Microbiology and Virology

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ResearcherResearch Focus
Prof. Banin Ehud
  1.  Identification and characterization of the signals and process that govern bacterial biofilm formation
  2. Development of novel antimicrobial and antibiofilm agents
  3. Identification and characterization of novel virulence factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  4. Metabolic engineering of bacteria for production of biofuels from algae
Prof. Michaeli Shulamit
  1. The role of non-coding RNA in regulating RNA processing
  2. The role of RNA modification in controlling ribosome function
  3. How rRNA modification affects cancer
  4. The role of RNA modification in mRNA biogenesis
  5. The mechanism and machinery of trans-splicing
  6. Programmed cell death in trypanosomes
  7. Nano-drugs against Leishmania
  8. Nano-biology and cancer
Prof. Sarid Roni
  1. Functional characterization of selected Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) gene products (e.g. vBcl-2)
  2. Tracking KSHV infection by using recombinant viruses that express fluorescent proteins
  3. Nucleolar stress, nucleolar alterations and KSHV infection
  4. Production of KSHV virions which lack viral genome
Prof. Schwarz Rakefet
  1. Biofilms of cyanobacteria
  2. Regulated proteolysis of light pigment complexes
  3. Tailoring cyanobacteria for biofuel
Dr. Lobel Lior 
  1. Profile post-translational modifications in gut bacteria and study their effects on bacterial activity and host health.
  2. Study the proteome of gut bacteria in relation to dietary changes and diseases.
  3. Characterize the effects of bacteria on modulating host colon epithelial cells proteome.