Previous Heineman Grant Projects
The project grant for young scientists working in the field of biological and biomedical research is funded by the Minna-James-Heineman-Stiftung and administered by the Minerva Stiftung.
| Time Period | Principal Investigators | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 – 2019 |
1. Dr. Johannes Letzkus , Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Frankfurt Dr. Ivo Spiegel , Weizmann Institute of Science, Dept. of Neurobiology, Rehovot 2. Prof Dr. Ofer Feinerman , Weizmann Institute of Science, Dept. of Immunology, Rehovot Dr. Lyndon Alex Jordan, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Seewiesen |
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How are cooperation and collective behaviour maintained as conflict increases? A study of the price of anarchy and conflict across social systems
Plasticity mechanisms of genetically-defined neocortical layer 1 interneurons during associative learning 2. |
| 2012 – 2015 |
1.
- Dr. Ofer Yizhar , Weizmann Institute of Science, Dept. of Neurobiology, Rehovot - Dr. Ilka Diester , Ernst Strüngmann Institute of the Max Planck Society |
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FUS, a causative gene in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, controls the bioprocessing of microRNAs 2. Prefrontal cortex, striatum, impulse control, optogenetics, trans‐synaptic tracing, neural circuits, behavior |
| 2009 – 2012 |
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- Dr. Wolfgang Fischle , Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen - Dr. Eran Segal , Weizmann Institute of Science, Dept. of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, Rehovot 2. - Dr. Maya Schuldiner , Weizmann Institute of Science, Dept. of Molecular Genetics, Rehovot - Dr. Tobias Walther , Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Munich |
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Systematic analysis of chromatin marks in defining hetero-chromatin 2. Dynamics of protein localization in yeast and their impact on endoplasmic reticulum (ER) functions |
| 2006 – 2009 |
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- Dr. Olaf Stemmann , Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried
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Dr. Naama Barkai
, Weizmann Institute of Science, Dept. of Molecular Genetics and Physics of Complex Systems, Rehovot
2. - Dr. Carl-Philipp Heisenberg , Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden - Dr. Gil Levkowitz Weizmann Institute of Science, Dept. of Molecular Cell Biology, Rehovot |
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Quantitative analysis and modeling of the mitotic spindle checkpoint. 2. Real-time analysis of genetic programs orchestrating hypothalamic neural development. |
| 2003 – 2006 |
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- Prof. Bert Sakmann , Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg - Prof. Amiram Grinvald , Weizmann Institute of Science, Dept. of Neurobiology, Rehovot 2. - Prof. Hartmut Wekerle , Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology, Martinsried - Prof. Irun Cohen , Weizmann Institute of Science, Dept. of Immunology, Rehovot 3. - Dr. Anne Spang , Friedrich Miescher Laboratory of the Max Planck Society, Tuebingen - Prof. Jeffrey Gerst , Weizmann Institute of Science, Dept. of Molecular Genetics, Rehovot |
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Imaging Cortical Dynamics. From Synapses and Cortical Maps to Behavioral Modification. 2. The effect of regulatory T-cells on autoimmune effector T-Cells in EAE: Analysis using GFP-transfected pathogenic T-cells. 3. Controlling the flow: Regulation of SNARE essential for ER to Golgi transport and its role in organelle biogenesis. |