373 Results found Showing results 301-315 out of 373
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    The essential role of Dicer and miRNA in parathyroid development

    Prof. Naveh-Many Tally Research Fund of the Hadassah Medical Organization Israel

    Prof. Ben-Dov Iddo Research Fund of the Hadassah Medical Organization Israel

    Dr. Manley Nancy University of Georgia, Research Foundation Inc. USA

    Area of Research: Medicine - Metabolic and Endocrine Systems | Nephrology & Urology
    Keywords: parathyroid hormone (PTH), parathyroid development, miRNA, Dicer
    2019 | 2019300 | $240000
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    Inhibitory Control and Emotions: Toward an Understanding of the Mechanisms Underlying Emotional Eating

    Dr. Weinbach Noam The University of Haifa Israel

    Dr. Bohon Cara Stanford University; Medicine USA

    Area of Research: Psychobiology | Brain and Behavior
    Keywords: Emotional Eating, Emotion Regulation, Inhibitory Control, Stop-Signal Task, Flanker Task, Go/No-Go task, fMRI
    2019 | 2019293 | $150000
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    Deciphering the molecular basis of TEC identity and function during embryogenesis

    Prof. Abramson Jakub Weizmann Institute of Science Israel

    Prof. Maehr Rene University of Massachusetts; Medicine USA

    Area of Research: Life Science - Immunology | Autoimmunity
    Keywords: Thymus, thymic epithelial cells, thymus organogenesis, Foxn1, central tolerance,
    2019 | 2019289 | $320000
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    Alternative TFIID Assemblies and Core Promoter Regulation of Pluripotency and Differentiation

    Prof. Juven-Gershon Tamar Bar Ilan University Israel

    Prof. Freiman Richard Brown University USA

    Area of Research: Life Science - Cell and Developmental Biology | Cell Differentiation
    Keywords: TFIID, core promoter, RNA polymerase II, basal transcription, TBP, TBPL1 (TRF2), TBP-associated factors, TAF4, pluripotency, differentiation
    2019 | 2019285 | $320000
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    Epigenetic mechanisms that underpin allelic choice

    Prof. Bergman Yehudit The Hebrew University Israel

    Prof. Murre Cornelis The Regents of the U of California, UC San Diego USA

    Area of Research: Life Science - Immunology | Antibodies
    Keywords: Asynchronous DNA replication, nuclear architecture, Immunoglobulin allelic exclusion
    2019 | 2019280 | $216000
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    Unveiling molecular interactions of Liberibacter with their insect vectors

    Prof. Ghanim Murad Agricultural Research Organization Israel

    Prof. Tamborindeguy Cecilia Texas A&M AgriLife Research USA

    Area of Research: Life Sciences | Life Science - Molecular Biology and Genomic Research
    Keywords: Liberibacter, psyllid, transmission, insect vector, pathogen, immune response
    2019 | 2019278 | $320000
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    Analyzing the causes for mumps re-emergence in vaccinated populations, combining epidemiology with statistical and transmission modeling.

    Dr. Huppert Amit Medical Research Fund - Sheba Medical Center Israel

    Dr. Lewnard Joseph University of California USA

    Area of Research: Medicine | Medicine - Aging, Social and Rehabilitative Medicine, Epidemiology
    Keywords: mumps; measles; epidemiology; transmission modeling; statistical modeling; MMR; vaccine schedule
    2019 | 2019277 | $320000
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    Nuclear organization mediates splicing of pre-mRNAs with long introns

    Prof. Ast Gil Tel Aviv University Israel

    Prof. Lieberman Aiden Erez Baylor College of Medicine USA

    Area of Research: Life Science - Molecular Biology and Genomic Research | Transcription
    Keywords: Nuclear RNA splicing
    2019 | 2019276 | $240000
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    Helix-distorting DNA damages at transcription factor binding sites: causes and effects

    Dr. Adar Sheera The Hebrew University Israel

    Dr. Gordan Raluca Duke University - Medical Ctr USA

    Area of Research: Life Science - Molecular Biology and Genomic Research | Genomic Research
    Keywords: DNA damage, transcription, transcription factors, DNA repair, UV, cisplatin, transcription regulation, nucleotide excision repair
    2019 | 2019272 | $320000
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    Behavioral and cellular characterization of PKARIB mutation associated with a neurodegenerative disease

    Dr. Ilouz Ronit Bar Ilan University Israel

    Prof. Abel Ted University of Iowa USA

    Area of Research: Life Science - Neurobiology | Learning & Memory
    Keywords: protein kinase A, rare neurodegenerative disease. Behavioral studies. cellular and subcellular targeting.
    2019 | 2019270 | $320000
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    Bringing evolution down to earth: evolutionary dynamics on a structured landscape with deme-specific selection pressures

    Dr. Kolodny Oren The Hebrew University Israel

    Dr. Carja Oana Carnegie Mellon University USA

    Area of Research: Life Science - Ecology | Evolutionary ecology, Systematics and Phylogeny
    Keywords: Evolution, Ecology, Spatial Structure, Invasive Species, Fragmented Populations, Natural Selection, Network Dynamics, Stepping Stone Model, Migration, Dispersal, Population Dynamics
    2019 | 2019266 | $150000
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    Decoding Mechanisms and Lineages of Germline Stem Cells in the Zebrafish Ovary

    Dr. Elkouby Yaniv The Hebrew University Israel

    Dr. Gagnon James University of Utah USA

    Area of Research: Life Science - Cell and Developmental Biology | Stem cell biology
    Keywords: Zebrafish ovarian germline stem cells, gonad development, Asymmetric cell division, single-cell profiling, genetic and CRISPR lineage tracing, Live microscopy, female fertility and ovary regeneration
    2019 | 2019263 | $150000
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    The effect of early-life stress on the regulation of appetite in zebrafish

    Prof. Gothilf Yoav Tel Aviv University Israel

    Dr. Duboué Erik Florida Atlantic University USA

    Area of Research: Life Science - Animal Sciences | Regulatory Biology
    Keywords: Zebrafish, AgRP, stress, appetite, hypothalamus
    2019 | 2019262 | $320000
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    MicroRNA-based mechanisms of stress resilience

    Prof. Richter-Levin Gal The University of Haifa Israel

    Prof. Radulovic Jelena Albert Einstein College of Medicine USA

    Area of Research: | Psychobiology
    Keywords: stress; PTSD; Rat; resilience; hippocampus
    2019 | 2019261 | $320000
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    Studying prolonged nociceptors sensitization by TRPV1 combining a spider toxin and C. elegans

    Prof. Priel Avi The Hebrew University Israel

    Dr. Vásquez Valeria The University of Texas Health Science Center USA

    Area of Research: Life Science - Neurobiology | Receptors, Channels, Signal Transduction
    Keywords: ion channels; TRPV1; natural toxins; electrophysiology; structure-function;
    2019 | 2019254 | $320000
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