNase inhibitorsThe stability effects of mutationsProtein evolvabilityChaperones and protein evolution
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Prof. Eldad Tzahor
Head muscle patterning and differentiationCharacterization of head muscle derived satellite cellsDissecting the myogenic programs in head muscle progenitorsInvolvement of p53 in cranial myogenesisCardiac and skeletal muscle progenitors during vertebrate embryogenesisStudying the crosstalk between BMP and FGF signaling pathways in cardiac progenitorsRegulation of Islet1 gene expression using novel imaging techniques in live embryosThe origin of the heart endocardium: Focus on the role of endothelial cells in cardiogenesis
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