Structural and Computational Biology

1. The T-cell Repertoire
2. Single-cell RNA sequencing
3. Networks in Cancer Genomics
4. Predicting drug response through cancer genomics

Prof. Efroni Sol

1. How the genome is folded in 3D in plant cells and how this folding is linked to gene regulation
2. Identifying novel regulatory elements and gene regulatory networks in the plant genome
3. Mechanisms of positive and negative transcriptional response to a single transcription factor.
4. Rapid transcriptional response of immune cell to steroid hormones
5. How the genome is organized in 3D during cellular differentiation and cancer progression.
6. Identifying transcription factors driving tumorigenic transformation in breast cancer.

Dr. Hakim Ofir

1. How do animal social networks form?
2. What are rock hyraxes are talking about? The evolution of vocal communication
3. Computational models of social networks
4. Using drones for observation and experiments

Dr. Ilany Amiyaal

1. Computational genomics
2. RNA editing by ADAR proteins
3. DNA editing by APOBEC proteins
4. Transcriptome complexity
5. Mobile elements in the genome
6.  RNA editing in diseases

Prof. Levanon Erez

1. Structural biology - X-ray crystallography
2. Drug design
3. Axon guidance - the Slit-Robo signaling system
4. Molecular basis for human brain evolution

Prof. Opatowsky Yarden

1. Understanding protein folding
2. Computational analysis of ncRNA in Trypanosomes
3. Studying the genetic components of Human diseases
4. Using Machine learning for medical data mining

Prof. Unger Ron

1. RNA aberrations that drive cancer
2. Neoantigens derived from RNA aberrations for immunotherapy applications
3. Integrating sequencing and drug screen data for personalized medicine
4. Identifying cancer cell vulnerabilities
5. Cancer and immune heterogeneity via single-cell RNA-seq analysis