- Molecular neuroscience and neuroendocrinology using the zebrafish model
- Imaging of single molecules, organelles and cells in live animal
- The mechanism of sleep and sleep disorders
- The cause and treatments for genetic neurological disorders such as Fragile X syndrome and thyroid hormone-deficiency
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Prof. Appelbaum Lior
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- Cancer stem cells from brain tumors for analyzing disease mechanisms and for drug and cell therapy screening
- Three dimensional human cultures - novel models of neural rare disorders and muscular dystrophies
- Exosomes in intercellular communication and drug delivery in neural and muscle diseases and brain tumors.
- Non-coding RNAs in cancer and degenerative disorders
- PKC and RasGRP signal pathways in cancer and degenerative disorders
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Prof. Brodie Chaya
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- Synaptic transmission
- Parkinson's Disease
- Neural computation
- Learning and Memory
- Computational neurophysiology
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Prof. Korngreen Alon
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- Developing vaccines for Alzheimer's disease
- Developing tools for the earlier diagnosis of neuro-degenerative disorders
- Assessing the effects of exercise on the formation of new neurons in the brain
- Assessing the effects of exercise on learning and memory
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Dr. Okun Eitan
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- Structural biology - X-ray crystallography
- Drug design
- Axon guidance - the Slit-Robo signaling system
- Molecular basis for human brain evolution
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Prof. Opatowsky Yarden
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- Social interaction and pheromone communication
- Pheromone binding proteins and social communication
- Sex specific behavior
- Mechanisms encoding social information within the fly brain
- The function of RNA editing events in complex behavior
- The function of RNA methylation (m6A) in complex behavior
- Natural reward systems as a model to addiction
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Dr. Shohat-Ophir Galit
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- Reward- related psychiatric disorders (addiction, PTSD, depression).
- Combining Big data analysis (specifically whole genome epigenetics and microbiome) to suggest novel pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments
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Prof Yadid Gal
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