Ronen Kopito
Fields of Interest:
Physics:
1.) Non equilibrium Thermodynamics in biological systems.
2.) Dynamical processes in complex systems networks.
Biology:
1.) Behavior and integration of signals in small neural networks.
2.) Systemic response and regulation to changes in enviromental cues.
Selected publications:
Kopito RB, Elbaum M. ”Reversibility in nucleocytoplasmic transport”, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 2007, 104 (31):12743-8 (Track II). highlighted in Faculty of 1000 (www.f1000biology.com).
Kopito RB, Elbaum M. “Nucleocytoplasmic transport: a thermodynamic mechanism” Human
Frontiers Science program Journal. 2009 3(2): 67-151.
Kopito RB, Levine E. "Durable spatiotemporal surveillance of Caenorhabditis elegans response to environmental cues" Lab on a chip. 2014, 14(4):764-70
Experties:
- Fluorescence microscopy (FCS, FRAP, FRET, ...)
- Costum built microscope set-up & automation
- IR imaging, cameras, calibration, set-ups
- Microfluidics
- Image processing
- computer vision (3D imaging, projective geometry)
- Programing: Matlab, Labview, C++
- Experimental techniques in biology