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Prof. Ilan Lampl
Synaptic plasticity inducted by sensory stimulation in the cortexConstruction of receptive field properties in the somatosensory cortexstudying functional connectivity in the barrel cortexMechanisms of adaptation in the cortexNoise and synchrony in the mammalian cortexDynamic properties and mechanisms of ongoing activity in the cortexPatterns in neuronal activity in the cortex
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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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Prof. Lia Addadi
Antibodies that recognize crystal surfaces and 2-dimensional organized patterns.antibody recognition of chiral crystal surfacesstructure of cholesterol/ceramide monolayer mixtures. Molecular organization of lipid raftsPathological crystallizations. Goutantibody recognition of amiloid structuresMechanisms of crystal nucleation and modulation of crystal growth and properties in biomineralization (bone, mollusk shells, echinoderms).Collaboration with: S. WeinerMechanism of cell adhesion using crystal substrates.Collaboration with: B. Geiger
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Prof. Dan Yakir
Developing the use of stable isotopes (in particular, 13C, 18O, 15N, 2H) as tracers of biogeochemical cycles on land.Environmental and climatic influence on the exchange of trace gases and energy between plants, soil and the atmosphere.Climatic influence on the natural abundance of carbon, oxygen and hydrogen isotopes in CO2, O2, H2O and organic matter.
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Prof. Jonathan Gressel
Analysis of transgene flow from wheat to related speciesCollaboration with: Sarit Weissman, Prof. Moshe FeldmanDeveloping slow release herbicide formulations as seed dressings for Striga control in AfricaCollaboration with: Fred Kanampiu, Michael BurnetTransgenically enhancing the virulence of fungi used as biocontrol agentsCollaboration with: Ziva Amsellem, Einat Safran, Olubukola BabalolaDesigning and use of failsafe mechanisms to prevent spread and introgressionEnhancing of virulence of Fusarium spp against OrobancheEnhancing Colletotrichum against AbutilonEnhancing Alternaria cassae against Cassia obtusifoliaTandem constructs to mitigate gene flow from transgenic crops to weedsCollaboration with: Hani Al-Ahmad
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