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The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Science
Hirschberg Joseph
Prof. (Emeritus) Joseph Hirschberg
Genetics, Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering in Plants
Genetics
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Research Interests
Synthesis of carotenoid pigments in plants; Genetic regulation of natural products in the fruit; Gene cloning from tomato and their molecular analysis; Genome editing in tomato; Biotechnology and genetic engineering of natural compounds in tomato; Regulatory mechanisms of the hormone ABA in the plant.
Dissertation Topics
A. Research topics for master's and doctoral theses
1. The genetic regulation of carotenoid biosynthesis in plants.
2. Genetic engineering and genomic editing in the tomato plant.
3. Molecular and genomic analysis of the ABA hormone activities under environmental stress.
4. Biotechnology to increase the nutritional value of tomato fruit.
