Senior lecturer
                Ph.D, 2001
                
                
			
            
            
              
            
            
        
                
         
            | immunology, genetics, signal transduction, confocal microscopy, imaging, calcium, senescence, cancer | 
            |  | 
            |  | 
        
        
           
        
		
- T cell activation, calcium signaling 
- fluorescent microscopy 
- imaging, high-resolution optical microscopy 
- Signal transduction in lymphocytes 
- Protein-protein interactions 
- Intercellular signaling between senescent and cancer cells 
Major expertise and techniques in the lab
- Confocal microscopy and advanced microscopy techniques 
- Calcium signaling 
Publications and funding summary / representative publications and grants
- Knyazhitsky M, Moas I, Shaginov E., Luria A, Braiman A . The oncogenic mutation of Vav1 inhibits the T cell receptor induced calcium mobilization through inhibition of phospholipase C g 1 activation. Journal of Biological Chemistry , 287(3): 19725-35, 2012. 
- Prof. A. Porgador – NK receptors and immunological synapses 
- Prof. V. Fraifeld and Prof. M. Wolfson – interactions between senescent and malignant cells 
Suggested multi-disciplinary research project / research focus topics
- Cellular physiology, biophysics 
- Inter- and intracellular communication