Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Projects

Projects per year 1979 2010 2016 2019 2020 2021 2026

• 47 Finished
• 108 Active

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  PFI-RP: A Novel Plastic Waste Recovery, Based on Environmentally Friendly (Green) Solvents

  Huber, G. W., Bar-Ziv, E., Hansen, T. J. & Kolapkar, S. S.

  National Science Foundation

  1/04/23 → 31/03/26

  Project: Research

  • plastic waste 100%
  • waste recovery 91%
  • innovation 64%
  • resin 58%
  • landfill 35%

• RuMinimum. Reducing rumen complexity to its essential components to understand and modulate ecosystem structure and function

  Mizrahi, I.

  Horizon 2020 Framework Programme

  1/01/22 → 31/12/26

  Project: Research

  • rumen 100%
  • microbial communities 85%
  • ecosystems 83%
  • microbiome 64%
  • ruminants 60%

• NSF-BSF: RI: Small: Mechanisms and Algorithms for Improving Peer Selection

  Lev, O. & Mattei, N.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/21 → …

  Project: Research

  • Marketing 100%
  • Controllers 55%
  • Industry 45%

• The role of DLX5/6 regulatory elements in craniofacial development and craniosynostosis

  Birnbaum, R. & Peter, I.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/21 → …

  Project: Research

  • Craniosynostoses 100%
  • Cranial Sutures 27%
  • Ectrodactyly 15%
  • Deaf-Blind Disorders 14%
  • Developmental Disabilities 11%

• The blood-brain barrier as a target for diagnosis and treatment in Epilepsy

  Friedman, A., Kaufer, D. & Benninger, F.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/21 → …

  Project: Research

  • Epilepsy 100%
  • Blood-Brain Barrier 89%
  • Seizures 86%
  • Brain 20%
  • Translational Medical Research 15%

• Regulation of the adipose tissue-brain axis by CTRP6 in response to short versus long-term caloric surplus

  Rudich, A., Monsonego, A. & G., W. W. W. W.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/21 → …

  Project: Research

  • Adipose Tissue 100%
  • Obesity 89%
  • Brain 47%
  • Encephalitis 34%
  • Diet 32%

• Efficient Bi- and Multi-Objective Search Algorithms

  Felner, A., Salzman, O., Koenig, S. & Thittamaranahalli, S. S.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/21 → …

  Project: Research

  • Artificial intelligence 100%
  • Robotics 43%
  • Planning 36%
  • Travel time 29%
  • Computer networks 29%

• NSF-BSF Application: Developing Sustainable Approaches for Cometabolic Degradation of TCE and cDCE in Groundwater through Stable Isotope Techniques

  Bernstein, A. & Cupples, A. A.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/21 → …

  Project: Research

  • trichloroethylene 100%
  • stable isotope 48%
  • groundwater 42%
  • microorganism 41%
  • biodegradation 35%

• Willingness to vaccinate against COVID-19: Psychological mechanisms and ways to increase responsiveness

  Kogut, T. & Slovic, P.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/21 → …

  Project: Research

  • vaccination 100%
  • death 81%
  • threat 58%
  • anxiety 42%
  • terrorism 36%

• Reducing the burden of respiratory distress after caesarean delivery.

  Crossley, K. K., Elkabets, M. & J, S. G. S. G.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/21 → …

  Project: Research

  • Head and Neck Neoplasms 100%
  • Respiration 82%
  • Cesarean Section 47%
  • Critical Care 43%
  • Parturition 34%

• Sources, controls, and significance of soil geosmin emissions in dryland ecosystems

  Gillor, O., Siebner, H. & Fierer, N. N.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/21 → …

  Project: Research

  • soil emission 100%
  • ecosystem 73%
  • desert soil 45%
  • volatile organic compound 44%
  • rewetting 44%

• Interactive. Coding for Interactive Communication and the Power of Adaptivity

  Efremenko, K.

  Horizon 2020 Framework Programme

  1/01/21 → 31/12/25

  Project: Research

  • Communication 100%
  • Distributed computer systems 76%
  • Error correction 38%
  • Cloud computing 32%

• Saturation and quantum coherence: gearing up for EIC

  Lublinsky, M. & Kovner, A.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/21 → …

  Project: Research

  • saturation 100%
  • gluons 88%
  • protons 62%
  • collisions 61%
  • heavy nuclei 54%

• An Exposomic Approach looking at the Effect of Climate and Air Pollutant Mixtures on Stroke: a National Study Across Israel

  Kloog, I. & Yitshak Sade, M.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/21 → …

  Project: Research

  • stroke 100%
  • pollutant 81%
  • Israel 54%
  • air 51%
  • climate 50%

• Leveraging marker-less 3D kinematics to assess movement quality after stroke

  Shmuelof, L. & Arac, A. A.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/21 → …

  Project: Research

  • Recovery 100%
  • Kinematics 87%
  • Deep learning 33%
  • Compensation and Redress 28%

• Come together, right now: synchronization of diurnal rhythms between plants and their aphid pests

  Wang, Y. Y., Eitan, S. S., Li, Y. Y., Srinivasan, R. R., Tzin, V. & Nalam, V. V.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/10/20 → 30/09/25

  Project: Research

  • Aphidoidea 100%
  • circadian rhythm 73%
  • pests 60%
  • sugar acids 47%
  • vascular tissues 46%

• Cell extrinsic Polycomb-mediated epigenetic signaling in Melanoma

  Wutich, A. A. Y., Sabo, J. J. L., Westerhoff, P., Li, W. W., Porter, S. S. E., Cohen, I. & Ezhkova, E.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/10/20 → 30/09/25

  Project: Research

  • Melanocytes 100%
  • Melanoma 68%
  • Epigenomics 62%
  • Epidermal Cells 51%
  • Stem Cells 32%

• Discrete pancreatic cancer extracellular vesicles reprogram stromal extracellular matrix dynamics to promote tumor progression and metastasis

  Frankenberg, E. E., Luettich, R. R. A., Piehler, M. M. F., Cooks, T. & Cukierman, E. E.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/10/20 → 30/09/25

  Project: Research

  • Extracellular Vesicles 100%
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms 91%
  • Extracellular Matrix 66%
  • Neoplasm Metastasis 41%
  • Neoplasms 39%

• How do processes that occur prior to learning affect episodic memory? Testing the Contextual Preinstatement Hypothesis using an Episodic Specificity Induction

  Sadeh, T. & Daniel, L. S. L. S.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/20 → …

  Project: Research

  • Memory 100%
  • Episodic Memory 89%
  • Learning 86%
  • Electronic Data Processing 19%
  • Brain 19%

• NSF-BSF Application: Selective Transport of Divalent Cations through Polymeric Membranes Using Host-Guest Chemistry

  Nir, O. & Elimelech, M.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/20 → …

  Project: Research

  • membrane 100%
  • ion 97%
  • desalination 81%
  • cation 69%
  • calcium 39%

• Trustworthiness gap in negotiations

  Bereby-Meyer, Y., Moran, S. & Keysar, B. B.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/20 → …

  Project: Research

  • trustworthiness 100%
  • Cooperation Agreement 47%
  • cause 19%
  • human being 17%
  • lack 17%

• Nanoscopic to macroscopic mechanical study of protein based hydrogel as a high performance material

  Berkovich, R. & Popa, I.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/20 → …

  Project: Research

  • proteins 100%
  • molecules 36%
  • performance 32%
  • water treatment 31%
  • tissue engineering 29%

• Translating and field-validating an epigenetic blood test to predict TB infection and disease risk

  Coussens, A. A. A. A., Zitrin, A. & Stark, D. P.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/20 → …

  Project: Research

  • galaxies 100%
  • Hematologic Tests 96%
  • Bacteria 62%
  • universe 59%
  • Epigenomics 40%

• Striatal population involvement in OCD symptom domains

  Manning, E. E., Elishco, O. & Barg, A.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/20 → …

  Project: Research

  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 100%
  • Coding 38%
  • Recovery 37%
  • Obsessive Behavior 30%
  • Graph in graph theory 23%

• Extending and Applying Implemented Intuitionistic Mathematics

  Cohen, L. & Constable, R. L.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/20 → …

  Project: Research

  • Formal verification 100%
  • Computer science 85%

• Enhancing sequestration of heavy metals using exopolysaccharides produced by cyanobacteria grown at ultra-high CO2 levels

  Kamennaya, N. & Cohen, M. F.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/20 → …

  Project: Research

  • cyanobacterium 100%
  • heavy metal 97%
  • limestone 46%
  • cell 37%
  • nitrogen 36%

• Collaborative proposal: Experimental testing of thermoregulatory principles: Re-evaluating ecogeographic rules in living humans

  Maddux, S. S., Bitton, R. & Matson, J. B.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/20 → 31/08/24

  Project: Research

  • block copolymers 100%
  • self assembly 89%
  • synthesis 61%
  • polymers 49%
  • simulation 32%

• Improving high-throughput DNA sequence analysis using universal hitting sets

  Orenstein, Y. & Berger, B.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/20 → …

  Project: Research

  • DNA sequences 100%
  • Throughput 42%
  • Bioinformatics 16%
  • Data storage equipment 9%
  • Costs 5%

• Alignment of 1D and 2D Nanoparticles in A New 3D Printing Mechanism

  Song, K. K. & Golan, Y.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/20 → …

  Project: Research

  • printing 100%
  • alignment 78%
  • nanoparticles 76%
  • medicine 54%
  • shear flow 50%

• Studying bacterial quorum sensing from the signal's perspective: harnessing the predictive and explanatory power of machine learning

  Milo, A. & Blackwell, H. H.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/20 → …

  Project: Research

  • Communication 100%
  • Signalling Molecule 69%
  • Industry 40%
  • Block Like Crystal 37%
  • Chemistry 32%

• Supramolecular Peptide Crystals with designed Proton Channels

  Ashkenasy, N. & Ulijn, R. V.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/20 → …

  Project: Research

  • peptides 100%
  • protons 83%
  • proteins 69%
  • biomimetics 37%
  • crystals 37%

• NSF-BSF: Elucidating interactions between multiple optical cycling centers in hypermetallic polyatomic molecules

  Baraban, J., McCarthy, M. C. & Changala, B. B.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/20 → …

  Project: Research

  • polyatomic molecules 100%
  • cycles 72%
  • molecules 72%
  • atoms 40%
  • absolute zero 36%

• Development of Advanced Degradable Polymeric Materials for Recycling and Upcycling

  Lemcoff, G. G. & Zimmerman, S.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/20 → …

  Project: Research

• Managing scarcity through limits

  Segev, E. & Feldman, P.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/20 → …

  Project: Research

  • Scarcity 100%
  • Queuing Theory 40%
  • Retailers 39%
  • Supply Disruption 37%
  • Optimality 36%

• The Short- and Long-Term Impacts of Unconditional Non-Work Income Transfers

  Gershoni, N., Gihleb, R. R., Shanan, Y. Y. & Mansour, H. H.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/20 → …

  Project: Research

  • income 100%
  • reform 58%
  • birth order 48%
  • family size 43%
  • welfare 29%

• Irradiation Studies of Cherenkov Radiators for Use in Zero Degree Calorimeters and Reaction Plane Detectors During the High Luminosity LHC Era

  Citron, Z. H., Perdekamp, M. G. M. G. & Murray, M. M.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/20 → …

  Project: Research

  • calorimeters 100%
  • radiators 87%
  • detectors 76%
  • luminosity 67%
  • irradiation 49%

• Center for Theoretical Biological Physics

  Onuchic, J. J. N., Wolynes, P. P., Ashkenasy, G. & Lynn, D. G.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/19 → 31/08/25

  Project: Research

  • Physics 100%
  • biosphere 35%
  • Genomics 27%
  • chemistry 22%
  • biology 21%

• Targeting novel protease PRSS23 to inhibit ovarian cancer progression

  Papo, N. & Radisky, E. S.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/19 → …

  Project: Research

  • Antimetastatic 100%
  • Drug 68%
  • Protein 53%
  • Probe 39%

• NSF-BSF and Manufacturing USA: Lattice Oxygen Assisted Methane Activation for Modular Production of Fischer-Tropsch Ready Syngas

  Herskowitz, M., Landau, M. & Li, F. F.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/19 → …

  Project: Research

  • Methane 100%
  • Catalysts 98%
  • Chemical activation 61%
  • Oxygen 55%
  • Liquid fuels 44%

• Developing Functional Genomics Tools for Emerging Extremophyte Models

  Barak, S., Dassanayake, M. & Sessa, G. G.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/19 → …

  Project: Research

  • stress tolerance 100%
  • Eutrema salsugineum 77%
  • genomics 68%
  • high school students 67%
  • high schools 61%

• Categorical methods in representation theory of Lie superalgebras

  Entova Aizenbud, I. & Serganova, V.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/19 → …

  Project: Research

  • Lie Superalgebra 100%
  • Object 76%
  • Representation Theory 66%
  • Categorical 63%
  • Symmetry 61%

• The functions of Smad1/5 in the Development and Survival of Midbrain Dopaminergic Neurons

  Brodski, C. & Friedel, R. H.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/19 → …

  Project: Research

  • Dopaminergic Neurons 100%
  • Mesencephalon 69%
  • Parkinson Disease 54%
  • Smad5 Protein 45%
  • Smad1 Protein 41%

• Dissecting lysine methylation signaling in melanoma pathobiology

  Levy, D. & Bernstein, E. E.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/19 → …

  Project: Research

  • melanoma 100%
  • methylation 45%
  • lysine 45%
  • neoplasms 26%
  • biomarkers 20%

• Reciprocal effects of alpha-synuclein on synaptic physiology

  Gitler, D. & Roy, S.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/19 → …

  Project: Research

  • alpha-Synuclein 100%
  • Neurodegenerative Diseases 48%
  • human SNCA protein 29%
  • Communication 28%
  • Brain 27%

• Parkinson-like syndrome in cockroaches stung by a parasitoid wasp

  Libersat, F. & Adams, M. M.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/19 → …

  Project: Research

  • Cockroaches 100%
  • Wasps 95%
  • Hypokinesia 91%
  • Venoms 65%
  • Insecta 38%

• The effects of noise pollution by wind-turbines on songbird population and communication dynamics

  Berger-Tal, O. & Barber, J. J.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/19 → …

  Project: Research

  • wind turbines 100%
  • stopover sites 88%
  • noise pollution 87%
  • songbirds 60%
  • animal communication 53%

• The processes and feedbacks that induce multi-scale interactions between local divide migration, drainage reversal, and escarpment evolution

  Goren, L., Shelef, E. & Gallen, S. S.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/19 → …

  Project: Research

  • escarpment 100%
  • drainage 69%
  • landscape evolution 27%
  • hillslope 23%
  • lithology 18%

• NSF-BSF: Collaborative Research: Rankine-Hugoniot Conditions Relating the Gyrotropic Regions of Collisionless Shocks in Non-thermal Plasma.

  Gedalin, M. & Pogorelov, N. N.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/19 → …

  Project: Research

  • shock 100%
  • physics 24%
  • universe 23%
  • particle acceleration 22%
  • kinetics 17%

• Investigation of microstructure of neuronal and collagenous tissues by NMR and MRI techniques

  Furman, G. & Xia, Y.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/19 → …

  Project: Research

  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging 100%
  • Water 23%
  • Molecular Imaging 21%
  • Bone Diseases 19%
  • Joint Diseases 19%

• EAGER-NSF-BSF: Quorum Biosensing Using Magnetic Field-Activated Molecular Machines

  Alfonta, L. & Katz, E.

  United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

  1/01/19 → …

  Project: Research

  • magnetic fields 100%
  • bacteria 75%
  • drugs 60%
  • quorum sensing 36%
  • antibiotics 22%