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Prof. Samuel Safran
Biological Physics - mesoscale theoryCollaboration with: Dennis Discher, Univ. Pennsylvania - DNA damage in migrating cells as a model of metastasis. Talila Volk, Weizmann Institute - muscle cells and nuclear deformation. Gary Karpen, Berekely - phase separation in the cellular nucleus: experiments; Frank Juilicher - MPI Dresden - phase separation theory. Prof. Zheng Gang Wang - CalTech - thoery of polymer interactions applied to chromosome ovelap. Tony Hyman - MPI Dresden - phase separation in cells.Soft matter physics - theoryCell cytoskeletal mechanics - theoryMesoscale chromatin organization - theoryCell shape and volume - theoryPhase separation and condensates in cells - theory
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Prof. Yinon Rudich
Health effects of atmospheric particulate matterCollaboration with: Prof. Ralf Zimmermann - Helmholtz Center Munich and University of Rostock, Germany Prof. Astrid Kiendler-Scharr - Hemholtz Ceter Juelich, GermanyIce nucleation by atmospheric particlesCollaboration with: Prof. Ido Braslvski - Hebrew UniversityThe transport of microorganisms in the atmosphere and their possible biogeochemical effects. Atmospheric microbiome.Optical properties of atmospheric organic aerosolsCollaboration with: Dr. Steve Brown - NOAA, Boulder CO Prof. Alexander Laskin - Purdue University
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Prof. Varda Rotter
Molecular mechanisms controlling the expression of p53 in normal cells and its deregulation in cancer cellsInvolvement of p53 in cell differentiation and apoptosis: <I>in vivo</I> and in vitro models.Cellular proteins that specifically complex with the p53 protein.Cellular proteins that are induced upstream or downstream to the p53 protein following genotoxic stress.
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Prof. Vered Rom-Kedar
Hamiltonian systems - theory and applicationsCollaboration with: M. Radnovic, A. Rapoport, E. Shlizerman, D. TuraevNear-integrable systemsThe Boltzmann ergodic hypothesis and soft billiards.Chaotic scattering.Resonant surface waves.Perturbed nonlinear Schrodinger equation.Mathematical models of the hematopoietic system and their medical implicationsCollaboration with: R. Malka, E. Shochat.Chaotic mixing of fluid flowsCollaboration with: R. Aharon, H. Gildor
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Dr. Michal Rivlin
Mechanisms underlying the computation of motion direction in the retina.Dynamic computations in retinal circuits.How do retinal targets integrate and interpret the visual signal?Role of dopamine in retinal processing.Brain-to-retina projections modulate the retinal code to match behavioural requirements
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Prof. Michel Revel
Applications of IL-6 Chimera and Interferon-beta in neurology, hematopoiesis, and oncology.Collaboration with: J. ChebathInterleukin-6 Chimera, a superactivator of the gp130 receptor system: role in nerve myelination, neuroprotection and in the development of neuro-glial cells from embryonic tissues and stem cells.Collaboration with: J. ChebathTransdifferentiation of neural crest cell derived melanoma into myelinating Schwann cell. Genes controlling cell growth, differentiation, melanogenesis and synthesis of myelin proteins.Collaboration with: J. Chebath
