Livnah Oded

Prof. Oded Livnah
Stuctural Biology of Proteins
Biological Chemistry

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Research Interests

Structural determination of biologically related macromolecules via X-ray crystallographic techniques. Ligand recognition, initial signaling events, and the role of dimer/oligomer orientation in cytokine receptor systems. Structural studies of avidin/streptavidin - biotin high affinity systems. Structural based drug design and optimization. Combinatorial approaches in drug discovery.

Dissertation Topics

  1. The biochemistry, biology, and structural aspects of MAP kinase of canonical and alternative activation pathways.  
  2. The structure, activity, and selectivity of NelD – an effector in bacterial infection.  
  3. Development and optimization of anti-viral agents via structural studies.
  4. Bio-engineering and refinement of biotin-based high affinity systems via protein design and manipulation. 

 

Prof. Oded Livnah

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