RACHEL NECHUSHTAI
Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
The Silberman Life Sciences Institute
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel 91904
Personal:
Date and Place of Birth:
Marital status:
August 24th, 1956 - Haifa - Israel.
Married; 3 children.
Education:
1980 - B.Sc. - cum laude; Technion, Israel Inst. of Technology, Haifa - Israel.
1984 - D.Sc. - Technion, Israel Inst. of Technology, Haifa - Israel.
Academic Positions Held:
2005-2010 – Chairperson, Department of Plant & Environmental Sciences, The
Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
1997-1999 - Deputy Dean for Research and Development, Faculty of Science and
Mathematics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
1998-date – Full Proffessor
Life Science Inst., The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
1995-1997 - Associate Chair of The Life Science Institute responsible for Life
Science Studies in The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1996 - Visiting Prof.
Service de Photosynthese, Inst. de Biol. Physico-Chemique, Paris.
1992-1998 - Associate Proffessor
Life Science Inst., The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
1994 - Visiting Prof.
Biochemistry Dept., Imperial College, London.
1993- Visiting Scientist
Physics Dept., University of California, San Diego.
1987-1992 - Senior Lecturer
Life Science Inst., The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
1990-1991 - A fellow in The Institute For Advanced Studies,
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
1989 - Visiting Scientist
Roche Institute of Molecular Biology, Nutley NJ.
1988 - Visiting Scientist
Biochemistry Dept., University of California, UCLA.
1984-1987 - Postdoctoral Fellow with Prof. J.P. Thornber,
Biology Dept., University of California, Los Angeles.
1980-1984 - Assistant and Instructor
Biology Dept., Technion, Haifa.
Other academic-related appointments:
1996-2001 - Chairperson of DA'AT - a Magnet consortium for Developing Generic
technologies for The Design and Development of Drugs and Diagnostic kits. Total
budget 50 Million USD ($).
1995-1998 - Member of Israel National Council for Research and Development.
Since November 1995, Chairperson of The Council Committee for reviewing The
Funds spent in Israel for Research & Development.
1995-2008 - Member of the Editorial Board of the international journal
"Photosynthesis Research".
2007-2010 – Director of Chemical and Biological Testings in MAYIM - a Magnet
consortium for Developing Generic technologies for Prediction, Prevention and
Removal of Biofouling from Water. Total budget 15 Million USD ($).
Awards:
2006, 2011- Outstanding Teaching Prof., on Hebrew University Provost list.
1996 - Arc-en-ciel-Keshet Award for Visiting Prof. in France.
1994 - Royal Society Scheme for Visiting Professorship.
1989 - E.D. Bergmann Research Prize
1987 - 1990 Alon Fellowship.
1984 - 1986 Dr. Chaim Weizmann Postdoctoral Fellowship
1983 - Gutwirth Award for outstanding D.Sc. Student.
Research Interests
Structure-function relationships of thylakoid membrane proteins functioning in light energy
harvesting and electron transfer. Biogenesis and assembly of Fe-S proteins involved in essential
processes in plants chloroplast and mammalian mitochondria.
Research Projects
i. Characterization of light energy harvesting and electron transfer proteins: The cell
biology approach of this project focus on identifying and characterizing regulatory mechanisms and
steps in the biogenesis, assembly and organization of electron transfer and photosynthetic proteins
(mainly photosystem I [PSI] and Ferredoxin [Fd]), within the chloroplast and within the thylakoid
membranes. Recently we are researching the outer mitochondrial protein, mitoNEET.
ii. Structure-function relationships of chloroplast and mitochondrial 2Fe-2S proteins:
The biochemical - structural biology - approach of of this project involves developing
methodologies for overexpression and purification of Fe-S proteins soluble and membrane
embbeded proteins. Following purification we are involved in the proteins’ crystallization to allow
the elucidation of the atomic structure and the structure - function relationships of the assembled
proteins.
Summary of Major Acheivments:
i. Authur of more than 160 scientific publiucations in referred scientific journals, books and
confrences; I have been invited to give lectures in more than 40 Scientific Confrences and
Industrial Trade shows (see lists).
ii. The establishment of the Wolfson Centre for Applied Structural Biology in The Hebrew
University. This included a detailed design of the centre, supervision of its construction and
purchasing its equipment (a 2 Million USD($) operation). In the process of setting-up the center I
have established The Computer Laboratory for Teaching (summer 1994).
iii. I was involved in an initiative of late Mr. Ezer Weizman, The former President of Israel, to try
and assist the Israeli Science. We have taken initial steps in trying to establish the President's
Science Fund.
iv. In summer 1994, I was on the organizing committee of an International meeting on chlorophyllprotein complexes. The sessions were held in UCLA - to honor Dr. Thornber's one of the leaders in
photosynthesis research.
v. In October 1995, I became the Vice-chair of The Life Science Institute responsible for Life
Science Studies in the Hebrew University. In this position I initiated a project to computerize the
enrollment of undergraduate students to their courses. As a result of a great success, a year later, I
supervized the extention of this computersized enrollment system for the entire Science Faculty.
vi. In March 1996, I started to organize a Magnet consortium - DA'AT - a consortium for
Development of Generic Technologies for Design & Development of Drugs and Diagnostic tools.
Ten Bio-pharmaceutical, Biocomputing and Diagnostic companies: Compugen, Orgenics, Peptor,
BIOMEDICOM, Synergix, TAMI, Teva, LSRI, Pharmos and BTG constitute the industrial
participants of the consortium. Five academic institutions: Weizmann Institute - Prof. Katzir's
group; Tel Aviv University, Bar Ilan University, Migal, and The Hebrew University provide the
academic infrastructure for the consortium. On June 27th,1996 the consortium received formal
approval by The Magnet Committee and The Chief Scientist of The Israeli Ministry of Industry and
Trade. A total budget of 50 Million USD($) was approved for 5 years operation, starting 1.8.96. A
a daily communication tool for the consortium members I have established an intranet based
initially on ISDN technology and recently on Frame relay. In addition to providining a
communication tool, the server of the net hosts all the software tools the consortium purchased and
developed as wel.l as all the quarterly reports of the members. This intranet allows the daily
management of this complex virtual organization. Since the DA’AT Consortium will finish its
activity in Auagust 2001, I am currently initating the organization of a continuing consortium in
which BTG, BIOMEDICOM and Compugen already expressed intrest to join.
vi. In my appointment as Deputy Dean for Research and Development in the Faculty of Science
and Mathematics of the Hebrew University, I initated a project for the stuidents “The best for the
industry” in which students from the Faculty are working on a project in the Hi Tech indusrial
firm. Currently, 300 students are enrolled in the project that has become a National Project.
vii. In Febuary 1998, I joint Dr. Michael Berman and Dr. Ziv Soferman to establish
BIOMEDICOM Ltd., an Israeli Company situated in Jerusalem and developing products for the
Ultrasound Imaging market. BIOMEDICOM’s mission is to make 3D ultrasound a common
diagnostic tool.
viii. In 2002-2005 I served as the Head of Plant Sciences Studies in the Hebrew University.
ix. Since February 2005 – I am The Chairperson of The Department for Plants and Environmental
Sciences.
x. From January 2006 to May 2007 – I served a scientific advisor to Mz. Nava Swersky Sofer, the
CEO of Yissum, The Hebrew University Technology Transfer Office. I this position I was scutting
for The Top 30 Hebrew University Projects for commertialization.
II. LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:
1. Ph.D. thesis: STRUCTURE, FUNCTION AND BIOGENESIS OF PHOTOSYSTEM I.
Supervisor: Prof. Nathan Nelson.
Degree awarded by The Senate of the Technion on 28.4.84.
2. Publications; arranged under the following headings:
2.1. Articles published in refereed journals.
2.2. Invited articles published in books and journals .
2.3. Invited reviews and mini reviews.
2.4. Short communications and abstracts presented in International conferences
2.1. Articles published in refereed journals:
1. R. Nechushtai, N. Nelson, A.K. Mattoo and M. Edelman. Site of synthesis of subunits to
photosystem I reaction center and the proton-ATPase in Spirodela. FEBS Lett. 125, 115-119
(1981).
2. R. Nechushtai and N. Nelson. Purification properties and biogenesis of Chlamydomonas
reinhardii Photosystem I reaction center. J. Biol. Chem. 256, 11624-11628 (1981).
3. R. Nechushtai and N. Nelson. Photosystem I reaction center from Chlamydomonas and higher
plant chloroplasts. J. Bioenerg. and Biomem. 13, 295-306 (1981).
4. R. Nechushtai, P. Muster, A. Binder, V. Liveanu and N. Nelson. Photosystem I reaction center
from the thermophilic cyanobacterium Mastigocladus laminosus. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 80,
1179-1183 (1983).
5. R. Nechushtai and N. Nelson. Biogenesis of photosystem I reaction center during greening of
oat, bean and spinach leaves. Plant Mol. Biol. 4 , 377-384 (1985).
6. R. Nechushtai, N. Nelson, O. Gonen and H. Levanon. Photosystem I reaction center from
Mastigocladus laminosus: correlation between the reduction state of the Iron-Sulfur Centers and the
triplet formation mechanisms. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 807, 35-43 (1985).
7. G. Schuster, R. Nechushtai, N. Nelson and I. Ohad. Purification and composition of
Photosystem I reaction center of Prochloron sp., an oxygen evolving prokaryote containing
chlorophyll b. FEBS Lett., 191, 29-33 (1985).
8. R. Nechushtai, G. Schuster, N. Nelson and I. Ohad. Photosystem I reaction center from Maize
bundle sheath and mesophyll chloroplasts lack subunit III. Eur. J. Biochem. 159, 157-161 (1986).
9. R. Nechushtai, S. Nourizadeh and J.P. Thornber. A re-evaluation of the fluorescence of the core
chlorophylls of Photosystem I. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 848, 193-200 (1986).
10. G.F. Peter, R. Nechushtai and J.P. Thornber. Organization of pigments within higher plants
photosystems. Photochem. Photobiol. 43, 112S (1986).
11. J. Tittgen, J. Hermans, J. Steppuhn, T. Jansen, C. Janssen, B. Andersson, R. Nechushtai, N.
Nelson and R.G. Herrmann. Isolation of cDNA clones for fourteen nuclear-encoded thylakoid
membrane proteins. Molecular General Genetics 204, 258-265 (1986).
12. R. Nechushtai, C.C. Peterson, G.F. Peter and J.P. Thornber. Purification and characterization
of a light-harvesting chlorophyll a / b -protein of photosystem I (LHCI) of Lemna gibba. Eur J.
Biochem, 164, 345-350 (1987).
13. J.P. Thornber, G. Peter and R. Nechushtai. Biochemical composition of the photosynthetic
pigment-proteins of higher plants chloroplasts. Physiol. Plant. 130, 155-160 (1987).
14. P.R. Chitnis, R. Nechushtai and J.P. Thornber. Insertion of the precursor of the light-harvesting
chlorophyll a / b -protein into the thylakoids requires the presence of a developmentally regulated
stromal factor. Plant Mol. Biol. 10, 3-11 (1987).
15. R. Nechushtai, J.P. Thornber, L.K. Patterson, R.W. Fessenden and H. Levanon.
Photosensitization of triplet carotenoid in photosynthetic light-harvesting complex of photosystem
II (LHC IIb). J. Phys. Chem. 92, 1165-1168 (1988).
16. P.R. Chitnis, D. Morishige, R. Nechushtai and J.P. Thornber. Assembly of the barley lightharvesting chlorophyll a / b -proteins in barley etiochloroplast involves processing of the precursor
on thylakoids. Plant Mol. Biol. 11, 95-107 (1988).
17. G. Schuster, R. Nechushtai, Ferreira, P.C.G., Thornber, J.P. and I. Ohad. Structure and
biogenesis of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii photosystem I. Eur. J. Biochem. 177, 411-416 (1988).
18. J. Steppuhn, J. Hermans, R. Nechushtai, Ulf Ljungberg, F. Thummler, F. Lottspeich and R.G.
Herrmann. Nucleotide sequence of cDNA clones encoding the entire precursor polypeptides for
subunits IV and V of the photosystem I reaction center from spinach. FEBS Lett. 237, 218-224
(1988).
19. S. Munch, U. Ljungberg, J. Steppuhn, A. Schneiderbauer, R. Nechushtai, K. Beyreuther, and
R.G. Herrmann. Nucleotide sequences of cDNAs encoding the entire precursor polypeptides for
subunits II and III of the photosystem I reaction center from spinach. Curr. Genet. 14, 511-518
(1988).
20. J. Steppuhn, J. Hermans, R. Nechushtai, G.S. Herrmann and R.G. Herrmann. Nucleotide
sequences of cDNA clones encoding the entire precursor polypeptide for subunit VI and of the
plastome-encoded gene for subunit VII of the photosystem I reaction center from spinach. FEBS
Lett. 237, 218-224 (1988).
21. A. Regev, R. Nechushtai, H. Levanon and J.P. Thornber. A time-resolved EPR study of higher
plant photosystem I core complex. J. Phys.Chem. 93, 2421-2426 (1989).
22. S. Yalovsky, G. Schuster and R. Nechushtai. The apoprotein precursor of the major lightharvesting complex of photosystem II (LHCIIb) is inserted primarily into stroma-lamellae and
subsequently migrates to the grana. Plant Mol. Biol. 14, 753-764 (1989).
23. O. Almog, G. Shoham, D. Michaeli and R. Nechushtai. Monomeric and trimeric forms of
photosystem I reaction center of Mastigocladus laminosus: crystallization and preliminary
characterization. Proc. Natl. Acad. Soc. USA 88, 5321-5316 (1991).
24. Y. Cohen, J. Steppuhn, R.G. Herrmann, S. Yalovsky and R. Nechushtai. The insertion and
assembly of the precursor of photosystem I - subunit II precede its processing. EMBO J. 11, 79-85
(1992).
25. Y. Cohen and R. Nechushtai. Assembly and processing of subunit II (PsaD) in the isolated
photosystem I complex. FEBS Lett. 302, 15-17 (1992).
26. S. Yalovsky, H. Paulsen, D. Michaeli, P.R. Chitnis and R. Nechushtai. Involvement of an
organellar HSP70 in the integration of a protein into the membranes. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA
89, 5616-5619 (1992).
27. T. Gilon, F. Frolow, R. Nechushtai. On the photosystem I reaction center of the thermophilic
cyanobacterium Mastigocladus laminosus. Biochemistry (Life Sci. Adv.) 11, 189-195 (1992).
28. S. Yalovsky, G. Schuster, E. Ne'eman, E. Harel and R. Nechushtai. The apoprotein of the lightharvesting complex of photosystem II is inserted into both grana- and stroma-lamellae. J. Biol.
Chem. 267, 20689-20695 (1992).
29. O. Lotan, M. Streubel, P. Westhoff and R. Nechushtai. Subunit III (PsaF) of photosystem I
reaction center of the C4 dicotyledonous plants Flaveria trinervia. Plant Mol. Biol. 21, 573-577
(1993).
30. O. Lotan, Y. Cohen, D. Michaeli and R. Nechushtai. High levels of photosystem subunit II
(PsaD) - mRNA result in the accumulation of the PsaD - polypeptide only in the presence of light.
J. Biol. Chem. 268, 16185-16189 (1993).
31. Y. Cohen, V.P. Chitnis, R. Nechushtai and P.R. Chitnis. Stable assembly of PsaE into
Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 photosynthetic membranes is dependent on the presence of other
subunits of photosystem I. Plant Mol. Biol. 23, 895-900 (1993).
32. S. Alizadeh, R. Nechushtai, J. Barber and P. Nixon. Nucleotide sequence of the psbE , psbF
and trnM genes from the chloroplast genome of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Biochim. Biophys.
Acta 1188, 439-442 (1994).
33. Y. Cohen, S. Yalovsky and R. Nechushtai. Integration and assembly of photosynthetic protein
complexes in chloroplast thylakoid membranes. Biochem. Biophys. Acta 1241, 1-30 (1995).
34. Y. Cohen, N. Nelson, P.R. Chitnis and R. Nechushtai. The carboxy terminal region of the
spinach PsaD subunit contains information for its specific assembly into plant thylakoids.
Photosynthesis Research 44, 157-164 (1995).
35. P.R. Chitnis, Q. Xu, V.P. Chitnis and R. Nechushtai. Function and organization of
photosystem I polypeptides. Photosynthesis Research 44, 23-40 (1995).
36. R. Nechushtai, Y. Cohen, and P.R. Chitnis. Assembly of the chlorophyll-protein complexes.
Photosynthesis Research 44, 165-181 (1995).
37. L. Minai Y. Cohen, P.R. Chitnis and R. Nechushtai. The precursor of PsaD assembles into the
photosystem I complex in two steps. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 93 , 6338-6342 (1996).
38. I. Rousso, E. Khatchatryan, I. Brodsky, R. Nechushtai, M. Ottolenghi, M. Sheves and A.
Lawis. Atomic force sensing of light-induced protein dynamics with microsecond time resolution
in Bacteriorhodopsin and photosynthetic reaction centers. J. Struc. Biology 119, 158-164 (1997).
39. P. Jim, Jun S., R. Nechushtai and P.R. Chitnis. Molecular cloning of the psaD gene for the
16-kDa subunit of Photosystem I from the thermophilic cyanobacterium Mastigocladus laminosus
(Accession No. U97518). Plant Physiol. Gene Registar 115, 1288 (1997) - Electronic publication.
40. Z.-Y He, V.P. Chitnis, R. Nechushtai and P.R. Chitnis. Molecular cloning of psaC gene for
the 8-kDa Fe-S protein of Photosystem I from the thermophilic cyanobacterium Mastigocladus
laminosus (Accession No. U97517). Plant Physiol. Gene Registar 144, 748 (1997) - Electronic
publication.
41. Z.-Y. He, P.R. Chitnis and R. Nechushtai. Molecular cloning of psaL gene for Photosystem I
subunit XI from the thermophilic cyanobacterium Mastigocladus laminosus (Accession No.
AF030003). Plant Physiol. Gene Registar (PGR98-025) 116, 868 (1998) - Electronic publication.
42. Z.-Y. He, V.P. Chitnis, P.R. Chitnis and R. Nechushtai. Molecular cloning of psaF and psaJ
genes of Photosystem I from the thermophilic cyanobacterium Mastigocladus laminosus
(Accession No. AF030004). Plant Physiol. Gene Registar (PGR98-026) 116, 869 (1998) Electronic publication.
43. Z.-Y He, P.R. Chitnis, and R. Nechushtai. Molecular cloning of petF gene encoding for
ferredoxin I of the thermophilic cyanobacterium Mastigocladus laminosus (Accession No.
AF030002). Plant Physiol. Gene Registar (PGR98-027) 116, 869 (1998) - Electronic publication.
44. J. Sun, Z.-Y He, R. Nechushtai and Parag R. Chinis. Molecular cloning of the psaA and psaB
genes for the core proteins photosystem I from the thermophilic cyanobacterium Mastigocladus
laminosus (Accession No. AF038558), Plant Physiol. Gene Registar (PGR98-041) 116, 1192
(1998) - Electronic publication.
45. Z.-Y He, P.R. Chitnis, and R. Nechushtai. Molecular cloning of psaE gene for Photosystem I
of the thermophilic cyanobacterium Mastigocladus laminosus (Accession No. AF093820). Plant
Physiol. Gene Registar (PGR99-165) 121, 1057 (1999) - Electronic publication.
46. F.-A. Wollman, L. Minai and R. Nechushtai. The biogenesis and assembly of photosynthetic
proteins in thylakoid membranes. Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 1411, 21-85 (1999).
47. A. Lushy, Z.-Y. He, A. Fish, M. Darash-Yahana, L. Vorchovsky, D. Michaeli and R.
Nechushtai. An insight to the assembly and organization of the Photosystem I complex in the
thylakoid membranes of the thermophilic cyanobacterium Mastigocladus laminosus. Indian J.
Biochem. Biophys. (The Millenium Volume) 37, 405-417 (2000).
48. L. Minai, A. Fish and R. Nechushtai. The assembly of the PsaD subunit into the membranal
Photosystem I complex occurs via an exchange mechanism. Biochemistry. 40, 12754-12760
(2001).
49. R. Feder, R. Nechushtai and A. Mor. Affinity driven molecular transfer from Erythrocyte
membrane to Target cells. Peptides, 22, 16-83-16-90 (2001).
50. A. Lushi, L. Vorchovsky and R. Nechushtai. The assembly of the PsaE subunit into the
membranal Photosystem I complex occuring via an exchange mechanism is facilitated by
electrostatic interactions. Biochemistry, 41, 11192-11199 (2002).
51. M.R. Velupillai, A. Fish, D. Michaeli, N. Keren, I. Ohad, L. Vorchovsky and R. Nechushtai.
Isolation and characterization of an oxygen evolving photosystem II (PSII) core from the
thermophilic cyanobacterium Mastigocladus laminosus. Photosynthetica, 40 (3), 355-361 (2002).
52. A. Fish, M. Lebendiker, R. Nechushtai and O. Livnah. Purification, crystallization and
preliminary X-ray analysis of ferredoxin isolated from thermophilic cyanobacteria Mastigocladus
laminosus. Acta of Crystallographica Section D. 59, 734-736 (2003).
53. E.C. Abresch, H.L.A. Axelrod, J.T. Betty, J.A. Johnson, R. Nechushtai and M.L. Paddock.
Characterization of a highly purified, fully active, crystallizable RC-LH1-PufX core complex from
Rhodobacter sphaeroides. Photosynthesis Research, 86, 61-70 (2005) .
54. A. Fish, T. Danieli, I. Ohad, R. Nechushtai and O. Livnah. Structural basis for the thermostability
of ferredoxin from the cyanobacterium Mastigocladus laminosus. J. Mol. Biol., 350, 599-608 (2005).
55. S. E. Wiley, M. L. Paddock, E. C. Abresch, L. Gross, P. van der Geer, R. Nechushtai, A. N.
Murphy, P.A. Jennings and J. E. Dixon. The outer mitochondrial membrane protein mitoneet contains
a novel redox active 2Fe-2S cluster. J. Biol. Chem. 282, 23745-23749 (2007).
56. M. L. Paddock, S. E. Wiley, H. L. Axelrod, A. E. Cohen, M. Roy, E. C. Abresch, D. Capraro, A.
N. Murphy, R. Nechushtai, J. E. Dixon and P. A. Jennings. MitoNEET is a uniquely folded 2Fe-2S
outer mitochondrial membrane protein stabilized by pioglitazone. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 104,
14342-14347 (2007).
57. M. L. Paddock, H. L. Axelrod, A. E. Cohen, S. E. Wiley, M. Roy, E. C. Abresch, D. Capraro, A.
N. Murphy, R. Nechushtai, J. E. Dixon and P. A. Jennings. MitoNEET is a uniquely folded 2Fe-2S
outer mitochondrial membrane protein stabilized by pioglitazone. Biophys. J. 94, 2777S (2008).
58. T.F. Tirrell, M. L. Paddock, A. R. Conlan, E.J. Smoll, R. Nechushtai, P.A. Jennings and J.E. Kim.
Resonance Raman Studies of the HisCys3 2Fe-2S cluster of mitoNEET: Comparison to the Cys4
mutant and implications of the pH effects on the labile metal center. BIOCHEMISTRY, 48, 4747-4752
(2009).
59. A. R. Conlan, M. L. Paddock, H. L. Axelrod, A. E. Cohen, E. C. Abresch, S. E. Wiley, M. Roy,
R. Nechushtai and P.A. Jennings. The novel 2Fe-2S outer mitochondrial protein, mitoNEET, displays
conformational flexibility in its N-terminal cytoplasmic tethering domain. Acta of Crystallographica
Section F. 65, 654-659 (2009).
60. A. R. Conlan, , H. L. Axelrod, A. E. Cohen, E. C. Abresch, J. Zuris; D. Yee R. Nechushtai,
P.A. Jennings and M. L. Paddock. Crystal Structure of Miner1 Shows that the Protein Causative in
Wolfram Syndrome 2 is Homodimeric with Rare Coordination of the Redox Active 2Fe-2S
Clusters. J. Mol. Biol., 392, 143-153 (2009).
61. M.M. Dicus, A. R. Conlan, , R. Nechushtai, P.A. Jennings, M. L. Paddock, R.D. Britt and S.
Stoll. Binding of Histidine in the (Cys)3(His)1-Coordinated [2Fe-2S] Cluster of Human
MitoNEET. J. Am.Chem. Soc. (JACS) 132, 2037-2049 (2010).
62. O. Yehezkeli, O. I. Wilner, R. Tel-Vered, D. Roizman-Sade, R. Nechushtai*, I. Willner.
Generation of Photocurrents by Bis-Aniline-Crosslinked Pt Nanoparticles/Photosystem I (PSI)
Composites on Electrodes. J. Phys.Chem. B, 114, 14383-14388 (2010). (DOI:
10.1021/jp100454u).*equal seniority.
63. A. Radian, D. Michaeli, C. Serban, , R. Nechushtai, Y. Mishael. Bioactive Apo-FerredoxinPolycation-Clay Composites for Iron Binding. J. Mater. Chem., 20, 4361-4365 (2010).
64. J.A Zuris, D.A. Halim, A.R. Conlan, E.C. Abresch, R. Nechushtai, M.L. Paddock, P.A.
Jennings. Engineering the Redox Potential over a Wide Range within a New Class of FeS Proteins.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. (JACS), 132 (38), pp 13120–13122 (2010) (DOI: 10.1021/ja103920k).
65. R. Nechushtai, H. Lammert, D. Michaeli, Y. Eisenberg-Domovich, J. A. Zuris, M. A. Luca, D.
T. Capraro, A. Fish, O. Shimshon, M. Roy, A. Schug,^P. C. Whitford, O. Livnah , J. N. Onuchic
and P. A. Jennings. Allostery in the ferredoxin protein motif does not involve a conformational
switch. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 108 (6), 2240-2245 (2011) (doi: 10.1073/pnas.1019502108).
66. A. Conlan, M. Paddock, C. Homer, H. Axelrod, A. Cohen, E. Abresch, J. Zuris, R.
Nechushtai, P. Jennings. Mutation of the His ligand in mitoNEET stabilizes the 2Fe-2S cluster
despite conformational heterogeneity in the ligand environment. Acta Crystallographica Section D:
Biological Crystallography, 67 (6), 516-523 (2011).
67. J.A Zuris, Y. Harir, A.R. Conlan, M. Shvartsman, S. Tamir, M.L. Paddock, J.N. Onuchic, R.
Mittler, Z.I. Cabantchik, P.A. Jennings and R. Nechushtai. Facile transfer of [2Fe-2S] cluster from
a diabetes target to an acceptor protein. . Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 108 (32), 13047-13052
(2011) (doi: 10.1073/pnas.1109986108)
68. O. Yehezkeli, R. Tel-Vered, J. Wasserman, A. Trifonov, D. Michaeli, R. Nechushtai, and I.
Willner. Integrated photosystem II-based photo-bioelectrochemical cells. Nat. Commun. 3, 742
doi: 10.1038 (2012).
69. J. A. Zuris, S. S. Ali, H. Yeh, T.A. Nguyen, R. Nechushtai, M. L. Paddock, and P. A. Jennings.
NADPH Inhibits [2Fe-2S] Cluster Protein Transfer from Diabetes Drug Target MitoNEET to an
Apo-acceptor Protein. J. Biol. Chem. 287(15), 11649-11655 (2012).
70. R. Nechushtai, A.R. Conlan, Y. Harir, L. Song, O. Yogev, Y. Eisenberg-Domovich, O. Livnah,
D. Michaeli, R. Rosen, V. Ma, Y. Luo, J.A. Zuris, M.L. Paddock, Z.I. Cabantchik, P.A. Jennings,
P.A. and R. Mittler. Characterization of Arabidopsis NEET Reveals an Ancient Role for NEET
Proteins in Iron Metabolism. Plant Cell; 24(5), 2139-2154 (DOI 10.1105/tpc.112.097634) (2012).
71. A. Efrati, O. Yehezkeli, R. Tel-Vered, D. Michaeli, R. Nechushtai, and I. Willner.
Electrochemical Switching of Photoelectrochemical Processes at CdS QDs and Photosystem IModified Electrodes. ACS Nano. 6, 9258-9266 (DOI 10.1021/nn3037286) (2012).
72. E. L. Baxter, J. A. Zuris, C. Wang, P. L. T. Vo, H. L. Axelrod, A. E. Cohen, M. L. Paddoock,
R. Nechushtai, J. N. Onuchic, P. A. Jennings. Allosteric control in a metalloprotein dramatically
alters function. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 110 (3), 948-953 (doi/10.1073/pnas.1208286110)
(2013). The paper was elected as F1000 paper for 2012.
73. S. Tamir,1, J.A. Zuris, L. Agranat, A.R. Conlan, D. Michaeli, Y. Harir, M. L. Paddock, R.
Mittler, Z.I. Cabantchik, P.A.. Jennings, and R. Nechushtai. Nutrient-deprivation autophagy
factor-1 (NAF-1): Biochemical properties of a novel cellular target for anti-diabetes drug. PLoS
ONE 8(5): e61202. doi:10.1371 (2013).
74. O. Yehezkeli, R., Tel-Vered, D. Michaeli, I. Willner, and R. Nechushtai. Photosynthetic
Reaction Center-Functionalized Electrodes for Photo-Bioelectrochemical Cells. Photosynthesis
Research Special Issue Honoring L. Duysens, R. Clayton and G. Feher, (DOI 10.1007/s11120-0139796-3) in press (2013).
75. O. Yehezkeli ,R. Tel-Vered, D. Michaeli, R. Nechushtai, and I. Willner .Photosystem I
(PSI)/Photosystem II (PSII)-Based Photo-Bioelectrochemical Cells Revealing Directional
Generation of Photocurrents .Small, (DOI/10.002/small. 201300051) in press (2013).
76. D.Z. Zhang, D. Balogh, F. Wang, R. Tel-Vered, N. Levy, Y.S., Sohn, R. Nechushtai, and I.
Willner. Light-Induced and Redox-Triggered Uptake and Release of Substrates to and from
Mesoporous SiO2 Nanoparticles. J. Mater. Chem. B, 1 (25), 3159 – 3166
(DOI: 10.1039/C3TB20292E) (2013).
77. Y.-S. Sohn, S. Tamir, L. Song, D. Michaeli, I. Matouk, A. R. Conlan, Y. Harir, S. Holt, V.
Shulaev, M.L. Paddock, A. Hochberg, I.Z. Cabanchick, J. N. Onuchic, P. A. Jennings, R.
Nechushtai, R. Mittler. NAF-1 and mitoNEET are central to human breast cancer proliferation by
maintaining mitochondrial homeostasis and promoting tumor growth. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA,
110 (36), 14676–14681 (doi/10.1073/pnas.1313198110) (2013). The paper has been selected by
The Latest Science (www.thelatestscience.com) (category: Cancer Biology).
78. A. Efrati, R. Tel-Vered, D. Michaeli, R. Nechushtai, and I. Willner. Cytochrome c – Coupled
Photosystem I and Photosystem II (PSI/PSII) Photo-bioelectrochemical Cells. Energy Environ. Sci.
6 (10), 2950 – 2956 (DOI:10.1039/C3EE41568F) (2013).
79. D.Z. Zhang, D. Balogh, F. Wang, Y.S., Sohn, R. Nechushtai, and I. Willner Amplified
Biocatalytic Release of Substrates from Nucleic Acids-Capped Mesoporous SiO2 Using DNA or
Molecular Biomarkers as Triggering Stimuli: A New Paradigm for Anticancer Chemotherapy. ACS
Nano, in press (2013).
2.2. Invited articles published in books and journals:
80. R. Nechushtai and N. Nelson. Photosystem I reaction center from cyanobacteria, green algae
and higher plants. In: Advances in Photosynthesis Research (Sybesma, C., ed.). M. Nijhoff/Dr. W.
Junk Publishers, The Hague, Netherlands II, 85-93 (1984).
81. J.P. Thornber, G. Peter, R. Nechushtai, P.R. Chitnis, F.A. Hunter and E.M. Tobin.
Electrophoretic separation of chlorophyll-protein complexes and their apoproteins. In: Regulation
of Chloroplast Differentiation (Akoyonoglou G. and Senger H., eds.) A.R. Liss Inc. New York, pp.
249-258 (1986).
82. R. Nechushtai, C.C. Peterson and J.P. Thornber. Photosystem I complex of higher plants:
Purification and characterization of its two chlorophyll-protein complexes. In: Progress in
photosynthesis research (Biggins J., ed.), A.R. Liss, New York II , 41-44 (1987).
83. P.R. Chitnis, R. Nechushtai, E. Harel and J.P. Thornber. Some requirements for the insertion
of the precursor of apoproteins of Lemna light-harvesting complex II into barley thylakoids. In:
Progress in photosynthesis research (Biggins J., ed.), A.R Liss, New York IV, 573-576 (1987).
84. J.P. Thornber, G.F. Peter, P.R. Chitnis, R. Nechushtai and A. Vienstein. The light-harvesting
complex of photosystem II of higher plants. In: Light Energy Transduction in Photosynthesis:
Higher plant and bacterial Models (Stevens S.E. Jr., and Bryant D.A., eds.). The American Society
of Plant Physiology, pp. 137-154 (1988).
85. G. Shoham, D. Michaeli and R. Nechushtai. Photosystem I reaction center of Mastigocladus
laminosus - structural and functional aspects. In: Current Research in Photosynthesis,
(Baltscheffsky M., ed.). Vol. II, pp. 7.555-7.564 (1990).
86. S. Yalovsky and R. Nechushtai. The biogenesis and assembly of the major antenna complex of
photosystem II (LHCIIb) in barley. In: Current Research in Photosynthesis, (Baltscheffsky M.,
ed.). Vol. III. pp. 13.661-13.665 (1990).
87. O. Lotan, Y. Cohen, S. Yalovsky, D. Michaeli and R. Nechushtai. Characterization of the
sequential light-regulated assembly of photosystem I. In: Regulation of chloroplast biogenesis,
(Argyroudi-Akoyunoglou, J., ed.) pp. 269-276, Plenum Publishing Corporation, New-York (1992).
88. S. Yalovsky, R. Wieber, H. Paulsen and R. Nechushtai. Hydrophilic domains in the carboxyand amino- termini of pLHCP affect its insertion into the thylakoid membranes. In: Research in
Photosynthesis, (Murata N., ed.). Kluwer Academic Publisher; vol III. pp. 1. 193-196 (1992).
89. O. Lotan and R. Nechushtai. The light-regulated biogenesis of subunit V (PsaG) of the
photosystem I reaction center. In: Research in Photosynthesis, (Murata N., ed.) Kluwer Academic
Publisher; vol I. pp. 1. 65-1.68 (1992).
90. Y. Cohen, C. Keasar, O. Lotan, T. Gilon, A. Menachem, D. Michaeli and R. Nechushtai. An
insight into the assembly and organization of photosystem I in the thylakoid membranes. In:
Research in Photosynthesis, (Murata N., ed.) Kluwer Academic Publishers; vol I. pp. 4.505-4.513
(1992).
91. T. Gilon, B. Shaanan and R. Nechushtai. The monomeric form of photosystem I reaction
center of the thermophilic cyanobacterium Mastigocladus laminosus: Recent progress in
crystallization of the complex. The Rigaku Journal 10, 14-19 (1993).
92. R. Nechushtai, R. J. Cogdell and R. Malkin. Preface to The Special issue on: Structure,
Function and Biogenesis of Chlorophyll-Protein Complexes. Photosynthesis Research 44, 1-2
(1995).
93. L. Minai and R. Nechushtai. Electrostatic interactions are involved in the assembly of PsaD
into photosystem I. In: Photosynthesis: from light to biosphere, (Mathis P., ed.) Kluwer Academic
Publishers; vol III. pp. 807-810 (1995).
94. L. Minai and R. Nechushtai. The assembly of PsaD into the Photosystem I complex is phylla
specific. Australian J. Plant Physiol. (2004).
2.3. Invited reviews and mini reviews:
95. O. Almog, O. Lotan, G. Shoham and R. Nechushtai. The Composition and Organization of
Photosystem I. J. Basic and Clin. Physiol. Pharmac. vol. 2, 123-140 (1992).
96. S. Yalovsky, Y. Cohen, D. Stern and R. Nechushtai. On some of the in-organello processes
involved in the biogenesis of chlorophyll-protein complexes. J. Basic and Clin. Physiol. Pharmac.
vol. 2, 1-13 (1992).
97. O. Almog, G. Shoham and R. Nechushtai. Photosystem I - Composition, organization and
Structure; review in: The photosystems: Structure, Function and Molecular Biology (Barber J., ed.)
pp. 443-470, Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam. (1992).
98. M. Bixon, J. Fajer, G. Feher, J.H. Freed, D. Gamliel, A.J. Hoff, H. Levanon, K. Mobius, R.
Nechushtai, J.R. Norris, A. Scherz, J.L. Sessler and D. Stehlik. Primary events in photosynthesis:
Problems, speculations, controversies, and future trends. Israel Journal of Chemistry (H. Levanon
ed.), vol. 32, No. 4 (1992). Chapter 5 - Photosynthesis in oxygen-evolving organisms - pp. 441447 was written by R. Nechushtai.
99. R. Nechushtai, A. Eden, Y. Cohen, and J. Klein. Introduction to photosystem I - reaction
center function, composition and structure; a review article to be published in: "Oxygenic
photosynthesis: The Light Reactions"; a book in the new series: "Advances in photosynthesis".
(C.F. Yocum and D. Ort eds.) Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. vol 4. pp.
289-311 (1996).
100. A. Fish, K. Kogan and R. Nechushtai. The assembly of the photosytstem I reducing site. In:
Photosystem I, The Light-Driven Plastocyanin:Ferredoxin Oxidoreductase (Golbeck J.H, ed.)
Springer Publishers; Chapter 32, pp. 549-569 (2006).
2.4. Short communications and abstracts presented in International
conferences:
101. R. Nechushtai and N. Nelson. Biogenesis of chloroplast proton-ATPase from
Chlamydomonas. 13th FEBS meeting. Jerusalem - 1980.
102. R. Nechushtai, P. Muster, A. Binder, V. Liveanu, and N. Nelson. Photosystem I reaction
centers from cyanobacteria, green algae and higher plants. Workshop on molecular structure and
function of light-harvesting pigment-protein complexes and photosynthetic reaction centers. Zurich
- 1983.
103. A. Binder, P. Muster, R. Nechushtai and N. Nelson. The photosystem I reaction center of a
thermophilic cyanobacterium. Workshop on molecular structure and function of light-harvesting
pigment-protein complexes and photosynthetic reaction centers. Zurich - 1983.
104. R. Nechushtai, P. Muster, A. Binder, V. Liveanu, and N. Nelson. Photosystem I reaction
center from cyanobacterium, green alga and higher plants. The VI International Congress on
photosynthesis. Brussels - 1983.
105. N. Nelson, R. Nechushtai, R. Ruth and R.G. Herrmann. Biogenesis of protein complexes in
the chloroplast membrane. Plant Molecular Biology Conference - Kachalski meeting. Jerusalem 1984.
106. R. Nechushtai, G. Peter, C.C. Peterson and J.P. Thornber. Photosystem I preparations and the
effects of surfactants on their fluorescence. The American Society of Photobiology. Los Angeles 1986.
107. G.F. Peter, R. Nechushtai and J.P. Thornber. Organization of pigments within higher plants
photosystems. The American Society of Photobiology. Los Angeles - 1986.
108. R. Nechushtai, C.C. Peterson and J.P. Thornber. Photosystem I complex of Lemna gibba :
Purification and characterization of its two chlorophyll-protein components. The 7th International
Congress on Photosynthesis. Rhode Island - 1986.
109. I. Ohad, G. Schuster, R. Nechushtai, I. Pecker and W.C. Taylor. Differentiation and
development of bundle sheath (B) and mesophyll (M) thylakoids in maize. The 7th International
Congress on Photosynthesis. Rhode Island - 1986.
110. P.R. Chitnis, R. Nechushtai, E. Harel and J.P. Thornber. Some requirements for the insertion
of the precursor of apoproteins of Lemna light-harvesting complex II into barley thylakoids. The
7th International Congress on Photosynthesis. Rhode Island - 1986.
111. R. Nechushtai, G. Schuster, S. Yalovsky, E. Ne'eman, G. Ben-Hod and E. Harel. Distribution
of insertion and processing of a light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b protein precursor (pLHCP)
between grana and stroma lamellae. The 2nd International congress of Plant Molecular Biology.
Jerusalem - 1988.
112. S. Yalovsky and R. Nechushtai. The biogenesis and assembly of the antennae complex of
photosystem II (LHCIIb chlorophyl-protein complex) in higher plants. The Annual Meeting of the
Israel Society of Botany. Tel-Aviv - 1989.
113. S. Yalovsky and R. Nechushtai. The biogenesis and assembly of the major antenna complex
of photosystem II (LHCIIb) in barley. The VIIIth International Congress on Photosynthesis.
Stockholm - 1989; published in: Physiol. Plant. 76 , p. 4 (1989).
114. G. Shoham, D. Michaeli and R. Nechushtai. The photosystem I reaction center of
Mastigocladus laminosus - structural and functional aspects. The VIIIth International Congress on
Photosynthesis. Stockholm - 1989; published in: Physiol. Plant. 76, p. 82 (1989).
115. J. Topf, R. Nechushtai and I. Ohad. The chlorophyll-protein complexes of the antenna of
Photosystem II of Chlamydomonas reinhardii. The VIIIth International Congress on Photosynthesis
. Stockholm - 1989; published in: Physiol. Plant. 76 , p. 77 (1989).
116. S. Yalovsky, Y. Cohen and R. Nechushtai. The biogenesis and assembly of chlorophyllprotein complexes. Annual Meeting of The Israel Society of Botany. Tel-Aviv - 1990.
117. O. Almog, G. Shoham, D. Michaeli and R. Nechushtai. Preliminary characterization of the
monomeric and trimeric forms of Mastigocladus laminosus. The 55th annual meeting of the Israeli
Society of Chemistry. Tel Aviv, 1990.
118. S. Yalovsky, Y. Cohen, O. Lotan and R. Nechushtai. Some aspects of the biogenesis of
chlorophyll-protein complexes. The Israel-Spain Binational Meeting on Biotechnology. Jerusalem 1990.
119. G. Shoham, O. Almog, D. Michaeli, Y. Cohen, O. Lotan and R. Nechushtai. Photosystem I structure function and biogenesis. Joint USA - Israel Symposium on Photosynthesis and
Photoconversion. Jerusalem - 1990.
120. S. Yalovsky, Y. Cohen, O. Lotan and R. Nechushtai. Assembly of chlorophyll-protein
complexes and its regulation. The VIIth Congress of the Federation of European Societies of Plant
Physiology. Umea - 1990; published in: Physiol. Plant. 79, A62 (1990).
121. O. Almog, G. Shoham, D. Michaeli and R. Nechushtai. Crystallization of monomeric and
trimeric forms of photosystem I complex. The VIIth Congress of the Federation of European
Societies of Plant Physiology. Umea - 1990; published in: Physiol. Plant. 79, A62 (1990).
122. O. Almog, G. Shoham, D. Michaeli and R. Nechushtai. Preliminary crystallographic
characterization of monomeric and trimeric forms of photosystem I complex. The 56th Annual
meeting of the Israeli Society of Chemistry. Jerusalem, 1991.
123. Y. Cohen, J. Stepphun, S. Yalovsky, R.G. Herrmann and R. Nechushtai. Studies on the
insertion and processing of the photosystem I - subunit II in isolated thylakoids The Annual
Meeting of The Israeli Society of Biochemistry. Tel-Aviv - 1991.
124. O. Lotan, Y. Cohen, D. Michaeli and R. Nechushtai. The accumulation of the nuclear mRNA
and protein subunits of photosystem I core complex during greening of spinach seedlings.The
Annual Meeting of The Israeli Society of Biochemistry. Tel-Aviv - 1991.
125. O. Lotan., M. Streubel, R. Nechushtai and P. Westhoff. The existence of subunit III (psaF
gene product) of Photosystem I in C-4 plants. The Annual Meeting of the Israeli Society of
Biochemistry. Tel-Aviv - 1991.
126. O. Almog, G. Shoham, D. Michaeli and R. Nechushtai. The crystallization of the monomeric
form of photosystem I. The Annual Meeting of the Israeli Society of Biochemistry. Tel-Aviv 1991.
127. O. Lotan, M. Streubel, R. Nechushtai and P. Westhoff. Subunit III (psaF, gene product) of
Photosystem I core complex in monocot, dicot, C-3 and C-4 plants. The 15th International
Congress of Biochemistry (IUB). Jerusalem - 1991.
128. Y. Cohen, J. Steppuhn, S. Yalovsky, R.G. Herrmann and R. Nechushtai. The insertion and
assembly of photosystem I - subunit II in isolated thylakoids. The 15th International Congress of
Biochemistry (IUB). Jerusalem - 1991.
129. D. Michaeli, T. Gilon, Y. Cohen, H. Gilon, M. Chorev and R. Nechushtai. The stromalocated processing protease of plant chloroplasts: preliminary isolation and characterization.The
15th International Congress of Biochemistry (IUB). Jeruslalem - 1991.
130. O. Lotan, Y. Cohen, D. Michaeli and R. Nechushtai. Light regulation of the nuclear encoded subunits of photosystem I core complex. The 15th International Congress of Biochemistry
(IUB). Jeruslalem - 1991.
131. S. Yalovsky, H. Paulsen, D. Michaeli and R. Nechushtai. pLHCP retention by chloroplast hsp
70: unfolded conformation facilitates insertion into thylakoid membranes. The 15th International
Congress of Biochemistry (IUB). Jerusalem - 1991.
132. S. Yalovsky, E. Ne'eman, E. Harel and R. Nechushtai. Newly imported pLHCP shows
different patterns of processing and sensitivity to trypsin digestion between granal and stromal
lamellae. The 15th International Congress of Biochemistry (IUB). Jerusalem - 1991.
133. O. Almog, G. Shoham, D. Michaeli, D. Stern and R. Nechushtai. Crystallization of
photosystem I. The 15th International Congress of Biochemistry (IUB). Jerusalem - 1991.
134. R. Nechushtai, O. Almog, Y. Cohen, T. Gilon, Z. Karmona, O. Lotan and D. Michaeli.
Photosystem I - biogenesis, assembly and regulation of its expression. The 3rd International
Congress of Plant Molecular Biology (ISPMB). Tucson - 1991.
135. J. Steppuhn, Y. Cohen, R. Nechushtai and R.H. Herrmann. Topography and assembly of the
photosystem I reaction center from spinach. The 3rd International Congress of Plant Molecular
Biology (ISPMB). Tucson - 1991.
136. R. Nechushtai, S. Yalovsky, H. Paulsen and D.Michaeli. pLHCP retention by chloroplast
hsp70: unfolded conformation facilitates insertion into thylakoid membranes.The 3rd International
Congress of Plant Molecular Biology (ISPMB). Tucson - 1991.
137. R. Nechushtai, O. Almog, Y. Cohen, T. Gilon, C. Keasar, O. Lotan and D. Michaeli.
Photosystem I - biogenesis, assembly and regulation of its expression. The Molecular Biology of
Photosynthesis. Tempe - 1991.
138. O. Almog, D. Michaeli, R. Nechushtai and G. Shoham. Photosystem I - structure function. A
joint US-Israel workshop on synchrotron radiation and domain processes. Wisconsin - 1991.
139. C. Keasar, Y. Cohen and R. Nechushtai. The function of the reducing site of photosystem I;
subunit VII - ferredoxin interactions. Presented in the The 57th annual meeting of the Israeli
Society of Chemistry. Haifa - 1992.
140. Y. Cohen, S. Yalovsky, O. Lotan and R. Nechushtai. Recent studies on the assembly of
photosynthetic complexes. The Robert Hill Conference on Photosynthesis. London - 1992.
141. S. Yalovsky, R. Wieber, H. Paulsen and R. Nechushtai. Hydrophilic domains in the carboxyand amino- termini of pLHCP affect its insertion into the thylakoid membranes. The IXth
International Congress on Photosynthesis. Nagoya - 1992; published in: Photosynthesis Research,
34 , P-404, p. 176 (1992).
142. O. Lotan and R. Nechushtai. The light-regulation of some steps of the biogenesis and
assembly of the nuclear-encoded subunits of photosystem I. The IXth International Congress on
Photosynthesis. Nagoya - 1992; published in: Photosynthesis Research, 34 , P-010 (1992).
143. Y. Cohen, C. Keasar, O. Lotan, T. Gilon, A. Menachem, D. Michaeli and R. Nechushtai. An
insight into the assembly and organization of photosystem I in the thylakoid membranes. The IXth
International Congress on Photosynthesis. Nagoya - 1992; published in: Photosynthesis Research,
34 , S-4-2, p. 86 (1992).
144. Y. Cohen, Z.Y. He, S. Yalovsky, L. Minai, D. Michaeli and R. Nechushtai. The biogenesis
and assembly of the antennae complex of photosystem II (LHCIIb chlorophyl-protein complex) in
higher plants. The Annual Meeting of the Israeli Societies of Botany and of Plant Molecular
Biology and Tissue Culture. Rehovot - 1994.
145. Y. Cohen, L. Minai, D. Michaeli and R. Nechushtai. The integration and organization in the
thylakoid membranes of PsaD - a stromal-facing peripheral subunit of photosystem I. The 2nd
Robert Hill Conference on Photosynthesis. London - 1994.
146. L. Minai, Y. Cohen and R. Nechushtai. The assembly of PsaD, a peripheral subunit of
photosystem I, into the thylakoid membranes. The Annual Meeting of the Israeli Societies of
Botany and of Plant Molecular Biology and Tissue Culture. Technion, Haifa - 1995.
147. Z.-Y. He and R. Nechushtai. The interactions of chaperon(s) of the chloroplast stromal
fraction with pLHCP, the apoprotein of the major light harvesting complex of photosystem II. The
Annual Meeting of the Israeli Societies of Botany and of Plant Molecular Biology and Tissue
Culture. Technion, Haifa - 1995.
148. L. Minai, Y. Cohen, D. Michaeli and R. Nechushtai. Assembly of photosystem I. The IsraeliHungarian Conference on Plants and the Environment. Weizmann Institute, Rehovot - 1995.
149. L. Minai, Y. Cohen, S. Yalovsky, Z.Y. He, D. Michaeli and R. Nechushtai. The assembly of
photosynthetic proteins into the chloroplast thylakoid membranes. The 2nd Poland - Israel
Conference on Peptides. The Weizmann Institute & The Hebrew University, Jerusalem - 1995.
150. L. Minai, Y. Cohen, P.R. Chitnis and R. Nechushtai. The assembly of PsaD, a peripheral
subunit of photosystem I. The Xth International Photosynthesis Congress. Montpellier - 1995;
published in: Photosynthesis Research, 34, P-15-16-019, p. 157 (1995).
151. L. Minai, Y. Cohen, P.R. Chitnis, M. Dalla-Chiesa and R. Nechushtai. The assembly of prePsaD/PsaD into the chloroplast thylakoid membranes. The Annual Meeting of the Israeli Societies
of Botany and of Plant Molecular Biology and Tissue Culture. Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva
- 1996.
152. L. Minai, Y. Cohen, M. Dalla-Chiesa, P.R. Chitnis and R. Nechushtai. Assembly and
biogenesis of PSI. ESF Workshop on PSI Type Reaction Centers: Structure, Biochemistry and
Function. Munzingen, Germany - 1996.
153. L. Minai, Y. Cohen, M. Dalla-Chiesa, P.R. Chitnis and R. Nechushtai. The assembly and
biogenesis of PSI. Workshop: Domain Organization in Membranes: Biological Implications.
Jerusalem – Israel – 1998.
154. D. Michaeli, L. Vorochosky, Z.-Y He, Z. Zhong, R. Velupillaimani, L. Minai, A. Fish, M.
Darash-Yahana, A. Lushi and R. Nechushtai. Transfer and organization of photosystem I subunits
in the thylakoid membranes. The 2nd Congress of The Federation of the Israel Societies of
Experimental Biology, Eilat, Israel - 1998.
155. M. Darash-Yahana, L. Minai, Y. Cohen and R. Nechushtai. The assembly and organization
of PsaD, a peripheral stromal-facing subunit of photosystem I. The 2nd Congress of The Federation
of the Israel Societies of Experimental Biology, Eilat, Israel - 1998.
156. L. Minai, A. Fish and R. Nechushtai. Integration of PsaD, a peripheral subunit of the
photosystem I complex, into the complex. Jaques Monond Conference, Roscoff, France - 2000.
157. L. Minai, A. Fish, M. Darash-Yahana, L. Vsrchovsky and R. Nechushtai. The assembly of
the peripheral PsaD subunit into the photosystem I complex of different organisms. The XII
International Congress on Photosynthesis. Malborune, Autralia –2001.
158. L. Minai, A. Fish, M. Darash-Yahana, L. Vsrchovsky and R. Nechushtai. The assembly of
the peripheral PsaD subunit into the photosystem I complex. International Conference Sequence,
Structure and Function in Membrane Protein Systems. Zichron Ya’acov, Israel -2001
159. A. Lushy and R. Nechushtai. Electrostatic Interactions are involved in the stable assembly of
newly synthesized PsaE into the photosystem I complex. International Conference Sequence,
Structure and Function in Membrane Protein Systems. Zichron Ya’acov, Israel -2001.
160. A. Lushy and R. Nechushtai. Electrostatic Interactions are involved in the stable assembly of
newly synthesized PsaE into the photosystem I complex. International Conference Sequence,
Structure and Function in Membrane Protein Systems. Zichron Ya’acov, Israel -2001.
161. A. Fish, A. Lushy, L. Minai, L. Verchovsky, D. Michaeli, and R. Nechushtai.. The Assembly
and Organization of the Reducing Site of Photosystem I. 57th Conference of Israeli Chemistry
Society Jerusalem-Israel 2002.
162. M. Eidelman, A. Fish, D. Michaeli, and R. Nechushtai.. Conferring thermo stabile properties
to mesophilic plant-type ferredoxin – a feasible task? International Conference on Marine
Biotechnology. Michmoret, Israel -2004.
163. M. Paddock, H. Axelrod, A. Cohen, E. Abresch, S. Wiley, A. Murphy, , P. Jennings, J.
Jackson R. Nechushtai. MitoNEET is a 2Fe-2S Outer Mitochondrial Membrane Protein with a
Unique Fold. Proceedings of Israel Crystallographic Association Annual Meeting. Haifa, Israel 2007.
164. M. Paddock, H. Axelrod, A. Cohen, E. Abresch, S. Wiley, A. Murphy, , P. Jennings, J.
Jackson R. Nechushtai. MitoNEET is a 2Fe-2S Outer Mitochondrial Membrane Protein with a
Unique Fold. Biophysical Journal. Proceeding of Biophysical Society, Long Beach, CA, USA 2007.
165. M. Paddock, A.R. Conlan, H.L. Axelrod, A.E. Cohen, D. Capraro, E.C. Abresch, M. Roy, R.
Nechushtai, P.A. Jennings. MitoNEET is a uniquely Folded 2Fe-2S Outer Mitochondrial
Membrane Protein Stabilized by Pioglitazone. Proceedings of ISF workshop on Mitochondria:
Function and Dysfunction. Ein Gedi, Israel – 2008.
166. R. Nechushtai, A.R. Conlan, M.L. Paddock, H.L. Axelrod, A.E. Cohen, E.C. Abresch, M.
Roy, P.A. Jennings. Progress in Structural anf Functional Characterization of MitoNEET, a 2Fe-2S
Outer Mitochondrial Membrane Protein. Proceedings of Israel Crystallographic Association Annual
Meeting. Beer Sheva, Israel - 2008.
167. Paddock, M, Tirrell, T, Abresch, EC, Chang, C, Conlan, A, Nechushtai, R., Kim, J and
Jennings, P (2008) Identification of Fe-N vibration linked to pH lability of the 2Fe-2S cluster of
MitoNEET, an outer mitochondrial membrane protein. Protein Science 17, Suppl. 1, 248. (22nd
symposium of the Protein Society, San Diego, CA, July 19-23, 2008)
168. Schoenfish, A, Paddock, M, Roy, M, Abresch, E, Nechushtai, R. and Jennings, P (2008)
MitoNEET, an 2Fe-2S outer mitochondrial membrane protein, as a fusion protein with superfolder
GFP, allowing isotopic labeling and structural characterization. Protein Science 17, Suppl. 1, 250.
(22nd symposium of the Protein Society, San Diego, CA, July 19-23, 2008)
169. Y.G. Mishael, A. Radian, C. Serban., D. Michaeli and R. Nechushtai. Biochelating iron by
ferredoxin-clay composites to prevent biofilm development. The 1st Israeli Conference on Biofilms
in Water and Food Industries. Technion, Haifa – 2008.
170. M. Zipparo, C. Oakley,, R. Denny, S. Azim V. Balannik, A. Zilberman, R. Nechushtai, Z.
Soferman, M. Berman and .D. Kopelman. 3-D Laparoscopic Imaging. IEEE International
Ultrasonics Symposium. 631, China - 2008.
171. Conlan, A., Axelrod, H.L., Cohen, A.E., Abresch, E.C., Nechushtai, R., Paddock, M.L. and
Jennings, P.A. (2009) Structural Comparison Of A Diabetes Drug Target, Mitoneet, A 2Fe-2S
Cluster Protein To Its More Stable Mutant, H87C. Biophys J. 96, 67a.
172. Homer, C., Yee, D., Axelrod, H.L., Cohen, A.E., Abresch, E.C., Chang, C., Nechushtai, R.,
Jennings, P.A. and Paddock, M. L. (2009) Structural Basis for Phosphate Stabilization of the
Uniquely Coordinated 2Fe-2S Cluster of the Outer Mitochondrial Membrane Protein MitoNEET.
Biophys J. 96, 442a-443a.
173. Dicus, M., Paddock, M., Conlan, A., Jennings, P., Nechushtai, R. and Britt, R. (2009)
Multifrequency Pulsed EPR investigation of Fe-histidine Interaction of the Uniquely Coordinated
[2Fe-2S] Cluster in the Outer Mitochondrial Membrane Protein, MitoNEET. Biophys J. 96, 309a
174. Zuris, J., Paddock, M., Abresch, E., Conlan, A., Nechushtai, R. and Jennings, P. (2009)
Redox Potential of the Outer-Mitochondrial Membrane 2Fe-2S Protein MitoNEET. Biophys J. 96,
240a.
175. A. Radian, C. Serban., D. Michaeli and R. Nechushtai and Y.G. Mishael. Biochelating iron
by ferredoxin-clay composites to prevent biofilm development. The International Conference on
Clay. Italy, May 2009.
176. Y. Harir, A. Conlan, D. Michael, M Shvartsman, D Roisman−Sade, M. Paddock, P. Jennings,
R Mittler, I Cabantchik, R. Nechushtai. Cellular trafficking of Iron and Iron Sulfur clusters: The
role of mitoNEET, a novel outer mitochondrial membrane protein with a labile Iron Sulfur cluster.
The International Congress of BioIron, Porto, Portogal– 2009.
177. Conlan, A., Paddock, M.L., Yogev, O., Harir, Y., Mittler, R., Jennings, P.A. and Nechushtai,
R. (2010) Initial Characterization of a new class of 2Fe-2S proteins from the plant Arabidopsis
thaliana. Biophys J. 97, 565a.
178. Zuris, J., Paddock, M.L., Conlan, A., Abresch, E.C., Nechushtai, R. and Jennings, P.A.
(2010) Expanding the Range of Redox Potentials of the 2Fe-2S Clusters of the Outer Mitochondrial
Membrane Protein MitoNEET. Biophys J. 97, 235a.
179. Zuris, J., Halim, D., Conlan, A., Abresch, E., Nechushtai, R., Paddock, M.L. and Jennings,
P.A. (2010) Rational tuning of the redox potential of an unusual FeS protein. Protein Science 19,
Suppl. 1, 248. (24nd symposium of the Protein Society, San Diego, CA, Aug. 1-5, 2010)
180. Conlan, A.R., Paddock, M.L., Axelrod, H., Cohen, A., Abresch, E., Zuris, J. Nechushtai, R.
and Jennings, P.A. (2010) Crystal structure of Miner1 reveals the protein causative in Wolfram
Syndrome 2 is homodimeric with rare coordination of the redox active 2Fe-2S clusters. Protein
Science 19, Suppl. 1, 274. (24nd symposium of the Protein Society, San Diego, CA, Aug. 1-5,
2010)
181. Paddock, M.L., Conlan, A.R., Yogev, O., Harir, Y., Abresch, E., Jennings, P.A., Mittler, R.
and Nechushtai, R. (2010) A new class of 2Fe-2S proteins from the plant Arabidopsis thaliana.
Protein Science 19, Suppl. 1, 272. (24nd symposium of the Protein Society, San Diego, CA, Aug.
1-5, 2010)
182. Y. Harir, J. Zuris D. Michael, S. Tamir, , A. Conlan, M Shvartsman, M. Paddock, J. Onuchic,
P. Jennings, R Mittler, I Cabantchik, R. Nechushtai. The involvement of mitoNEET, a novel
target of the antidiabetic pioglitazone, in the intracelular handeling of iron sulfur clusters. The
European Congress of BioIron (EIC), Louvain, Belgium – 2011.
183. Y. Harir, Y., Sohn Y.S, S. Tamir, D. Michaeli, J.N. Onuchic, R. Mittler, P.A. Jennings, Z.I.
Cabantchik, R. Nechushtai. NEET: A novel class of proteins with a labile FeS cluster (ISC) that
is essential for normal cell prolifiration and mitochondrial function. Rouene, France – 2012.
184. S., Tamir., Y.S., Sohn, Y., Harir, D., Michaeli, L., Song, R., Mittler, P.A., Jennings, Z.I.,
Cabantchik, and R. Nechushtai. Expression of the NEET protein family members mitoNEET and
Naf-1 is essential for cell prolifiration and plays a role in cancer cells by affecting iron metabolic
properties. London, England – 2013.
185. R. Nechushtai, S. Tamir, Y. Harir, Y., D. Michaeli, Y., Domovich, O. Livnah, Morcos, F.,
J.N. Onuchic, L. Song, R. Mittler, C.H., Lipper, A.R. Conlon, I.Z., Cabantchik,and P.A. Jennings
NEET is a novel class of 2Fe-2S proteins with a uniquic NEET-fold and a cluster – lessons from
structure. London, England – 2013.
186. Y-S., Sohn, S., Tamir., L., Song, D., Michaeli, I. Matouck, A.R. Conlan, Y., Harir, S. Holt, V.
Shulaev, M.L. Paddock, A. Hochberg, Z.I., Cabantchik, J. N. Onuchic, P.A., Jennings, R., Mittler,
and R. Nechushtai. Expression of the NEET protein family members mitoNEET and Naf-1 is
essential for cell prolifiration and plays a role in cancer cells by affecting iron metabolic
properties. Gordon Research Conference: Cell Biology of Metals. Newport, USA – 2013 (July
28th-August 2nd).
III. STUDENTS & POSTDOCTORATE FELLOWS SUPERVISED:
Graduate Students:
1. Ms. Dafna Stern - a M.Sc. student - graduated cum laude 1991.
Thesis topic: Reconstitution of the LHCIIb - the major light-harvesting chlorophyll
protein of photosystem II.
Presently:
Group leader in The Biology Department, University of Mondevideou,
Uruguvay.
2. Ms. Ofra Lotan - a Ph.D. student - graduated 1993.
Thesis topic: The biogenesis and assembly of the nuclear - encoded subunits of the
photosystem I complex during the greening process and in C4 plants.
Presently: A scientist evaluating projects in the Chief Scientist Office of The Israeli
Ministery of Industry and Trade.
3. Mrs. Orna Almog - a Ph.D. student - (with G. Shoham) - graduated 1994.
Thesis topic: Structural studies of photosystem I.
Presently: Tenured Senior Lectuerer in the Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine,
Ben Gurion University, Israel
4. Mr. Shaul Yalovsky - a Ph.D. student - graduated 1994.
Thesis topic: The biogenesis and assembly of the major light-harvesting
chlorophyll-protein complex of photosystem II, LHCIIb.
Presently: Tenured Full Prof. in the Botany Dept. Tel Aviv University, Israel
5. Mr. Yuval Cohen - a Ph.D. student - graduated 1995.
Thesis topic: The biogenesis and assembly of the photosystem I (PSI)
reaction center in higher plants, algae and cyanobacteria.
Presently:
Tenured Assistant Prof. in the Volcani Institute, Bet Dagan Israel
6. Mz. Tamar Gilon - a Ph.D. student - 1994-1995.
Thesis topic: Structural studies on photosystem I reaction center.
Presently:
A lecturer in The Jerusalem Colledge of Engineering (JCE).
7. Mr. Amir Eden - a M.Sc. student - graduated cum laude 1995.
Thesis topic: The reducing site of photosystem I - PsaC-Ferredoxin interactions.
Presently:
Tenured Senior Lecturer in the Hebrew University.
8. Mr. Zengyong He - a Ph.D. student - graduated 1999.
.
Thesis topic: Molecular characterization of photosynthetic proteins into the thylakoids
Presently: A post-doctorate fellow in The University of California Berkely, Berkely, CA.
9. Mz. Limor Minai – a Ph.D.. student - graduated cum laude 1996.
Thesis topic: The biogenesis and assembly of the PsaD subunit of photosystem I (PSI).
Presently: A tenured staff researcher, Technion – Israel Inst. of Technology, Israel.
10. Mrs. Merav Darash-Yahana - a M.Sc. student – graduated cum laude 2000.
Thesis topic: The biogenesis and assembly of PsaD a stromal-facing subunit of
photosystem I (PSI) of Mastigocladus laminosus.
Presently: Canncer Project Director, my laboratory.
11. Mr. Alex Fish – a Ph.D. student – graduated 2004.
Thesis topic: The structure and function of the reducing-site of photosystem I.
Presently: A Post-doctorate Fellow, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
12. Mrs. Amit Lushy - an M.Sc. student - Graduated 2004.
Thesis topic: The biogenesis and assembly of PsaE a stromal-facing subunit of
photosystem I (PSI) of Mastigocladus laminosus.
Presently: An educator of high school students.
13. Mrs. Moran Eidelman - an M.Sc. student - Graduated 2007.
Thesis topic: Extending the Beta Turn of the Mesophilic Cyanobacterium
Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 Ferredoxin into the Loop of the Thermophilic
Cyanobacterium Mastigocladus laminosus Ferredoxin Induced Protein
Instability.
Presently: A Ph.D. student in Bar Ilan University.
14. Mrs. Tal Damti - an M.Sc. student - Graduated 2008.
Thesis topic: The biogenesis and assembly of Fe-S cluster into Ferredoxin.
Presently: A marketing director in a pharmacutical company.
15. Mz. Adi Radian – a Ph.D. student (co-supervised with Dr. Y. Mishael) – 10.08-6.13
Thesis topic: Clay-polymers and poteins interactions.
Presently: A Post-doctorate Fellow, HU.
16. Mrs. Yael Harir – a Ph.D. student - 10.08-9.2012 (co-supervised with Prof. Ron Mitler).
Thesis topic: Characterization of the mitoNEET protein.
Presently: Molecular Biology Laboratory Director, MEUCHEDET, Lod, Israel.
17. Mr. Sagi Tamir – a Ph.D. student - 2.09-date.
Thesis topic: Characterization of the NAF-1 2Fe-2S protein
18. Mr. Meir Hayon – a M.Sc. student - 10.08-date.
Thesis topic: The chemical parameters inducing the formation of bio-films in water.
19. Mz. Odelia Shimshon – a M.Sc. student - 2.09-2011.
Thesis topic: The structure and function of pigment-containing proteins of the
thermophilic cyanobacterium Mastigocladus laminosus.
Presently: Lab manager at The Pharmacy School of the Hebrew University.
Postdoctorate Fellows:
20. Dr. Ana Robinsky - a postdoctorate fellow - 1993 -1995.
Research topic: Structural studies of photosystem I.
21. Dr. Marta Dalla-Cheesa - a postdoctorate fellow - 1995 - 1996.
Research topic: Molecular biology studies of photosystem I.
22. Dr. V.M. Ramesh - a Lady Davis postdoctorate fellow – 1998-2000.
Research topic: The photosynthetic complexes in Mastigocladus laminosus.
23. Dr. Zheng-Zhong - A postdoctorate fellow – 1998-2000.
Research topic: The atomic structure of photosystem I in Mastigocladus laminosus.
24. Dr. Harold Braunstein - a postdoctorate fellow – 2007-2008.
Research topic: Purification of the outer mitochondrial membrane 2Fe-2S protein
mitoNEET from Bovine liver Mitocondria.
25. Dr. Hilla Halifantz – a postdoctoral fellow – 2010-2012.
Research topic: Purification of the outer mitochondrial membrane 2Fe-2S protein
mitoNEET from Bovine liver Mitocondria.
26. Dr. Sohn Yang-Sung - a postdoctorate fellow – 2012-date.
Research topic: The NEET proteins involvement in iron and ROS homeostasis in health and
deseases, maunly Breast Cancer.
Other staff members in my laboratory:
27. Ms. Dorit Michaeli - Lab Manager - since 1987.
28. Ms. Lilya Varchovsky - technician – 1994-2003.
29. Dr. Merav Darash-Yahana-Baram – since 10.2013 –Manager of the Cancer Projects.
INVITED LECTURES:
A. In International Conferences:
1. Two short lectures in the Workshop on molecular structure and function of light-harvesting
pigment-protein complexes and photosynthetic reaction centers, Zurich, Switzerland - June 1983.
2. A short lecture in the discussion session on Photosystem I, in the Sixth International Congress of
Photosynthesis, Brussels, Belgium -July 1983.
3. A short lecture in the Gordon Conference on Biochemical Aspects of Photosynthesis, New
Hampshire, USA - July 1987.
4. Two lectures in the Bat-Sheva School On Photosynthesis, The Weizmann Inst., Rehovot, Israel July 1988.
5. A symposium lecture in The first joint symposium of the Free University of Berlin and the
Hebrew University, Berlin, Germany - September 1988.
6. A symposium lecture in the VIIIth International Congress on Photosynthesis, Stockholm,
Sweden - August 1989.
7. A symposium lecture in the SFB Colloquium on components and mechanisms of intercellular
protein transport, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen, Munchen, West Germany September 1989.
8. The plenary lecture of the Annual meeting of the Israeli Society of Botany, Tel Aviv University,
Israel - March 1990.
9. A symposium lecture in the First Spain-Israel Symposium , Jerusalem, Israel - May 1990.
10. A symposium lecture in The Joint USA - Israel Symposium on Photosynthesis and
Photoconversion, Jerusalem, Israel - June 1990.
11. A main speaker in the Gordon Conference on Biochemical Aspects of Photosynthesis , New
London, New Hampshire, USA - July 1990.
12. A symposium lecture in the VIIth Congress of the European Federation of Plant Physiology,
Umea, Sweden - August , 1990.
13. A symposium lecture at the Conference on Molecular biology of the photosynthetic apparatus,
Tempe, Arizona.- USA - October 1991.
14. An oral presentation at the Third International Conference on Plant Molecular Biology, Tucson,
Arizona. - USA - October, 1991.
15. A symposium lecture in The Roberet Hill Conference on Photosynthesis, London - England March 1992.
16. A symposium lecture in the IXth International Congress on Photosynthesis, Nagoya, Japan September 1992.
17. A symposium lecture in The Joint USA - Israel Symposium on New developments in primary
photosynthesis, Jerusalem, Israel - March 1993.
18. A symposium lecture in The second joint symposium of the Free University of Berlin and the
Hebrew University - on Light-induced processes in molecular assemblies, Jerusalem, Israel March 1993.
19. A symposium lecture in An international workshop on Protein dynamics and thermodynamics,
Jerusalem, Israel - March - April 1993.
20. A symposium speaker in Jacques Monod Conference on Protein-protein interactions in the
photosynthetic apparatus, Aussois, France - June 1993.
21. A discussion leader in the Gordon Conference on Photosynthesis: Biochemical Aspects, New
Hampton, New Hampshire, USA - August 1993.
22. A symposium lecture of the Annual meeting of the Israeli Society of Botany and of Plant
Molecular Biology and Tissue Culture . The Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel - Febuary 1994.
23. A symposium lecture in The 2nd Robin Hill Symposium on Photosynthesis, Imperial Colledge,
London, England - April 1994.
24. A symposium lecture in The conference on chlorophyll-protein complexes - structure and
function, UCLA Los Angeles, CA, USA, August 1994.
25. A symposium chair in the Gordon Conference on Photosynthesis, Biophysical Aspects, New
Hampton, New Hampshire, USA - August 1994.
26. A symposium chair in the Mid-West Conference on Photosynthesis, Indiana, USA - October
1994.
27. A symposium speaker in Jacques Monod Conference on Protein-protein interactions in the
photosynthetic apparatus, Aussois, France - March 1996.
28. An invited symposium speaker and discussion leader in ESF Workshop on PSI Type Reaction
Centers: Structure, Biochemistry and Function, Munzingen, Germany - October 1996.
29. Discussion leader of the session on Reaction Center Structures in the upcomming Gordon
Conference on Photosynthesis: Biophysical Aspects, Plymouth College, New Hampshire, USA August 1997.
30. An invited symposium speaker in The Joint Israel-North Carolina Symposium on New
developments in Bioinformatics and communication technologies, Chapel-Hill, NC, USA September 1997.
31. A symposium speaker in hospitality night of the AIUM, San Franscisco CA, USA - May 2000.
32. A symposium speaker in Biotechnology, Boston, MA, USA - May 2000.
33. A planery speaker in The Yearly Meeting of R&D Inventors, Tel Aviv, Israel - November
2000.
34. A symposium lecture of the Annual meeting of the Israeli Society of Chemistry. Jerusalem,
Israel - January 2002.
35. A symposium lecture of the Annual meeting of the Israeli Crystalographic Association. Haifa,
Israel - May 2007.
36. A symposium lecture in ISF Workshop on Mitochondria: Function and Dysfunction. Ein Gedi,
Israel – February 2008.
37. A symposium lecture of the Annual meeting of the Israeli Crystalographic Association. Ber
Sheva, Israel - May 2008.
38. Keynote speaker in the International BioIron Conference, Porto, Portogal – June 2009.
39. A symposium lecture at the Annual meeting of the European Iron Conference (EIC). Lovean,
Belgium - June 2011.
B. Invited Lectures given In Universities and Research Institutes outside Israel:
40. A seminar lecture in the Biology Dept., University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los
Angeles, CA, USA - November 1984.
41. A seminar lecture in the Physics Dept., University of California, San Diego (UCSD), La Jolla,
CA, USA - June 1986.
42. A seminar lecture in the Biochemistry Dept., Roche Institute of Molecular Biology, Nutley, NJ,
USA - July, 1987.
43. The Annual lecture of the Sir Tansley Fund Seminar - Sheffield University, Sheffield, England
- March 1988.
44. A seminar lecture at The Institute fur Entwicklungs und Molekularbiologie der Pflanzen,
Heinrich Heine Universitat Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany - October 1989.
45. A seminar lecture in the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Heidelberg,
Germany - March 1990.
46. A seminar lecture in the Physics Dept., University of California, San Diego (UCSD), USA April 1991.
47. A seminar lecture in the Biology Dept., University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los
Angeles, CA, USA - April 1991.
48. A seminar lecture in the Chemistry Dept., California Technological Institute (Caltec), Pasadena,
CA, USA - April 1991.
49. A seminar lecture in the Biochemistry Dept., Roche Institute of Molecular Biology, Nutley, NJ,
USA - April 1987.
50. A seminar lecture in the Solar Energy Research Group, The Institute of Physical and Chemical
Research (RINKEN), Wako, Saitama, Japan - July 1991.
51. A seminar lecture in the Dept. of Biochemistry, Saitama University, Wako, Saitama, Japan July 1991.
52. A seminar lecture in the Max Plank Institute Fur Biochemic of Membrane proteins (Chaired by
Nobel laureate Prof. Hartmut Michel) Frankfurt, Germany - October 1991.
53. A seminar lecture in the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Heidelberg,
Germany - July 1992.
54. A seminar lecture in the Biology Dept., Kansas State University, Manhetten, Kansas, USA September 1992.
55. A seminar lecture in the Plant Molecular Biology Dept., University of California, Berkely, USA
- October 1993.
56. A seminar lecture in the Biology Dept., University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los
Angeles, CA, USA - October 1993.
57. A seminar lecture in The Service de Photosynthese, Inst. de Biol.
Physico-Chemique, Paris, France - November 1993.
58. A seminar lecture in The Biochemistry Department, Imperial College, London, England Febuary 1994.
59. A seminar lecture in the Biochemistry Dept., Kansas State University, Manhetten, Kansas, USA
- September 1994.
60. A seminar lecture in the Biology Dept., Kansas State University, Manhetten, Kansas, USA October 1994.
61. A seminar lecture in the Biology Dept., Puerdu University, La Fayette, Indiana, USA - October
1994.
62. A seminar lecture at The Institute fur Entwicklungs und Molekularbiologie der Pflanzen,
Heinrich Heine Universitat Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany - March 1996.
63. A seminar lecture in the Biology Dept., Barcelona University, Spain- May 1997.
64. A seminar lecture in the Physics Dept., University of California, San Diego (UCSD), USA April 1998.
65. A seminar lecture in the Physics Dept., University of California, San Diego (UCSD), USA March 1999.
66. A seminar lecture in the Physics Dept., University of California, San Diego (UCSD), USA November 1999.
67. A seminar lecture in the Physics Dept., University of California, San Diego (UCSD), USA September 2003.
68. A seminar lecture in the Physics Dept., University of California, San Diego (UCSD), USA September 2005.
69. A seminar lecture in the CNRS Institute Saclay., France - February 2007.
70. A seminar lecture in the Physics Dept., University of California, San Diego (UCSD), USA April, 2007.
71. A seminar lecture in the Biochemistry Dept., University of Nevada Reno (UNR), USA October, 2008.
72. A seminar lecture in the Biology Dept., University of North Texas, (UNT), Denton, Texas USA
- October, 2011.
73. A seminar lecture in the Biology Dept., University of North Texas, (UNT), Denton, Texas USA
- September, 2012.
V. GRANTS:
A. Awarded for research:
1. U.S. Department of Agriculture Grant (USDA)- "The light-harvesting complex of photosystem I
(LHCI) "- with Dr. J.P. Thornber - 1986-1988 - $ 100,000.
2. United states - Israel Binational Science Foundation grant (BSF) - "Biogenesis assembly and
structure of photosystem I" - with Dr. J.P. Thornber - 1988-1991 - $132,000.
3. Grant from The S.A. Schonbrunn Research Endowment Fund - "The function of photosystem I"
- 1988 - $ 17,500.
4. Grant from The Joseph Nachmias Foundation - "Photosystem I - organization and structure" 1988-1989 - $ 10,000.
5. Grant from The Bat-Sheva de Rothchild Foundation for outstanding young scientists - "The
biogenesis of chlorophyll protein complexes" - 1988-1990 - $ 20,000.
6. The 1987 Bergmann Memorial Research Grant (from BSF) - $ 5,000.
7. Special grant from The authority of Research and Development of The Hebrew University for
the crystallographic study of Photosystem I - with Dr. G. Shoham - 1988-1989 - $ 20,000.
8. Research grant from The Charles H. Revson Foundation - Israeli Academy of Sciences - "The
higher plants' photosystem I complex - structure and assembly" - with Dr. G. Shoham - 1989-1991
- $ 150,000.
9. Research grant from the United States - Israel Binational Agricultural Research and
Development Fund (BARD) - "The effects of an environmental stress (temperature) on the
photosynthetic apparatus of higher plants" - with Dr. J.P. Thornber - 1989-1992 - $ 220,000.
10. United states - Israel Binational Science Foundation grant (BSF) - "Structure - function
relationships in photosystem I of higher plants" - with Dr. G. Shoham and Dr. D.C. Rees - 19891992 - $ 120,000.
11. Research grant from The National Science Foundation administrated by The Israeli Academy
of Sciences - "Structure-function relationships in photosystem I "reaction center - with Prof. B.
Shaanan - 1993-1996 - $ 150,000 (all to RN lab).
12. Research grant from the United States - Israel Binational Agricultural Research and
Development Fund (BARD) - "Role of the HSP70 homologue of chloroplasts in the assembly of
the photosynthetic apparatus" - with Prof. P.R. Chitnis - 1993-1995 - $ 220,000 ($ 130,000 to RN
lab).
13. Research grant from the Germay - Israel Binational Science Foundation (GIF) - "The molecular
basis for the high efficiency of the photosynthetic process in C4 plants" - with Prof. Dr. P.
Westhoff - 1994-1996 - DM 310,000 (DM 200,000 to RN lab).
14. United States - Israel Binational Science Foundation grant (BSF) - "The photosynthetic reaction
centers (PSI-RC and PSII-RC) of Mastigocladus laminosus" - with Prof. G. Feher - 1994-1997 - $
120,000 (all to RN lab).
15. Research grant from NIH - "Structure and organizition of the Photosystem I. Complex" - with
Prof. P.R. Chitnis - 1995-1999 - $ 560,000 ($280,000 to RN lab).
16. A grant from MAGNET - a program of the Chief Scientist of The Ministry of Commerce and
Trade - for the operation of consortium DA'AT. Total budget 50 Million USD ($); Hebrew
University part about 9 Million $ (1996-2001).
17. A grant from MAGNET - a program of the Chief Scientist of The Ministry of Commerce and
Trade - for the operation of the chemical and microbiological sampling of MAYIM consortium.
Total budget for lab activities $420,000 (2007-2012).
18. Research grant (863/09) from The Israeli Academy of Sciences (ISF) - "Functional
characterization of mitoNEET, an outer mitochondrial membrane protein involved in diabetes and
stress responses" - 2009-2013 - $ 245,000.
19. Research grant from The MINERVA Foundation – to establish and operate The Minerva
Center for Bio-hybrid Complex Systems 2012-2018 – with Prof. Itamar Willner (Director). The
award from MINERVA 120,000€ per year.
20. Research grant from The MINERVA Foundation – for the project of energy transdusing
systems in the framework of The Minerva Center for Bio-hybrid Complex Systems - 2013 with
Prof. Itamar Willner, Dr. Ady Vaknin, Prof. Oded Shoseyov. The award from MINERVA 50,000€.
21. Research grant (865/13) from The Israeli Academy of Sciences (ISF) - "Dissecting the NEET
protein network and its function in maintaining iron and ROS homeostasis during health and
disease." - 2013-2018 - $ 328,000.
B. Awarded for equipment:
22. R. Szold Institute Israel Endowment Fund - with Dr. G. Shoham - 1989 - $ 25,000.
23. A special grant from VATAT for the establishment of The National Center of Structural
Biology and Chemistry in the Faculty of Science of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem - with Dr.
G. Shoham -1990 - $ 720,000.
24. A special grant from VATAT for the establishment of The Computational Laboratory in The
Life Science Institute at the Faculty of Science of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem - with
Profs. R. Elber and B. Shaanan - 1993 - $ 520,000.
25. A special grant from The Wolfson Foundation for the establishment of The Wolfson centre for
Applied Structural Biology, at The Faculty of Science of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem with Profs. R. Elber and B. Shaanan - 1993 - 1,250,000 English Pounds (2 Million USD).
26 A special grant from Silicon Graphics (SGI) Computer Systems for the operation of the SGI Computational Laboratory in The Life Science Institute at the Faculty of Science of The Hebrew
University of Jerusalem - with Profs. R. Elber and B. Shaanan - 1994 - $ 90,000.
27. A special grant from VATAT for the upgrade of The Computational Laboratory in The Life
Science Institute at the Faculty of Science of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem - with Prof. R.
Elber - 1996 - $ 216,000.