Research Interests

During development, cells differentiate into well-defined patterns through an orchestrated program in space and time. This requires a combination of intercellular signaling, enabling cells to coordinate their differentiation, and intracellular genetic circuits, allowing the cells to process external signals. While much is known about the components involved in developmental patterning (signaling molecules, genes, and proteins), it remains unclear how these components combine as genetic circuits to generate patterns. The long term research goal of the lab is to understand how developmental programs are encoded and executed by the underlying genetic circuit within each cell. This goal will be pursued by specifically addressing the following questions: What is the relationship between circuit architecture and the developmental patterns formed? How do the properties of the signaling system (and other components) affect the patterning processes? How is cell morphology controlled or affected by the developmental processes?
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Lab News

15.1.12 Lab trip to the Sataf

14.9.11 Research highlights in Kol Israel(Hebrew)

6.9.11 Research highlights in Cell News

14.4.11 Lab trip

24.1.11 Lab warming party

Links

1.Tel-Aviv University

2.Dept. of biochemistry & mole

3.The Center for Nanoscience & Nanotechnology

Available Positions

Come and work in an interdisciplinary environment to elucResearch positions at all levels (MSc, PhD, and Postdocs) are available now. Excellent students from all scientific disciplines(Biology, Physics, Engineering, etc.) are welcome to apply.
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